Looking for a fun garden themed activity for children. Then, check out these printable Garden Activity Mats.

 

Activity Mats

As a parent, you will already have worked out that it is hard to get young kids to sit and wait for any period of time. While waiting for a meal at a restaurant, travelling or sitting at appointments, kids find it difficult unless they have something to occupy them. One way to keep the kids entertained in these situations is with fun activity mats.

 

One of the best things about printable placemats is that they are reusable. They can be printed multiple times on white cardstock for children to complete or they can be laminated if desired. All you need are these mats and a pencil case containing a few pencils and they are ready to go.

 

The activities included on these mats are also great for helping children build their math and literacy skills. Also, when completing the activities on these printable mats, they will be working on their fine motor skills and pencil control.

 

Children will enjoy working on these mats, getting creative and learning during times when they are needing to be kept occupied.

 

Garden Activity Mats

These fun printable activity placemats is perfect for kids and adults alike. These no-prep garden themed worksheets are fun for learning and playing in multiple settings.

Simply print out the mats, grab some colouring supplies and you’re ready to start colouring right away!

There are a variety of activities included on these pages:

• Word Scramble
• How many?
• Mazes
• Tic-Tac-Toe
• Odd one out
• Connect the Dots
• Colouring
• Shadow Matching
• Line Tracing
• Dots & Boxes
• Complete the picture

 

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Using Printable Activity Mats

These printable activity mats can be used:

• On the go 
• For younger children while helping older children with their homeschooling
• At appointments 
• Outside at the park, during a nature walk or in the backyard
• As part of a morning basket
• During quiet time
• While waiting for food to arrive at a restaurant
• For a brain break at school or for those who finish their work early
• Anywhere else you can think of!

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There are so many different varieties of basil, each with their own unique colour and flavour. The most common variety here in Australia is Sweet Basil. It has a lovely sweet aromatic flavour. Not matter what variety you grow, get the most of the basil season with these fun and delicious fresh basil recipes!

Basil

Basil is one of the most popular herbs for gardening and cooking. And, growing basil is easy if you know how to meet its needs. Once you know its light, moisture, and soil requirements, you’ll be on your way to a bountiful harvest.

If your basil does do well in the garden, you may be looking at several large plants wondering what to do with all of that basil. You are not alone. This is a common issue for all gardeners. Once you know how to harvest, preserve and use basil, then you can use it fresh in these delicious recipes!

 

Pesto Rosso (Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto)

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This pesto rosso (also known as sun-dried tomato pesto) is the most delicious sauce! It’s so good in pasta, on pizza or as a spread for a piece of crusty bread. This versatile sauce is made with a handful of simple ingredients in about 15 minutes.

While sun-dried tomato pesto is typically made with parmesan cheese, this recipe is completely vegan, full of fresh herbs, and incredibly delicious.

Get the full recipe from Addicted to Dates

 

Quick and Easy Pistachio Pesto (Dairy Free)

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This quick and easy pistachio pesto is nutty, herby, and zesty with a kick of spicy garlic. Made with real, simple ingredients, in just 5 minutes. Incredibly versatile – so good slathered on crusty bread or as a base for basil pesto pasta!

With a tonne of fresh herbs, it’s a great way to use up fresh basil from the garden. Perfect for pastries, pasta, and pizza – this stuff is so good you’ll want to spread it on EVERYTHING.

Get the full recipe from Addicted to Dates

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Homemade Basil Pesto

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This homemade basil pesto is not only a great way to use up all your freshly grown basil, is it a great accompaniment to many roast dishes and also makes a big bowl of pasta taste amazing when it is stirred through!

Freshly made basil pesto also can be used as a sauce for meat or fish, spread on sandwiches, drizzled over a roast chicken or spread on garlic bread or a pizza base.

Get the full recipe from Simple Living. Creative Learning

 

Easy Tomato Basil Bruschetta Recipe

 

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This Easy Tomato Basil Bruschetta Recipe is a refreshing appetizer that fits in at any summer party!  Made with cherry tomatoes, basil, garlic, olive oil, and balsamic glaze, the colorful mixture is completely irresistible when topped on toasted bread.

Get the full recipe from Cup of Zest

 

Keto Tomato Basil Roll Ups

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These Keto Tomato Basil Roll Ups are a low-carb, high-protein snack perfect for busy days or party platters! Savory dinner rolls swirling with tomatoes, basil, and cream cheese, they’re a quick and easy no-bake treat.

These keto tomato basil roll ups are a perfect “bread” addition to your keto dinner and you are going to be glad you tried them!

Get the full recipe from How to This and That

 

Tomato Basil Sauce

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Done in under 30 minutes this Tomato Basil Sauce is a tasty and fresh recipe to serve over pasta, in lasagna or any other dish that you desire.

This is the perfect solution for those nights that you want something quick but tasty for dinner. It tastes super fresh and goes great with any of your favorite pasta dishes that you want to use it in.

