This printable Garden Journal for Kids is the perfect way to get the kids outside, active, and exploring! Not only will this get them excited and engaged, but it’s the perfect way to spend quality time together, too! Gardening is a great activity for kids and adults – so why not enjoy the process together? Just print to get started! 

Garden journaling is a great activity for so many different reasons. Having the kids journal is such a simple way to get them thinking outside the box!

If you’re looking forward to introducing them to the world of gardening or just having some help in the garden – use this fun garden journal and garden scavenger hunt printable to do just that!

Today we will look at what a garden journal is, how to create your own journal for gardening and explore our super cute garden life journal for kids.

What is Garden Journaling?

Garden journaling is different in the way that it records thoughts while also helping to plan out a garden at the same time. One of the biggest hurdles of having a garden is actually getting started – and this is where having a journal specific to gardening will help.

This is a super fun outdoor activity that helps to connect the want for starting a garden with simple and actionable steps to actually make it happen. Using a garden journal is a great way to encourage freedom to explore thoughts, be creative, and make observations.

This is also a fun way to explore other outdoor activities like Fun Outdoor Scavenger Hunt For Kids as well. Once you get started with this type of outdoor journal, it’ll open your eyes to all the other areas of the great outdoors to explore.

How to start a Garden Journal

The first thing that you need to do is print the journal, and the next part is to grab a pen or a pencil. Those are really the only two steps that you need to take to get started on journaling.

If you want to make it easy to organize and keep a hold of the pages, use a hole punch and a three-ring binder to keep the pages in place. You can also use a clipboard to hold the pages as well.

How do I use a garden journal?

Great question! While every page has specific steps and instructions on them, it’s up to you to decide how you want to use this journal.

There are no set “rules” for using this journal, but the guidelines are great for keeping focus and for helping foster creative thoughts.

There are also areas where drawings and notes can easily be added so that if someone gets a fun thought or sees a beautiful flower or plant while in the garden area, they can easily draw it or write it down to remember or come back to later.

The best part about journaling is that you can totally go off the radar and make it your own thing, too! This is your journal with your thoughts and your ideas, so it just makes sense to make it your own.

Garden Activities Printable

What I find really interesting about gardening is that no two gardens are the same. Some focus more on planting and growing flowers, while others will have herbs and vegetables. And let’s not forget all the various sizes, locations, and varied growing times.

In this garden printable set, have fun exploring the objects that are found, planting times, and just being able to immerse yourself in the garden scene so that you can see the beauty.

The fun part about having a printable packet for gardening is that it lets you slow down and take the time to observe. This would be perfect to combine with hiking to get outside and explore.

Included in this garden printable activity: 

• Garden Log Cover Page
• Garden Journal Planting Log
• Garden Observations
• Garden Scavenger Hunt List (written)
• Garden Scavenger Hunt List (with photo prompts)

Even though this journal isn’t editable, you can print it as many times as you want for your various gardening activities. If you have multiple kiddos or want to use it to teach a gardening lesson, it’s perfect for doing just that!

Make sure to grab this garden journal for kids! Your first time gardener will love a sweet outdoor activity. The outdoor scavenger hunt plus fun planning pages. This will give them the chance to create their own garden space to grow their own goodies!

Garden Observation Worksheets

You’ll notice that there is a portion for making observations about what they say, what they notice, and objects found. They can draw, checkmark, or even just doodle as they please.

This is a great time to answer the following questions to help with observation skills.

• What did you learn from spending time in the garden?
• What can you improve in the garden?

Garden Scavenger Hunts

Exploring the garden area with a garden scavenger hunt is so much fun for the kids. This garden activities worksheet printable includes two types of scavenger hunt printables, including a Garden Scavenger Hunt Written and a Garden Scavenger Hunt List with photos.

Have the kids find some of the following items in the garden:

• Wheelbarrow
• Watering can
• Yellow flower
• Hose
• And more!

Having one option with pictures means that it opens up the opportunity for all ages to join in on the fun!

Garden Nature Journal PDF

Kids who want to keep a garden journal can use these handy printables to track what they planted, when they watered and harvested each crop, and other information.

