Holistic Plant Care Projects for Kids: Best of Growing Joy Replay

2026-01-01

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I’m so excited to bring you today’s child-friendly episode with a dear friend of mine, Joe Dombrowski. You might know him as @mrDtimes3. He’s the classroom teacher who went viral several years ago and was featured on Ellen for doing a joke spelling bee with his kids. But Joe is actually a massive plant parent, and we became friends a couple of years ago because he listened to the podcast.When I learned that he was a teacher, I thought it would be so fun to do an episode together on child-friendly holistic plant care activities you can do with ...

When I learned that he was a teacher, I thought it would be so fun to do an episode together on child-friendly holistic plant care activities you can do with kids, whether they’re crafts or science-based activities, like teaching science, or just keeping your kids engaged and hands-on in the classroom or at home.

I figured it would be a fun time to re-release this episode as part of the Best of Growing Joy series in December, when you probably have some kiddos home for vacation and are looking for a few things to do with them. Maybe one of these really creative plant projects that Joe talks about will help you out during your time off.

In this episode, we learn:

Joe and Maria remember their trip to the Amazon Spheres together
Joe's opinion on kids going back to school
[12:25] Project 1: Seed Germination in a Bag
[19:50] Project 2: Sweet Potato Experiment and understanding the scientific process
Project 3: Pothos Propagation 3 Ways
Project 4: Fairy Gardens and Terrariums
Project 5: List of Interactive Plants for Kids
Joe's list of his personal favorite plants in his collection
Joe's most recent plant parent win

Which plant project are you excited to try first with the kids?

Check out the full show notes and blog for all the kid-friendly plant activities and tips to get growing together!

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