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    Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch TM Blossom Bright Watering Can
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    Melissa & Doug

    List Price: $12.99
    Price: $7.93
    You Save: $5.06 (39%)

    • Water your garden in style
    • Bring a spirit of playfulness to everyday activities
    • Exceptional quality and value

    Children's Metal Watering Can - Various Colors
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    TS

    List Price: $21.58
    Price: $9.05
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    • Comes in assorted colors: red, green and blue
    • Let your little one help you in your garden with our Watering Can
    • These colorful 5.5 inch tall metal watering cans are sized just right for kids

    Spielstabil 1 Liter Watering Can
    Toy (Haba)


    Haba

    List Price: $8.50
    Price: $10.79


    • Age: 12 months and up
    • Great colors and smooth edges for safety.
    • Set is made of sturdy, high density plastic in Germany,

    Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Verdie Chameleon Watering Can
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    Melissa & Doug

    List Price: $19.99
    Price: $7.27
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    • Water your garden in style
    • Charming Sunny Patch Characters will encourage children to cultivate the joy of gardening
    • Encourage kids and families to explore their world together

    Green Arbor Kids Watering Can Kit
    Lawn & Patio (Green Arbor)


    Green Arbor

    List Price: $14.99
    Price: $14.99


    • Contains "guaranteed to germinate" a Ferry-Morse seed packet and Jiffy peat pellets for growing success
    • Great gift for urban gardening kids
    • Cute galvanized watering can is a usable gardening tool for many years to come

How to make a watering can

You can make a watering can from a plastic detergent bottle. This makes a nice sized watering can for kids. Not too heavy, and not too small ...

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April 14: Volunteer Spruce-Up Day at Lake Springfield Park, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Lake Springfield Park, 2312 E. Lake Springfield Park Road. Volunteers will help widen and mulch trails, clear and plant flower beds, seed native wildflowers and bring limbs to a wood chipper operated by Parks. Due to the nature of the work, only children 12 and older may volunteer. Volunteers should check in at the Lake Springfield Boathouse and Marina at 9 a.m. Preregistration is requested by Wednesday, or the morning of the event, if necessary. 864-1051
April 17: Hunting Missouri’s Wild Mushrooms, 5-6 p.m., and Morels And More: Missouri’s Wild Spring Mushrooms, 7-8 p.m., Springfield Conservation Nature Center, 4601 S. Nature Center Way. Join author Maxine Stone for a short guided hike at 5 p.m. and discussion at 7 p.m. to learn about hunting Missouri’s elusive mushrooms. Ages 10-adult. Free; registration required. 888-4237
April 18: Little Acorns: Hooray For Hummingbirds,

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With the Help of a (Much) Larger Watering Can, Garden Takes Root
About three hours after I wrote about my very first gardening adventure last week, I made sure my priorities were straight: I bought a proper watering can — one that was at least a billion times the size of the children's version I tried to use

Helping Out for June 12, 2011: Causeway Mentoring Program
Volunteers must also be comfortable using basic garden tools such as gloves, shovel, rake, watering can, hose, wheel barrow and tools for pruning. No motorized or electronic tools will be used. Contact Sarah Glesner at (218) 730-4500, ext.

Kids' Krafts: Make an elephant watering can for summer
This elephant watering can, made with two empty gallon-size plastic milk jugs, was featured in Family Fun magazine's May edition. Younger children will need help from an adult to do some of the cutting and gluing, but older kids should be able to make

Gardening with Kids
Fast growing plants like radishes, lettuce and marigolds are satisfying because you can see your results in a few weeks (for the flowers on the marigolds it takes a little longer). Watering with a hose on gentle or with child-size watering cans is

Dumb and Dumber: 10 not-so-smart ways to save money
Sure, gardening can be a fun hobby, but if you hate getting your hands dirty and disdain the thought of spending a sticky summer watering your tomato plants in hopes of saving in the produce aisle, skip it. 2. Driving across town to fill up on cheaper