Have fun with this printable garden journal activity pack. The kids will love planning and exploring the garden area!

All you need to do is download this Garden Activities Printable PDF to get started (also on Etsy.) You can print this packet in black and white, or color! This set will come with 21 pages allowing you to use all the pieces or grab the pieces that fit you and your budding farmer. Add it to a garden planner notebook and keep track of yearly goals and activities.

Grab the Printable Garden Journal for Kids PDF

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More Journal Ideas for Kids

Once you start with themed journaling, you’re going to be hooked! This is such a great way to get the kids excited, off of screens, and ready to get out the door!

Pond Journal

This Pond Nature Journal for Kids is so much fun! Get the kids outside exploring all they can find with this pond scavenger hunt and nature activity. Pin to Pinterest.

Camping Journal

We love this camping journal for kids. This camping planner log book includes fun facts, pictures to color, and best of all – the freedom to be creative while camping!  Pin to Pinterest.

Insect Journal

Ge outdoors and explore nature and insects. This fun Insect Booklet is perfect for kids. It might be a nice addition to pest control over your garden. For a great gift addition, add a mesh bug house, binoculars, and a magnifying glass.  Pin to Pinterest.

Bullet Journal

Bullet journals allow your inner personality to shine. Get some fun ideas of extending the various garden journal with fun bullet journal ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Outdoor Hunt for Kids

Don’t miss out on this  Outdoor Scavenger Hunt! It’s the perfect way to get the kids exploring all the things in nature! Pin to Pinterest.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your printable garden journal ideas.  Leave a comment here or on Pinterest!

Let the garden adventures begin!

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These Transportation Worksheets are perfect for creative fun and fine motor skills! The kids will love using their imagination and creating many fun vehicles with their hands! Let them have fun with the process and show off their skills! 

Little kids LOVE all sorts of transportation vehicles. From buses to the ice cream truck, kids can spot them a mile away! These fun transportation worksheets for preschoolers are one that lets them be a part of the creative process from the beginning to the end!

These hand-print worksheets show them that art and imagination can come together in a really cool and unique way. There are great for a rainy day, or a fun way to let the kids build their artistic and creative confidence. In addition to fun handprint art, these means of transportation worksheets work on literacy skills. Help kids bring forth kinetic learning while working on writing and sounding out letters to create a vehicle word.

What are some fun ideas for using these transportation worksheets for kindergarteners?

The best part about this printable transportation pack is that you can use them however you want! The kids can start with one, and take a break, or work their way through them all!

In these cute transportation worksheets, there are modes of transportation that include tires, shifts, buckets, mega wheels, and more. Take a look at these different kinds of transportation that are included in the set.

Modes of Transportation:

• Ambulance
• Bulldozer
• Cement Mixer
• Dump Truck
• Excavator
• Fork Lift
• Garbage Truck
• Helicopter
• Ice Cream Truck
• Jeep
• Kayak
• Locomotive
• Mail Truck
• Newspaper Truck
• Old Time Car
• Police Car
• Quad Bike
• Race Car
• Skid Steer
• Taxi
• Unicycle
• Volkswagen
• X-Country Vehicle
• Yacht
• Zamboni

Didn’t think we could get A to Z when it came to alphabet vehicles, did you???

I’m a huge fan of having fun options for any and all occasions! Some fun ideas to pair this with would be for a…

• Sleepover Party
• Classroom Activity
• Birthday Party
• Family Craft Night

Make sure to grab some paint, markers, and crayons for the kids so that they can decorate and color every page just like they imagine!

What are tips for using handprint worksheets?

Since not all handprints are the same, there are a few things to keep in mind. Talk to the kids and let them know that their handprints are not going to fit exactly into the handprint area, but that close enough is fine! That way, they won’t stress out about it and can move on with the rest of the activity.

You can also encourage them to think outside the box and trace their own handprints to recreate some of the transportation vehicles. This shows them that they’re capable of following directions and also using analytical thought to create something new and different, too.

