Each bulb is a complete package that practically guarantees success. Even young children can create a breathtakingly beautiful spring display in containers, a garden or naturalized in a lawn with spring bulbs. A toad can eat three times its weight in tiny, tasty critters every day, but it doesn't eat flowers or vegetables. Toads and Frogs Sunflowers exude charisma, whether they stand in relaxed formation in a farmer's field, watch over the tomatoes and cucumbers in a suburban vegetable garden, or guard a porch or patio single-handedly in a terra cotta pot. Perky symbols of optimism and a cinch to grow, they're a perfect plant for kids to plant.
Pumpkins are great plants for kids to grow.
The seeds are large enough for little hands to sow, the leaves and flowers are showy, and the mature fruit is the ultimate Halloween decoration. The bonus is you can bake the flesh in pies and breads and roast the seeds for snacks. Growing Pumpkins Kids love butterflies. They enjoy watching them flit from flower to flower and delight in witnessing ugly caterpillars transform into beautiful flying insects. One way to foster this connection between your child and nature is to help him or her plant a butterfly garden.