Welcome
Growing Kiwi Gardeners’ mission is to inspire the early childhood community to build an ecologically sustainable curriculum that seeks to reduce human impact on the planet through gardening programmes and professional learning.
Explore Our Services
ECE Gardening
Gardening with Tamariki
– in person programme
Available to early childhood centres in Christchurch and surrounding areas, this programme consists of one-hour, fortnightly sessions and supports tamariki to learn about the whole process involved with growing their own food, from sowing a seed through to harvesting.
ECE Gardening
Gardening with Tamariki
– online course
This course supports early childhood centres and kaiako to authentically integrate seasonal gardening into their curriculum, featuring six modules, plus informative resources and learning experiences linked to Te Whariki and private online community for ongoing support.
Shop Games &
Teaching Resources
Growing Kiwi Gardeners is thrilled to bring you our very own resources! Designed and made right here in New Zealand, our 100% plastic-free Young Gardener games and flash cards are great for teaching tamariki about gardening, growing food and recognising different vegetables, whether in an Early Childhood Centre, or at home!
"The whole class played the memory game on a wet day. They really enjoyed it and stayed until all images were matched, saying the names of the vegetables as they turned over the cards. They loved the game and keep asking to play it."
Julia - Active Explorers Kaiapoi
"I am impressed with the clarity of the images and the quality of the cards, very durable for little players. I will be buying more for Christmas presents."
Ali Soper, Your Garden Coach
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