While these A-Z transportation printables focus on quite a few options, it’s not a totally complete list. Have the kids use what they’ve learned and create another page about a vehicle that they haven’t done. They’ll love creative independence!

More Fun Activities for Early Learners

If you like this printable preschool transportation activity, I have more! The more that you can print out and have on hand, the more fun it will be for the kids!

• Paper Plate Preschool Crafts
• Dramatic Pretend Play Restaurant Printables
• Indoor Games

Tips for Printing These Worksheets about Transportation

Make sure that once you print the worksheets, you take the time to laminate them. This is a great way to make this an activity that the kids can play with over and over again. Use markers that are erasable so that the kids can wipe the sheets clean and do these worksheets again!

Supplies

• Transportation Worksheet PDF printables
• Printer
• Paper
• Laminator (I really like the Scotch brand, but Amazon has a good one too.)
• Tempera Paint (This set is best)
• Paint brushes
• Crayons/Markers

Instructions

Once you download the public transportation workers, it’s a simple and fun process!

First, get the worksheets. Download your Transportation Printable Worksheets 

Once they’re printed, make sure that they are in alphabetical order, and start. You can leave it as easy as that, or make it more, too. The options are up to you!

Talk to the kids about the different vehicle on the page, and then have them either stamp their handprint in the handprint area or trace and color it in.

You can also paint small hands with a paintbrush and allow each child to stamp their hand on their artwork. Let the hand dry and then continue to color your transportation coloring page.

They do this for each of the printable pages and work their way through! It’s actually a catch-22 in that it’s a fun activity for kids but also a cute keepsake for grandparents or you!

FAQ Vehicle Transporation Worksheets

Can these be used for first grade too?

Yes, use for preschool all the way to emergent readers in kindergarten, first, and second grade.

Do these include lowercase letters?

No. The alphabet worksheet set uses all capital letters.

Can you use other mediums of art?

Absolutely, while tempera paint is best for creating handprint art, feel free to use playdough, dot marker paint, crayons, colored pencils, watercolors, and more. The options are endless. You can even make this a fun pom-pom activity.

Land, Air, and Water Transportation Worksheets

I can’t wait to hear what you think about this fun printable transportation activity for the kids! It’s a simple and unique way to work on letter learning, too!

This digital download is fast and straightforward.  You’ll be able to grab the download and start creating and using it right away.

Included in this huge pack of Kindergarten transportation worksheets are the following:

• 26 transportation printable worksheets for every letter of the alphabet
• Traceable Letters and Words
• Digital download PDF file format

Download the Transportation Worksheets Today!

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More Printable Activities for Kids

Love handprint art? Take a look at these fun A to Z Alphabet Handprint Worksheets. Pin to Pinterest.

These Scavenger Hunts for Kids are perfect for kids of all ages! They’ll love running around the house looking for objects and things! Pin to Pinterest.

Check out these Fun Outdoor Minute to Win it Games! They’re the perfect way to get the kids away from screens and outside to have fun and get some fresh air! Pin to Pinterest.

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Trade in these child screen time tickets for entertainment on video games, the computer, tablets, smartphones or even watching television. These screen time coupon printables are great kid incentives, moving responsibility from the parent to the child to earn rewards and prizes!

I recently saw a meme about a mom announcing “screen time is over.” The image of this meme was depicting a grown man in a toddler fit. It gave me a good chuckle. Can you relate?

No matter the age of your child, I am sure we can all relate to temper tantrums once screen time has been declared over. In many cases, the temper tantrum is my own as screen time allows me (as a parent and at-home working mother) to get things accomplished… you can relate to this too, right?

If screen time or the end of screen time in your home is a real juggling act, we have technology tickets that might create incentives, rewards, and structure in your home.

What is the definition of Screen Time?

The screen time definition is pretty straightforward. Let’s try to definite it without using the words. Screen time is the number of minutes that one spends on an electronic device which can include a computer, television, iPhone, tablet, gaming system, or Kindle.

Is Screen Time Bad for Kids?

Yes and no. Just like chocolate and sweets, everything that is for you can either be good or bad. It must be used in moderation.

