In a hurry to find the right activity or recipe
for the situation? Here is a quick-reference guide
with some of our favorites.
A Root with a View: making root-view cups, page 84
Becoming a Mud Pie Master: mud pies and soil soup, page 68
Fresh Fruity Pops: delicious cool treats, page 223
Green Garden Smoothie: good health and great taste in a single drink, page 215
Making a Bird Blind: building a space for viewing birds, page 155
Popcorn: every kid’s favorite, page 207
Planting a Prehistoric Jungle: putting toys in a sprouting bed, page 85
Potato Stamps: making vegetable art, page 136
Pumpkin Leapfrog: garden game, page 138
Seedy Mosaics: seed art, page 77
Brewing up Homemade Insect Repellant: keeping bugs at bay, page 96
Fruit Leathers: dehydrated deliciousness, page 232
Garden Pizzas: make your own, fresh from the garden, page 211
Garden Snapshots: creating garden photo cards, page 194
Growing Potatoes in Pots: food as buried treasure, page 135
Hypertufa Flower Pots: making stone-like pots, page 190
Inviting Bats into Your Garden: making a bat box, page 156
Making a Pond or Bog for Wild Things: creating critter habitat, page 160
Planting the Seeds of Future Harvests: sprouting seeds, page 72
Making Julie’s Lavender Belly Balm, pages 129–130
Becoming Human Cameras: garden exploration in pairs, page 178
Blindfolded Meander: sensory exploration of the garden, page 173
Bug Races: playing with insects, page 98
Discovering Soil Horizons: investigating soil texture and components, page 69
Gathering a Bountiful Bouquet: making flower bouquets, page 123
Let’s Go on a Scavenger Hunt: finding treasures in the garden, page 171
Mmm, Mmm, Good—Comparative Tastings: sampling garden flavors, page 226
One-Bite Salsa: ingredients straight from the garden, page 112
Personalize Your Pumpkin: pumpkin etching, page 138
Seeds from the Inside Out: dissecting seeds, page 79
Sheet Shake—Easy Bug Gathering: observing insects, page 97
Sun Tea: putting solar power to work, page 127
Bean Babies: making seed sprout necklaces, page 79
Cornhusk Dolls: creating play figures from cornhusks, page 114
Creating a Plant Collage: fun with garden and seed catalogs, page 61
Making Planting Calendars: planning for planting, page 62
No-Sew Potpourri Sachets: creating easy and aromatic sachets, page 192
Planet-Friendly Paper Pots: making a decomposable pot from newspaper, page 82
Potato Stamps: making vegetable art, page 136
Pressed Leaf or Flower Candles: adding a touch of nature to candles, page 193
Rock Plant Markers: painting stone garden labels, page 197
Soup Inside a Pumpkin: a garden-fresh way to serve up fun, page 139
Curry Winter Squash Soup: delicious recipe for cooler days, page 210
Stewed Apples or Pears: easy way to savor favorite fruit, page 221
Becoming a Mud Pie Master: mud pies and soil soup, page 68
Hypertufa Flower Pots: making stone-like pots, page 190
Making a Pond or Bog for Wild Things: building a pond, page 160
Mosaic Stepping Stones: crafting decorative garden steps, page 191
Muddy Miniature Masterpieces: making mud sculptures, page 188
Worm Bin Bingo: finding critters in the compost, page 103
Bug Races: playing with insects, page 98
Chickadees and Jays: a fun party game, page 179
Have a Tea Party: make your own tea, then celebrate, page 128
Muddy Miniature Masterpieces: making mud sculptures, page 188
Playing Pumpkin Leapfrog: playing with pumpkins, page 138
Seedy Mosaics: seed art, page 77
Silly Scarecrows: making garden scarecrows, page 95
Fresh Fruity Pops, page 223
Veggie Roll Ups, page 206