Gardening for Kids

Opening Song	I’m a Little Seed by Miss Carole
Book (Rain)
Hand Rhyme	Five Little Flowers One little flower growing just for you. (hold up 1 finger) Up came another and then there were two. (hold up 2 fingers) Two little flowers growing near a tree. Up came another and then there were three. (hold up 3 fingers) Three little flowers growing more and more. (move hand up) Up came another and then there were four (hold up 4 fingers) Four little flowers growing side by side. Up came another and then there were five. Source: King County Library System
Songs For Wiggle Worms	You are My Sunshine

It rained us out of the garden on this day, so we were stuck inside. However, it made for the perfect opportunity to paint rocks for our gardens. Painting rocks has been a HUGE hit for our library. Our adult librarian has provided several sessions for adults. We have received numerous requests for rock painting for kids and teens.

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My library recently acquired four garden beds for our community. I collaborated with my assistant director, who is a HUGE gardener, about this program.

I thought it would be appropriate to have program allowing our tiny patrons an opportunity to garden.

I structured this program to have a mini storytime (think 10 minutes) followed by garden activities.

This was my set-up for the first Kinder Gardens:

Kinder Gardens, June 21

Opening Song	I’m a Little Seed by Miss Carole
What is a Garden? What do you need to garden? Why should we garden?
Book	Up, Down, and Around by Kevin Henkes
Action Rhyme	Little Seed in the Ground Little seed in the ground (crouch down on the floor) Sitting so still (stay crouching) Little seed, will you sprout? Yes, I will! (jump up!)Source: https://sunflowerstorytime.com/2010/11/17/up-down-around/
Songs For Wiggle Worms	You are My Sunshine