There are a few reasons individuals might express why too much screen time is bad.

Why screen time is bad…

• It can affect vision

• There is a rumor it makes tics worse

• It can cause aggression

• It can create ADHD

• It creates an inability to focus

While I have listed a few reasons people do not prefer screen time, I am not going to go over the reasons screen time is bad. In fact, you can quickly do a web search and get plenty of reasons your child should not have screen time. That is up to you.

As a former teacher and mother of five, I am here to show you why screen time is actually good for kids.

Benefits of screen time include…

• Learning to focus

• An ability to sit still

• Education Learning

• Rewards

So clearly there are good and bad reasons for screen time, now let’s talk about how to do it in moderation.

Screen Time Rules

Knowing the rules of screen time can save you from the temper tantrum we mentioned above.

If screen time is a reward and certain limits are expected, it’s important to go over rules and expectations with kids. If your kids know their expectations then they know what is to come.

Family Rules for Screen Time might include…

• Staying in safe online environments
• Not talking with other people online
• Not going to cat rooms
• Setting a timer for screen time
• Completing responsibilities first

Scholastic actually has a good resource of screen time rules when creating some that work for your family.

Two things that I have found helpful in my own struggle with screen time, are giving the children control and also letting the child know how much time they will have beforehand. When I share the amount of time they can play, my kids are not caught off guard when time is officially up because they began “playing” knowing they only had x number of minutes. While this has not solved all my parenting problems, holding true to time has been really helpful.

Let your kids take charge. For example, when our kids get screen time, they set up an alarm on the kid’s Alexa to go alert them when their time is up. This allows me to not keep track of time and also gives them their own responsibility to monitor their time and get off when their time is up. Before beginning their game, they say “Alexa, tell me when 30 minutes is over” …and that is what she does! Tip: You can also work on Alexa giving them a 25-minute reminder, in addition, so they know they need to wind down where they are in the game.

If you like a few of these screen time benefits, you might appreciate having printable tickets to earn screen time rewards.

Printable Screen Time Tickets

Now that we agree screen time is a thing, let’s talk about how to control the rewards with child screen time ticket printables.

Once you download your printable tickets PDF, decide how to earn screen time tickets

Ways to Earn Screen Time Tickets

Come up with fun ways for children to earn screen time rewards. You can come up with this on your own or you can allow your child to brainstorm with you.

These incentives can include…

• After completion of chores

• As a reward for good behavior

• After reading a book

• After going outdoors

What are some ideas you and your child have?

What electronics are screen time tickets good for?

These incentive tickets can be used for any gaming system or electronics including but not limited to…

• Smart Phone
• XBox
• Kindle
• IPad
• Nintendo
• Wii
• Tablet
• TV

Are you ready to get your printable screen time coupons? These reward coupons are perfect for all ages and they are quite colorful and cute making them even more exciting.

In this pack of Screen Time Tickets, we included screen time limits.

This set includes minute screen time tickets for

• five minutes
• ten minutes
• fifteen minutes
• thirty minutes
• sixty minutes.

We also included a golden ticket for you to use as you see fit. Perhaps a weekend day of unlimited screen time for good behavior. You can combine tickets if your child needs one of the numbers not included in this set.

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Printing Tips

A laminator is a great resource for digital downloads. It allows you to keep the product for a long time without damaging the print.

Consider printing on white cardstock printer paper to keep your kid’s screen time tickets durable and strong.

Color will vary by printer. I like to order my prints at Staples. It saves on ink and is only a few short miles from my home. I pick up the item in the store, but you can also upload them online and then have them shipped to your home.

More Helpful Printables for Mom

Do you love games? Grab these Family Game Night Ideas. The set includes game night game instructions plus a family bucket list so you can check off each new game your try.

Also, enjoy these Family Card Games you can play with a 52 Deck of Playing Cards.

SPeaking of taking time with games off the screen… enjoy these Family Game Night Hacks and Tips plus plenty of snack ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Also, check out these Winning Organizational Printables for Kids and Parents. Pin to Pinterest.

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