By Deirdre Mundorf | Published Apr 29, 2022 8:48 AM

Encouraging children to spend more time outside helps them get away from screens and learn about nature and the world around them. One way to do that is through gardening, which is a fun outdoor activity for kids and adults to do together.

If you enjoy gardening—and want to spark that same flame in your little one—there are plenty of kids gardening tools that are appropriately sized for smaller hands, safe and easy to use, and fun and colorful to keep children interested and engaged. Below are 13 of the best gardening tools for kids you can buy on Amazon, including kids gardening gloves, aprons, and more.

This kids gardening tool set has everything your gardener-in-training will need to get off to a good start. The set includes a rake, a shovel, a trowel, gloves, a sun hat, a spray bottle, and a kids gardening apron with pockets. Our experts chose it as the best garden set for kids, highlighting its overall great quality—the tools are even made with real metal heads and durable wooden handles.

The long-handled tools in this highly rated set are designed to be safe for children to use. While they have wooden handles and metal heads for use in the garden, the edges are rounded to prevent injuries. The set includes a rake, a shovel, a leaf rake, and a hoe, each with a brightly colored head to make gardening fun.

Let your little one help move flowers for planting or tote around their gardening essentials with this John Deere wheelbarrow. Featuring the iconic yellow and green John Deere colors, kids will feel like they’re working with a real tool. More than 1,100 reviewers love the long-lasting steel design and vinyl hand grips of this wheelbarrow.

When gardening with kids, this tool set can come in very handy. The hardwood handles and enameled metal heads on the included trowel, shovel, and rake will make it possible for children to dig in the soil, remove weeds, and perform other gardening tasks. Plus, it comes with a colorful tote for packing everything away when they’re finished.

Kids gardening gloves are important to protect a child’s hands as they tend to the garden. This pair, which boast more than 2,600 reviews, is made from a breathable cotton material. The wrist of the glove offers a tight-fitting knit design to keep dirt and other debris away from your child’s hands.

This adorable three-pocket kid’s gardening belt features a vibrant red and green ladybug design and comes with a green spade and fork with wooden handles for durability. Your little one will also get a pair of kids gardening gloves with elastic wrists to keep their hands clean and protected while they work.

In addition to being vibrant and playful, this kids gardening set is also fully functional. It comes with a metal bucket and three 8-inch hand tools. The trowel, rake, and shovel are made of nontoxic materials and have metal heads and wooden handles that make the tools sturdy and easy to use.

This kids gardening set comes with a wagon your little one can use to cart all of their tools around as they work. It also includes five hand tools, three tall tools, a water pail, a spray bottle, and four pots. Everything is brightly colored to engage future gardeners and help them develop a love for planting and growing.

These rain boots can keep your little one’s feet from getting wet and muddy while they’re in the garden. Made from a flexible and durable rubber material, they feature nonslip treads and reinforced pull handles, which many of the 19,000 reviewers on Amazon say make them much easier to get on and off. Available in 35 eye-popping colors and patterns, you’re bound to find a pair that will get your son or daughter excited to come help in the garden.

Children are certain to enjoy this cute and fully functional plastic watering can from Melissa & Doug—a fan-favorite with nearly 1,300 reviews. Sized for children over 3 years old, the watering can is designed to look like a friendly bug with colorful stripes, bright blue eyes, and a long flower nose (that doubles as the spout).

Enjoy some bonding time with your son or daughter as you rake up leaves in the fall with this set of two rakes from Matty’s Toy Stop. Each rake features a wooden handle and a plastic head. They can also be used in a sandbox, at the beach, or for other gardening applications. The rakes, which are designed for children over 3 years old, are 30.5 inches tall.

If your little one will be spending time outdoors working in the garden with you, protect their face from the sun’s UV rays with this hat, which has a wide floppy brim and UPF 50+ protection. Available in 13 fun colors, it’s received nearly 8,000 positive reviews, with many praising the chin strap that keeps the hat in place and the mesh vents that ensure air flow.

Work with your child to help them sow their very own garden full of marigolds, alyssum snow cloth, and other beautiful flowers with this top-rated fairy garden kit. It includes a tin chalkboard-finish flower painter, eight acrylic paint colors, chalk, and a paintbrush to let your little one decorate their garden and get it ready for planting. Once decorated, they can add the soil, flower seeds, and fairy figurines and tend to their plants using the included trio of hand tools.

The prices listed here are accurate as of publication on 4/29/22.

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