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    Garden Signs

    By Stacy 18 Comments

    I have a big garden and I love it. But I am a bit of a control freak and I have a hard time letting my kids "help" in the garden. If you remember my post about the rainbow garden you know that this year I decided to give them their own section.  We planted things that grow a color that is not traditional, like blue potatoes. We also planted rainbow mix carrots, rainbow lettuce, purple and yellow string beans, and yellow and purple tomatoes. I was going to plant black radishes but when the seeds came that I ordered they were red. But that is okay :)

    I have fun garden markers in my garden (which I will show you later...) and the kids wanted to make signs for their garden. I cut some pieces of wood with my miter saw. Then the kids sanded them smooth.

    We sat outside in the shade and they painted them. I had drawn on the basic shape for my 4 year old and he did pretty good at filling it in.

    Here they are drying :)

    I used my Silhouette to cut some vinyl lettering out but you could always write on them with marker.

    Then I cut a dowel to size. I made them each 12 inches. I got a drill bit that was about the same size as the dowel and drilled a hole in the bottom of the sign.

    I squirted some wood glue in there and then pushed the dowel in the hole. After it had dried I sealed it.

    And here they are in our little rainbow garden! The kids are so proud of how they turned out.

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    Filed Under: DIY & Tutorials, Kids Activities, Outdoor Projects & Gardening, Painting 18 Comments

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    1. Jessica

      July 06, 2011 at 6:50 am

      Those are adorable--I love projects that kids can do that also look just right :) Almost makes me want to plant a garden in my non-existent-topsoil, ant-ridden Texas soil :) (Though we do have container garden tomatoes :) Nice job.

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    2. Kelli

      July 06, 2011 at 7:44 am

      Those are adorable! I will have to remember this for next year...this would be helpful if we managed to plant more than tomatoes and strawberries:)

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    3. Grace

      July 06, 2011 at 8:01 am

      So cute! I might have the kids at my daycare make these for our daycare garden.

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    4. karina

      July 06, 2011 at 8:05 am

      Such a cute idea!! I can't to have a garden of my own :)...

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    5. S. Greiner

      July 06, 2011 at 10:40 am

      Awesome! Love the paint job on all of them...they did a great job. I'm going to have to remember this with our garden next year!

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    6. Jennifer

      July 06, 2011 at 11:02 am

      LOVE this! Can't wait to use this great idea for our garden...probably next year! I'm your newest follower! LOVE your blog! Come visit me at mine!

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    7. Janet Lawson

      July 06, 2011 at 4:53 pm

      Love them..They are too cute..
      Janet

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    8. Kat Griffin

      July 06, 2011 at 6:24 pm

      wonderful little garden signs... treasures actually
      KAT

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    9. The Farm Girl

      July 06, 2011 at 6:40 pm

      What a great idea. I feel the same way about my garden and am slowly learning to let them "help"! :)

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    10. Laura@Laura's Crafty Life

      July 06, 2011 at 8:09 pm

      These garden markers are super cute! We might have to do that next year.

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    11. Erin

      July 06, 2011 at 9:18 pm

      LOVE these! They are perfect. Very talented kiddos! I also love the idea of a rainbow garden. I think that this is definitely going on the to-do list for next year. You are awesome!

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    12. amelia

      July 06, 2011 at 9:54 pm

      darling! what a fun activity for kids! i bet your boys loved it :)

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    13. Jackie

      July 07, 2011 at 7:01 am

      How cute. I had planned to plant a rainbow garden but I'm such an avid gardner that . . I forgot HA! We did plant a few things . .. hopefully next year, I can plan ahead better and we can plant some fun things AND make fun signs!

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    14. Karen

      July 08, 2011 at 11:44 pm

      Such a cute idea!!

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    15. Lori L. - @Miss_Elles

      April 25, 2013 at 6:19 pm

      How FABULOUS are those!? My kids would LOVE to do this project! Thanks for sharing!

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    16. Sophie's World

      May 15, 2013 at 10:25 am

      So glad you decided to let the kids join in on the fun - what a wonderful addition to your garden and to their summer memories.

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