An introduction to the many ways children can interact with plants and the outdoors. There are lots of fun activities on this page for kids to do to learn about more about plants. Some plants naturally attract lots of butterflies. You can plant some of these kinds of plants in your garden at home, or you could plant a special Butterfly Garden .
Some plants attract birds too.
If you like to birdwatch, you might want to visit the Local Bird Field Study homepage. This site will let you share your bird discoveries online as you watch and record bird visits to your area. Suppose it's a stormy day outside and you don't feel like going outside, but you still would like to pretend you're outside in the garden. You could ask your mom or dad to take you to the library to check out one of these cool books about garden stuff. Meet Bobby Banana and make up a story about your adventures with Barney Broccoli .