Get the full recipe from This Silly Girl’s Kitchen

 

Puff Pastry Pizza

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Easy puff pastry pizza — Margherita, mushroom, vegetarian or any toppings you choose! Or make puff pastry pizza bites! You can make this puff pastry pizza tart in 30 minutes!

It can take the form of a cookie, a pie crust, a braided pastry, and now a delicious pizza! And not just any pizza — this pizza has a buttery, flaky, irresistible crust that stands up to your toppings!

Get the full recipe from Chenee Today

 

Cucumber Basil Gimlet

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This cucumber basil gimlet is a simple and refreshing cocktail recipe. Made with homemade basil simple syrup from fresh basil leaves.

This cucumber gin gimlet is made with the classic ingredients, but uses a flavored basil simple syrup instead of regular simple syrup for a unique twist.

Get the full recipe from The Littlest Crumb

 

Peach Basil Mojito

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This Peach Basil Mojito is a tasty end of summer rum cocktail. It is made with a homemade simple syrup infused with fresh basil leaves and ripe peaches. Classic mojitos made with white rum, sugar, lime juice and club soda are always delicious.

This is the perfect cocktail to enjoy at the end of August, sitting outside on a patio. It is also a great recipe to use up ripe peaches and excess basil leaves from your herb garden.

Get the full recipe The Littlest Crumb

 

Marinated Mozzarella Balls

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Everyone loves cheese appetizers, and there is nothing easier than Marinated Mozzarella Balls! You can toss these together quickly with a simple marinade, fresh herbs, and seasonings, to go on a gorgeous charcuterie board or antipasto platter for a large crowd.

Add some crackers, crusty bread, and drinks to get the party going. This recipe is simple. Just good flavors and nothing extra to toss out.

Get the full recipe from Delicious Table

 

Balsamic Tomato Basil Salad

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Made with garden-fresh tomatoes, spicy red onions, delicious sweet basil, and an easy three ingredient balsamic dressing, this Tomato Basil Salad takes just 10 minutes to prepare from start to finish.

Enjoy this gluten-free, dairy-free, and low-carb Tomato Basil Salad as a light lunch or delicious side to all your favorite main courses.

Get the full recipe from The Forked Spoon

 

Chicken Caprese

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Chicken Caprese is the perfect combination of simple, fresh ingredients that deliver incredible flavor with minimal effort. Juicy chicken breasts, creamy mozzarella, sweet tomatoes, fragrant basil, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze make this dish a standout.

It’s as delicious as it is easy to prepare, making it an excellent choice for weeknight dinners, special occasions, or when you want to impress without stress.

Get the full recipe from the Cheerful Cook

 

Caprese Stuffed Avocado

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This Caprese stuffed avocado combines creamy avocado with juicy tomatoes, creamy mozzarella cheese and basil for a fresh, flavorful and fast no-cook dish.
It’s the perfect no-cook option for warm weather meals, light lunches or easy appetizers, for anyone who loves those simple Caprese salad flavors. With bold flavor and vibrant presentation, this dish proves that healthy eating can be simple, fast and full of character.

Get the full recipe from Xoxo Bella

 

Tomato Basil Soup Recipe 

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This tomato basil soup recipe makes a filling, comforting, creamy soup from scratch. Make this Applebee’s copycat recipe in only 30 minutes!

This homemade soup tastes even better than the restaurant version, and is the perfect comfort food for cold winter months. Full of fresh basil, herbs, and a hint of garlic, it’s sure to be devoured by kids and adults alike.

Get the full recipe from The Slow Roasted Italian
 

Caprese Pasta Salad

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Caprese pasta salad is a quick and easy summer recipe made with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, basil, and a simple balsamic vinaigrette—perfect for potlucks, picnics, cookouts, or lunch.

This Caprese Pasta Salad is my go-to for warm-weather lunches, BBQs, and potlucks. It’s fast, simple, and always gets compliments.

Get the full recipe from Crayons and Cravings

 

Caprese Pasta

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This caprese pasta with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil is the perfect speedy dinner – only a handful of ingredients and ready in 15 minutes!

This pasta has all the ingredients of a classic caprese salad – fresh mozzarella, olive oil, basil and tomatoes, with a little garlic for extra zing. When you make this, be sure to let the noodles cool for a few minutes before you add the mozzarella.

Get the full recipe from Dinner at the Zoo

Learn more about nine different creatures that suck blood with these Bloodsuckers Printables. 

Materials Needed

Bloodsuckers Printables

 This 100+ page printable pack contains a variety of activities including:

• Alphabet Cards – Cut out, laminate and use to match the lower case letters to the uppercase ones. Can also be used to spell words.
• Trace the Letters – Improve handwriting skills while learning to spell.
• 3 Part Cards – Can be used to match the words to the picture or in games such as memory. These cards can also be used together with the alphabet cards, using the alphabet cards to spell out the words.
• I Spy – Count the Objects – Count the objects.
• Counting Puzzles – Cut out, laminate and use the numbers to place the puzzles back together.

