Birdbaths, feeders and a birdhouse can attract finches and blue jays into your yard. Have your children decorate the garden. They can make plant markers using smooth stones that can be written on with indelible markers. They could draw big versions of what they planted on poster board and it can be laminated and hung in the garden. Let them choose from clothing they have outgrown to create a guardian for the garden.
Some final tips Buy good quality seed to ensure good plant production.
Kids like instant gratification. Buy an instant camera and let your child keep a scrapbook of his garden. Use themes in your garden plan plant a pizza garden, Peter Rabbit s garden or a maze garden. Invest in some child sized tools. With imagination and dirt you can introduce children to a world of experiences in the garden.