Children absolutely love to create. Whether they’re sculpting works of art at the kitchen table with nothing but modelling clay and unrestrained creativity, or putting the finishing touches on an impressionist masterpiece bound for the dizzying heights of the fridge door; our little ones just love to make things themselves. If your kids are budding artists, why not take their imagination into the sun – filled garden this summer to grow their own veg with the help of our interactive children’s gifts? And after the green fingered fun, you can take the ripe results back indoors for some creative cooking!

You can bet that gardening is something all kids will love, once they get started. Without our help it’s perhaps not something that children would think to do. But in our range of gardening gifts for children you’ll find various activity books and accessories which you can use to get kids digging, potting and growing.

At the Secret Seed Society, it occurred to us that there’s nothing to lose and everything to gain from growing up outdoors. We looked at the wealth of research that shows the great value of sunshine and fresh air to all of us, not just kids. Children who enjoy gardening are more alert, perform better at school, and eat more vegetables. But we also believe that you don’t need statistics to know what’s good for you and your children. You can feel it too. A healthy dose of exercise in the garden can leave you feeling fresh and invigorated, just the way nature intended.

In truth, that’s why we’ve developed this range. We wanted to devise children’s gifts that made a difference. Starting from just £5.50, you’ll find our activity books well written and beautifully illustrated. If you’re concerned that your son or daughter hasn’t enough creative outlets in their life, our children’s gifts can engage creativity in an exciting new way.

Eating healthily is vital for everyone, but it’s even more essential for growing kids. With their legs and arms sprouting, children need a healthy and varied diet in order to shoot up. We at the Secret Seed Society believe healthy eating for kids is a top priority. After all, keeping little Seed Agents in tip-top condition is very important! Thankfully, it’s now easier than ever to make sure that children are eating healthily, whatever they’re doing.

More and more schools and food outlets are providing customers with healthy, low-fat alternatives to fast food and sweets. So why should the kitchen be any different? With a little imagination we believe parents can encourage their little ones to get rooted into good eating habits that will see them growing up fit and healthy.

We want children to make friends with their vegetables, so the Secret Seed Society has created a fantasy world full of vegetable characters such as Chrissie Cress, the Brussell Sprout twins and Mayor Okra. Through our range of activity books, kids can follow their new found friends into ‘Seed City’, the setting of so many fantastic adventures.

What’s more, the Seed Agents Club rewards good habits and celebrates kids’ successes in the garden and kitchen – helping them through inevitable setbacks. We encourage members to send in photos of their activities, share stories, and undertake exciting Seed Agent Missions. Healthy eating shouldn’t seem like a chore, and with our help it never will.

Childhood is a great adventure, one which every one of us is entitled to. Our range of books, seed packs and the Seed Agent Club provide another exciting episode in the journey which parents and children can enjoy together. By encouraging healthy eating for kids, we at the Secret Seed Society can help set them on their way into their teens and beyond; the next adventures.

We all understand the importance of providing a well balanced diet for our children on a daily basis. Yet, when it comes to Easter, birthdays and other special occasions it is inevitable that they will be bought chocolate, sweets and treats. As this Easter approaches, how about leaving the treats to friends and family, and instead purchase one of the unique children’s gifts that will keep kids occupied for weeks, not just Easter Sunday.

We have recently launched a new range of books for children that aim to teach kids the importance of eating healthily by showing them how to grow and cook their own fruit and vegetables. Truly eco-friendly children’s gifts, each activity book is printed on recycled paper with vegetable oil based inks and contains a fully illustrated story book, a packet of organic seeds, growing instructions and an easy to follow recipe.

We at the Secret Seed Society believe that making healthy activities more fun for children, is often a much more successful way of getting them to eat healthily. Our activity books take children on a journey from plant to plate, encouraging them to get their hands dirty in the garden and the kitchen.

Priced at just £5.50 each, we think these books are an excellent alternative to an Easter egg this April and packs can be purchased easily through the Secret Seed Society shop on our website.

The Secret Seed Society experience doesn’t have to stop with the books, we also have a Seed Agents subscription club. Kids can subscribe for free by logging on to this website, from where they can get involved in activities, enter our competitions and submit their own illustrations.

To browse these children’s gifts or to learn more about the principles behind our organisation and how you can get involved, you can read more here. You can also show your support by following one of our popular fictional characters, Peter Parsnip on his Twitter page or become his friend on Facebook. You may even want to think about about starting your own Seed Agents club!