![Girls drawing a garden together](https://i0.wp.com/themakecompany.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_7031-scaled-e1693442350731-1024x768.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
Now that Winter’s over and Spring is in the air, we’re enjoying playing this free printable game. You don’t need much to do it, so it’s perfect for a rainy Spring day! Kids will love drawing their own gardens with a friend or two.
You will need:
- Draw a Garden free printable
- Felt pens
- Paper
- A friend (or two, or three!) to play with!
Instructions:
Start by printing out the game cards and cutting them out. Put them face down on the table and shuffle them thoroughly.
![Garden game](https://i0.wp.com/themakecompany.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_6982-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1)
![Garden game cut out](https://i0.wp.com/themakecompany.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_69842.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1)
Take turns choosing a card from the pile. You get to draw a picture of the item that you choose! As you take turns, you’ll build up a picture of a garden.
If you get the same item twice, draw it twice! This could mean that your garden is full of flowers, or bugs, or even washing drying on a line! It’s random, which is all part of the fun.
The Wild Card means that you can draw any item you choose. Go wild with this one!
![](https://i0.wp.com/themakecompany.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_70232.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/themakecompany.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_70252.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/themakecompany.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_70282.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/themakecompany.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_70312.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1)
Keep choosing cards and drawing items until you have a whole garden. You can make this game go on for as long as you like – your garden can be as full or as empty as you want it to be. You can see here that the garden we made is quite a busy place!
![Garden game complete](https://i0.wp.com/themakecompany.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_70331.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
We love this game because it’s easy to set up, doesn’t need many supplies, doesn’t make a mess, and it keeps kids busy. Win, win, win!
So, put your feet up with a nice cuppa while the kids have fun making a garden. Or, join in with the fun and create a random garden of your own.
If you liked this activity, you’ll love these garden-themed crafts!
![bee bath](https://i0.wp.com/themakecompany.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bee-Bath-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1)
![Garden craft box](https://i0.wp.com/themakecompany.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_6402.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1)
![growing kit](https://i0.wp.com/themakecompany.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Growing-Kit.jpg?resize=828%2C909&ssl=1)
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