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Encouraging Kindness with Gardening Activities and the Kindness Elves

April 14, 2017 By Deb Chitwood 26 Comments

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My 3-year-old granddaughter, Zoey, and I have so much fun with the Kindness Elves! Anna from the Imagination Tree (the founder of the Kindness Elves) gave some new ways to use the Kindness Elves in her 25 spring acts of kindness ideas. Anna’s resources helped me easily place extra emphasis on kindness with our Montessori gardening activities.

Encouraging Kindness with Gardening Activities and the Kindness Elves

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Materials Used for Gardening Activities with the Kindness Elves

  • Kindness Elves (They come in a number of different options for skin, hair, and clothing color!)
  • Gardening kindness messages from free acts of kindness suggestion cards for spring at the Imagination Tree
  • The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller (Note: There’s a new book cover now. I still have the version from when my now-adult kids were little.)
  • From Seed to Plant by Ruth Heller (Note: I still have the version of this book from when my now-adult kids were little, but the cover hasn’t changed.)
  • Gardening materials (See my Montessori indoor- or small-space gardening with a DIY sensory table post at Living Montessori Now for gardening resources.)

Encouraging Kindness with Gardening Activities and the Kindness Elves

The Kindness Elves with The Reason for a Flower Book and "Shall We Fill a Planter with Bedding Plants Today?" Message

The Kindness Elves with The Reason for a Flower Book and “Shall We Fill a Planter with Bedding Plants Today?” Message

Montessori practical life activities are wonderful for teaching children to care for the environment, but I wanted to place an extra emphasis on kindness. So I used both the Kindness Elves with the spring kindness suggestions along with children’s gardening books. The Reason for a Flower is a good introduction to flowers, so that was a natural choice for planting flowers in our DIY sensory table.

How to: Montessori Indoor- or Small-Space Gardening with a DIY Sensory Table

See my post at Living Montessori Now with Montessori indoor- or small-space gardening with a DIY sensory table. There you can see the gardening activities Zoey, Christina (my daughter and Zoey’s aunt), and I did that were similar to filling a planter with bedding plants.

The Kindness Elves with From Seed to Plant Book and "Spring Has Arrived! Let's Plant Some Seeds!" Message

The Kindness Elves with From Seed to Plant Book and “Spring Has Arrived! Let’s Plant Some Seeds!” Message

For some gardening activities with seeds, I used a Kindness Elf suggestion card along with the book From Seed to Plant.

Life Cycle of a Bean Plant and Seed Planting Activities

See “Life Cycle of a Bean Plant and Seed Planting Activities” at Living Montessori Now to see our work with seeds.

Caring for Our Transplanted Plants

Caring for Our Transplanted Plants

Caring for plants naturally encourages a kind attitude toward the environment.

Gathering Flowers for Her Mom

Gathering Flowers for Her Mom

And flowers naturally encourage gifts of flowers. Zoey wanted to gather a bouquet for her mom, so she was able to combine one of her favorite scissor activities (cutting flowers) with preparing a special bouquet.

You’ll find more gardening-related kindness suggestions in the free acts of kindness suggestion cards for spring at the Imagination Tree. Check out these: “How about we put on a little show in the garden to make others smile!”, “How about we pull some weeds in the garden today?”, “Shall we host a garden tea party for someone special?”, “Let’s make some pretty wind chimes or plant markers to decorate outside!”, “Let’s make a beautiful flower craft and gift it to someone!”, and “Let’s hand out flowers to people to make them happy!”

More Spring Kindness Activities

Sweet Easter Egg Kindness Project with the Kindness Elves

Zoey loved our Easter egg kindness project. It was easy to prepare and very meaningful for her.


The Ultimate Guide to Kindness Elves

The Ultimate Guide to Kindness Elves

You can find links to all of my Kindness Elf posts in my Ultimate Guide to Kindness Elves post.




I’d love to hear about your kindness projects!

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  1. Petra says

    April 17, 2017 at 8:07 pm

    The preschool and school children have a dancing and singing show for all the mothers in our village.

    Reply
  2. Lisa says

    April 18, 2017 at 6:03 am

    Oh my goodness! That is the cutest idea and I love the little elves. My kiddos would love this. Thank you so much for sharing.

