Children’s Gardening Tools for Budding Gardeners

Generally the plastic tools are only suitable for toddlers. They do have the advantages of being light and less likely to have sharp edges but they are not as sturdy as the metal and wood versions.

A wide range of types of garden tools for children are available. You can buy spades, forks, trowels, hoes, leaf rakes, brushes and watering cans. There are even some fabulous children’s wheelbarrows.

When choosing which types of tools to buy, the best place to start is with the equipment needed for the jobs which your child will enjoy doing the most. Wheelbarrows are perhaps not the most obvious first choice but they rate very highly with young gardeners. Most children thoroughly enjoy moving things and wheelbarrows can be used for transporting weeds, leaves and, more importantly, favourite teddies and toy building bricks. Buying a children's wheelbarrow with a strong metal frame will help it to survive the rough and tumble of gardening with youngsters.

Products below are feathured on the Spotty Boxes website however, children's gardening tools are also available from other sources including Harrod Horticultural and Victoriana Nursery Gardens. Click on the links to view what is on offer and prices. Victoriana Nursery Gardens offer a discount scheme to schools – click here for information.  

	Wacky Wheelbarrow 75 cm long (front to end of handles) 38 cm wide (body of barrow) 40 cm high (end of handles when at rest) Suitable for children over three years old Easy self assembly Soft hand grips Chunky wheel Light weight     Click here
Pink Children's Wheelbarrow 75 cm long x 38 cm wide x 40 cm high Suitable for children over three years old Soft hand grips Chunky wheel Light weight Easy self-assembly   Click here

A watering can is a good investment. It can be used in the conventional manner for watering plants but is also ideal for creating mud pies and cooling down toes in hot weather. Choose a small watering can. Your child will always want to fill it to the brim (and beyond!) and anything other than a very small can will be too heavy for younger children to use.

	Yellow Childrens Watering Can H: (inc handle) approx 18 cm W: (inc handle & spout) approx 29 cm D: approx 11 cm Not suitable for children under 3 years old   Click here
Green Childrens Watering Can H: (inc handle) approx 18 cm W: (inc handle & spout) approx 29 cm D: approx 11 cm Not suitable for children under 3 years old   Click here
	Kids Pink Watering Can H: (inc handle) approx 18 cm W: (inc handle & spout) approx 29 cm D: approx 11 cm Not suitable for children under 3 years old   Click here
Kids Green Watering Can Age range 3 – 10 years old   Click here
	Kids Green Watering Can Age range 3 – 10 years old   Click here
Blue Watering Can for a Child Not suitable for children under 3 years old Metal watering can   Click here

Digging is another occupation highly rated by children. Whether they are digging holes for bedding out plants, digging out weeds or digging for buried treasure, a spade is a real asset. For younger children a fork and trowel set may be easier to handle but for older children a long handled spade designed specifically to be the right size and weight for a child is a good buy.

The spade is ideal for use by children from 3 – 7 and has a green metal head with a wooden handle. Click here	Click here	Click here		Click here	Spade L:82 cm (approx) Adult supervision required Suitable for children over 7 years of age Click here
	Hand Trowel 27cm Hand Fork 27 cm Kneeler: l. 29cm w. 17 cm Not suitable for children under 3 years old
Length: 85 cm (33") Not suitable for children under 3 years old Click here	Click here		Click here		Not suitable for children under 3 years old Length 74 cm (29") Click here
	Blue fork and trowel Tool belt Gardening gloves Not suitable for children under 3 years old
Not suitable for children under 3 years old. Click here	Click here		Click here		Not suitable for children under 3 years old. Click here
	Green and pink gardening bag Pink trowel and fork Spotty gloves Plant markers Pink bucket Not suitable for children under 3 years old

During the autumn, the most popular piece of gardening equipment is undoubtedly the leaf rake. Racking up piles of leaves and then spreading them around the garden again by jumping into them is fantastic fun for children of all ages. Once the leaves have been round up again, put them in the wheelbarrow and take them to a leaf bin for composting.

Gardening Tools for children aged 7 and over. Adult supervision required
Fork: 21 cm in length (approx) Trowel: 21 cm in length (approx)   Click here	Fork: L: 78 cm (approx)   Click here	Spade L: 82 cm (approx)   Click here	Leaf Rake: L:190 cm  (approx)   Click here	Hoe L: 96 cm approx   Click here	Soil Rake: L:94 cm (approx)   Click here

Finally, a garden broom. In the spring, the broom can be used for brushing the patio or for cleaning off any play equipment such as slides and play houses which has become a little green over the winter – a very satisfying job.

Most tools can be bought individually but it is often cheaper to buy them in a pack. Many children's gardening tools are available in green, pink and sometimes blue.

	Garden Gift Set Tools for Children Spade Fork and trowel Broom Gloves Storage bag Suitable for children over three years old   Click here
Gardeners Apprentice Garden Tool Set Digging spade Garden fork Hoe Soil rake Leaf rake    Click here
School Sets
	Gardening Equipment for Nursery Schools 3 watering cans 3 hand forks and trowels 6 pairs of gloves Not suitable for children under the age of three years old Must be used under adult supervision CE marked   Click here
Childrens Gardening Tools for Primary Schools 2 spades 2 soil rakes 2 leaf rakes 3 watering cans 3 hand forks and trowels 6 pairs of gloves Not suitable for children under the age of three years old Must be used under adult supervision   Click here
	School Gardening Tools for Older Children  2 spades 2 digging forks 3 trowels 3 hand forks 1 leaf rake 1 soil rake 1 hoe Not suitable for children under the age of three years old Must be used under adult supervision   Click here
Primary Schools Garden Tools with Wheelbarrow 2 spades 2 soil rakes 2 leaf rakes 3 watering cans 3 hand forks and trowels 1 green wheelbarrows 6 pairs of gloves Not suitable for children under the age of three years old Must be used under adult supervision    Click here

Thanks to Spotty Boxes for allowing me to use this article

Children's gardening tools are also available from Harrod Horticultural and Victoriana Nursery Gardens Victoriana Nursery Gardens offer a discount scheme to schools – click here for information.  (Compare prices as they sometimes offer exactly the same product)