Preschool Earth Day Science—Starting an Herb Garden with your Preschooler

A wonderful activity for you and your preschooler on Earth Day is starting an herb garden. Using your own grown products in the kitchen not only saves money, but it saves the gas needed to transport the product to and from the grocery store, the plastic bag used to store the herb and carry it home and the herb itself—who completely uses those gigantic bunches of fresh herbs before they go bad? Teach your preschooler to start an herb garden and you’ll teach them more than about gardening.

What Peschoolers will Learn:

Basic gardening skills

What you Need:

What To Do:

Step one: Pour some dirt into your pots. Depending on the size of your pot, you may want several herbs in one pot, or you may want a separate pot for each herb. Let your preschooler decide what would be best.

Once your Herbs are Growing:

Have your preschooler harvest the herbs that you need for cooking. They should be careful not to pull out the whole plant and you need leave enough of the plant to keep the plant growing. Have your preschooler wash the herbs, observe you chop them, and then add them to your cooking dish.