    Cheers,
    Lisa at Dreams and Caffeine

    Reply
  3. Eric Strenton says

    April 19, 2017 at 2:26 pm

    This is awesome! I love finding out new ways to get my kids involved in gardening and this seems ideal!. Thanks for all of the advice.

    Reply
  4. KENNETH OHL says

    April 19, 2017 at 3:58 pm

    I love taking my mother to brunch

    Reply
  5. Allison says

    April 19, 2017 at 8:37 pm

    We used to make my Mom breakfats in bed.

    Reply
  6. Theresa says

    April 20, 2017 at 7:16 am

    I love having brunch with 3 generations of Mamas (myself, my Mama and Grandma).
    Twitter: capriplusthree

    Reply
  7. Natalie says

    April 20, 2017 at 4:01 pm

    I love going out to dinner with my mom!

    Reply
  8. Dawn Keenan says

    April 21, 2017 at 4:00 pm

    My family all descends on my house, for an afternoon full of love, laughter and good food.

    Reply
  9. amy rice says

    April 22, 2017 at 11:21 am

    My favorite tradition is brunch with my mom.
    Twitter: amyrice0731

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  10. Tainan Lu says

    April 27, 2017 at 7:06 am

    My favorite tradition is family dinner

    Reply
  11. Lauraleigh says

    April 28, 2017 at 6:29 pm

    My children always draw or write or make something for me for Mother’s Day! There’s no better gift than one made with love.
    Twitter: luckylauraleigh

    Reply
  12. swapna says

    April 29, 2017 at 7:29 am

    These dolls are adorable! #practicalmondays

    Reply
  13. Anita Duvall says

    April 30, 2017 at 11:53 pm

    Sometimes for Mother’s Day, my mom, myself, and my two daughters will go shopping on Friday before Mother’s Day, buy each other gifts, and have lunch at a restaurant to celebrate together.

    Reply
  14. Pauline Milner says

    May 1, 2017 at 3:01 am

    I will be spending Mother’s Day with my mom and two aunts on a girls weekend away! Thanks for the awesome giveaway opportunity.

    Reply
  15. Lissa Crane says

    May 1, 2017 at 3:15 am

    My favorite Mother’s Day tradition is my breakfast in bed made by husband and girls! It’s a little messy, but I look forward to it every year!

    Reply
  16. Kelly Kimmell says

    May 1, 2017 at 9:23 am

    Planting some new flowers with my Mom is always fun.

    Reply
  17. Hayley says

    May 2, 2017 at 11:35 am

    I do not have a mother’s day tradition but somehow I always wind up hanging out with my mother in law. We met for the first time on mother’s day, so now since it’s kind of our anniversary of sorts, that in itself makes it a little special.

    Reply
  18. Mary Boudreau says

    May 3, 2017 at 5:30 am

    The whole family getting together for dinner on Mother’s day is my fave tradition

    Reply
  19. Vanessa says

    May 3, 2017 at 11:25 am

    Thank you for linking up at “A Little Bird Told Me” Wednesday link party! You have been featured on Mama’s Happy Hive! 🙂
    Twitter: mamashappyhive

    Reply
  20. Melissa Johnson says

    May 10, 2017 at 4:05 pm

    We go and feed the ducks at a local pond

    Reply
  21. Debbie Yoder says

    May 10, 2017 at 4:30 pm

    We have a nice brunch, then relax with the family all day!
    Twitter: debbieyoderYoderDebbie

    Reply
  22. LeAnn says

    May 10, 2017 at 7:53 pm

    Breakfast in bed with my boys when they were little and now time with all my grand babies!

    Reply
  23. barbg says

    May 12, 2017 at 3:11 pm

    We are grilling outside, steaks for moms day this years. Sounds like fun.

    Reply
  24. Sara says

    May 12, 2017 at 3:52 pm

    We usually take my mom out for lunch or dinner.

    Reply
  25. Dawn Ballo says

    May 12, 2017 at 8:01 pm

    My husband usually grills for me & my mom on Mother’s Day.

    Reply
  26. Amber Deuel says

    May 14, 2017 at 8:59 am

    We used To go out for dinner!
    Twitter: Cecesurround

    Reply

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