• Counting Cards – Cut out, laminate and use a peg or paperclip to clip or place a pom pom or candy onto the correct answer.
• Addition Cards – Cut out, laminate and use a peg or paperclip to clip or place a pom pom or candy onto the correct answer.
• Subtraction Cards – Cut out, laminate and use a peg or paperclip to clip or place a pom pom or candy onto the correct answer.
• Size Sequencing Cards – Cut out, laminate and place in order from largest to smallest or vice versa.
• Coloring Activity – Color in the object using the color listed below.
• Do-A-Dot Letter Activity – Using a dot marker or bingo marker, dot out all of the correct letters.
• Dice / Graphing Activity – Cut out the dice and glue together. Roll the dice and graph each object the dice lands on.
• Size Sequencing Cards – Great for practicing order from largest to smallest or the other way round.
• What I Know/ Want to Learn about Bloodsuckers – Write what you want to know and then research the bloodsucking creatures and write the answers to your questions.
• Writing Pages – Research the different bloodsucking creatures and write our what you find.

• Emergent Reader about Bloodsuckers – Print out this book and have children read it to you. As they read, they will learn about nine different bloodsucking creatures.

Other Life Cycle Printables

For all the cards and puzzles activities, I prefer to print them out on white card stock and laminate them for durability and repetitive use.

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Colour Version of the Printables

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Children will love learning about different types of vegetables with this fun hands-on Vegetable Paper Craft Activity.

Check out the list of materials that we use with this activity.

Vegetable Paper Craft Activity

To make these vegetables, you will need:

Instructions:

Select different colored craft papers for each of the vegetable papercraft. The pattern for each vegetable is quite simple and easy to craft. Let’s start with the cabbage papercraft. Select 3 different shades of green colored craft papers for the cabbage craft. Trace the cabbage patterns on the selected green colored craft papers. Trace different patterns on different shades of green papers. Cut out the traced patterns.

Grab the big pattern and attach the medium pattern (teardrop-like) in the middle of it.

Grab the 2 similar patterns and attach them on both sides of the big pattern.  

Attach the square pattern on the bottom side of the big pattern.

Now attach the 2 thin patterns on both sides near the bottom end of the big pattern, making sure that the thin patterns touch each other in the middle of the bottom end.

Done! The paper cabbage is ready!

Similarly, trace, cut and stick the patterns for the rest of the vegetables and craft them all!

 

Other Craft Activities

 

Other Fruit and Vegetable Activities

Learn more about famous music composers with these printable composer booklets. These easy to create printable booklets are no-prep booklets that children will love to create.

Composer Booklets

Just print and pass these no-prep composer booklets out to your students / children. 

To complete them, children will need some books or the internet to research the composer before filling in the booklets with the information they have learned.

In each booklet, children will complete:

• There name and colour in the musician on the front cover
• The next page contains details on the date of birth and death of the composer. It also contains a map of the place they were born and died. Children can decorate the map, add places to the map or write more information about the composer around the map.
• On the third page is a picture of the composer and room for children to write some interesting facts about the composer that they find out as they research them.
• The back page contains an area for children to write some sentences about the life and the compositions of the composer.

More Music Printables

• Music Colour By Code Printables
• Music Notes Flashcards
• Beginner Music for Little Ones
• Music Cards 
• Music Symbols Colouring Pages
• Musical Instruments Booklet
• Musical Instrument Cards

Composers

There is one book for each of the following composers:

• Hildegard Von Bingen
• Isabella Leonarda
• Julia Perry
• Lili Boulanger
• Louise Farrenc
• Margaret Bonds
• Marianna Martines
• Nora Holt
• Rebecca Clarke
• Shirley Thompson
• Teresa Carreno
• Zenobia Powell
• Amanda Aldridge
• Amy Beach
• Anna Goodwin
• Barbara Strozzi
• Cecile Chaminade
• Clara Schumann
• Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre
• Ethel Smyth
• Fanny Mendelssohn
• Florence Price
• Francesca Caccini
• Germaine Tailleferre
• Chen Yi
• Jaddanbai
• Kikuko Kanai
• Liu Sola
• Michru Oshima
• Nadia Boulanger
• Nobu Koda
• Ruth Crawford Seeger
• Saraswati Devi
• Tania Leon
• Usha Khanna
• We Fei
• Leonard Bernstein
• Claude Debussy
• Antonin Dvorak
• Edward Elgar
• Franz Joseph Haydn
• Leroy Anderson
• Sergei Prokofiev
• Gioachino Rossini
• Camille Saint-Saens
• Scott Joplin
• Johann Strauss II
• George Bizet
• Clara Schumann
• George Gershwin
• Edvard Grieg
• John Williams
• John Philip Sousa
• Zoltan Kodaly
• Gustav Mahler
• Modest Mussorgsky
• Carl Orff
• Robert Schumann
• Igor Stravinsky
• Antonio Vivaldi
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Johannes Brahms
• Benjamin Britten
• Frederic Chopin
• Aaron Copland
• George Frideric Handel
• Franz Liszt
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Franz Schubert
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Richard Wagner
• Blank

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