Gardening Activities

Downloadable activities and games - practical, educational & fun!

Downloadable, gardening-related activities and games

Ideal for use by schools, community groups and families, these downloadable resources in PDF format are practical, educational & fun!

This resource is produced by Garden Organic as part of the Food for Life Partnership (FFLP) and was funded by the Big Lottery Fund.

Note: Many of these activity sheets refer to the FFLP Bronze Award Manual (referred to as Bx.x, e.g: B5.2, B3.3, etc.) this can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

Construction Projects

Building a raised bed - (PDF - 8Mb)
Making a light reflector - (PDF - 3Mb)
Building a garden path - (PDF - 7Mb)
Making a herb spiral - (PDF - 2Mb)

Making a scarecrow - (PDF - 1Mb)
Building a heated propagator - (PDF - 2Mb)
Making a cloche - (PDF - 2Mb)
Making a hay box - (PDF - 513Kb)

Games

Yes, no, maybe compost game - (PDF - 798Kb)
Reduce, re-use, run-around game - (PDF - 44Mb)
Friend and foe game - (PDF - 12Mb)

Tool and use matching game - (PDF - 10Mb)
Organic gardeners do/do not game - (PDF - 9Mb)
Crop and family games - (PDF - 29Mb)

Growing Activities

Planting in containers - (PDF - 3Mb)
Growing potatoes in containers - (PDF - 3Mb)
Clearing weeds and grass - (PDF - 4Mb)
Sowing seed - (PDF - 8Mb)
Making a paper pot - (PDF - 2Mb)
Thinning seedlings - (PDF - 3Mb)
Potting on seedlings - (PDF - 3Mb)
Transplanting young plants - (PDF - 5Mb)
Digging - (PDF - 4Mb)
When is a weed not a weed? - (PDF - 1Mb)
Storing produce - (PDF - 2Mb)
Developing a crop rotation plan - (PDF - 708Kb)
Creating a term time harvest plan - (PDF - 935Kb)
Planting a tree - (PDF - 5Mb)
Making potting mixes - (PDF - 4Mb)
Mulching plants - (PDF - 3Mb)
Making leafmould - (PDF - 2Mb)

Making liquid feeds - (PDF - 5Mb)
Diagnosing plant problems - (PDF - 1Mb)
Dividing plants - (PDF - 2Mb)
Installing a water butt - (PDF - 2Mb)
Growing pulses and cereals - (PDF - 3Mb)
Studying crop differences - (PDF - 373Kb)
Using wormeries - (PDF - 5Mb)
Growing potatoes without digging. - (PDF - 2Mb)
Growing green manures - (PDF - 3Mb)
Saving seed crop by crop - (PDF - 3Mb)
Taking cuttings - (PDF - 4Mb)
Setting up a square-foot garden - (PDF - 4Mb)
Pruning and training fruit - (PDF - 9Mb)
Growing wild flowers - (PDF - 371Kb)
Where to grow plants - (PDF - 812Kb)
Testing soil and improving fertility - (PDF - 4Mb)

Planning

Hosting an annual event - (PDF - 2Mb)
Assessing and using sheds - (PDF - 2Mb)
Holiday care of the garden - (PDF - 1Mb)
Organising a gardening day - (PDF - 2Mb)
Setting up a watering rota - (PDF - 1Mb)
Recording growing skills - (PDF - 349Kb)
Health and Safety Audit - (PDF - 705Kb)

Assessing greenhouses-polytunnels - (PDF - 5Mb)
Designing sales material - (PDF - 592Kb)
Generating business ideas - (PDF - 508Kb)
Risk Assessment - (PDF - 602Kb)
Making a meal of it - (PDF - 704Kb)
Planning biological control - (PDF - 615Kb)

Templates

Event checklist - (PDF - 37Kb)
Garden Group membership - (PDF - 33Kb)
Health and Safety Audit - (PDF - 41Kb)
Garden Risk Assessment - (PDF - 97Kb)
Checklist for where to grow pla - (PDF - 107Kb)

Checklist for holiday care of the garden - (PDF - 30Kb)
Recording growing skills (individual) - (PDF - 44Kb)
Recording growing skills (class list) - (PDF - 26Kb)
T9 Press release templates - (PDF - 141Kb)

Wildlife projects

Ladybird house - (PDF - 3Mb)
Apple bird feeder - (PDF - 1Mb)
Lacewing hotel - (PDF - 2Mb)

Building a wildlife habitat - (PDF - 1Mb)
Creating a wildlife pond - (PDF - 1Mb)

See also:

FFLP Bronze Award Booklet - PDF 86Mb (Referred to in a lot of the Activity Sheets)
FFLP Silver and Gold booklet - PDF 16.8Mb (Referred to in a lot of the Activity Sheets)
Guidance Notes Booklet - PDF 13Mb (To accompany Activity Sheets)
Guidelines for Organic Gardening - PDF 3Mb (To accompany Activity Sheets)

This resource is produced by Garden Organic as part of the Food for Life Partnership and was funded by the Big Lottery Fund.

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