Materials
shovels, spades, and trowels
topsoil
fertilizer
snowdrop, daffodil, and tulip bulbs
watering cans
Instructions
1. Find an outdoor area to use as a garden bed. Show the children how to
prepare it for planting by turning over the dirt.
2. Add topsoil and fertilizer, if needed.
3. If desired, divide the area using rocks and branches to delineate
individual spaces. Help the children paint their names on a rock to place
in their individual gardens.
4. Create a class garden. Show the children how to dig holes and plant
bulbs.
5. If desired, ask families to donate leftover plants from their own perennial
gardens.
6. Have the children water the bulbs.
7. Look for the flowers in the spring.
