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Young children need time every day to have direct and meaningful contact with the natural world. Gardening and growing - preparing, planting, nurturing, enjoying and eating, and simply exploring and digging in the earth - has the power to reach every part of a child's health, well-being and learning. Resources

Resources

Protective clothing and boots ,child-sized gloves ,long-handled spade, fork, rake, broom ,metal child-sized hand tools ,wheelbarrows, buckets ,canes ,twine, plant markers, waterproof pens ,range of flower pots, large containers, hanging baskets ,old kitchen pots, pans and utensils ,peat-free compost ,watering cans, water supply ,collecting pots and good magnifiers ,washing-up bowl for hand and tool washing ,gardening magazines with colourful images

Books

* Tilda's seeds Melanie Eclare (Ragged Bears)

* Eddie's garden and how to make things grow Sarah Garland (Frances Lincoln) * Seeds Patricia Whitehouse (Raintree)

Children can

* Work out the best location for a new growing patch or container

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