Craft projects can be great activities to do on rainy days, or when there's no maintenance to be done in the garden. Here a few fun ideas to do with kids.

Make rainbow colored garden markers.

Pair your garden activities with a garden-themed reading list.

Make kid-friendly flower planting kits to give away as birthday gifts!

Make a milk-carton bird feeder. (Perfect for winter bird watching!)

Have kids keep a plant journal. In it, have them record each plant's start date, then add sketches, measurements, and notes as the days go on. ( We've included a free template at the bottom of this page ).

Make a simple kid-friendly kokedama hanging garden.

Do garden math!