Common Sense Media Review
By Melissa Camacho
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Fun gardening series teaches kids about sustainability.
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Mr. Bloom's Nursery
What's the Story?
MR. BLOOM'S NURSERY is a live-action educational series designed to teach children about gardening, composting, and nature. Mr. Bloom (Ben Faulks) is a gardener who tends to his community garden allotment with the help of some young child helpers known as "tiddlers." When he's not tending to his plants, he works with his compost bin, a.k.a. the Compostarium, interacts with the Veggies, and shows viewers interesting gardening and nature sites.
Is It Any Good?
This fun British series underscores the country's love for gardening by teaching children about different plants, growing techniques, greenhouses, composting, and other related themes. It keeps young children interested by incorporating puppetry, which allows for imaginary play, songs, and other types of lively entertainment. The presence of young children participating in different gardening-related activities is also engaging. While some of the accents may be a little challenging for some stateside viewers to understand at times, the show's overall lessons are clearly defined and easily understood. As a result, Mr. Bloom's Nursery is an excellent option for introducing kids to the ways they can understand and support nature and sustainability at a very young age.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the different ways gardening helps people. What are some of the benefits that it offers?
What does Mr. Bloom's Nursery teach us about the effect things like gardening and composting have on our planet?
TV Details
- Premiere date : February 7, 2011
- Cast : Ben Faulks
- Network : YouTube
- Genre : Educational
- Topics : Friendship , Puppets , STEM
- Character Strengths : Curiosity
- TV rating :
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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