{"id":179,"date":"2012-04-03T14:52:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T14:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rememberme-gifts.com\/blog\/?p=179"},"modified":"2026-08-06T20:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:07:39","slug":"creating-a-memorial-garden-with-kids-for-pet-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/remembermegiftboutique.com\/blog\/creating-a-memorial-garden-with-kids-for-pet-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Memorial Garden with Kids for Pet Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/remembermegiftboutique.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/planting-a-memorial-garden-blog-remember-me-gifts-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"creating a memorial garden with kids\" class=\"wp-image-808\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.195293531718857;width:267px;height:auto\" title=\"Planting a Pet Memorial Garden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/remembermegiftboutique.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/planting-a-memorial-garden-blog-remember-me-gifts-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/remembermegiftboutique.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/planting-a-memorial-garden-blog-remember-me-gifts-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/remembermegiftboutique.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/planting-a-memorial-garden-blog-remember-me-gifts.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As adults, the loss of a pet is extremely difficult.&nbsp; What makes matter worse is watching our children grieve over this loss.&nbsp; It&#8217;s often their first lesson in dealing with grief and the healing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating a memorial garden does not have to be complicated, at all.&nbsp; It can be as simple as displaying a <a href=\"http:\/\/remembermegiftboutique.com\/category_76\/Pet-Memorial-Stones.htm\">pet memorial stone <\/a>in an area of your garden surrounded by seasonal flowers with a <a href=\"http:\/\/remembermegiftboutique.com\/category_5\/Memory-Trees.htm\">Memorial Tree<\/a>.&nbsp; Having your child help with the design of the memorial garden will help with the healing process.&nbsp; Allow them to pick out the flowers and help plant them.&nbsp; Let them know that this is their special area.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/remembermegiftboutique.com\/category_54\/Pet-Memorial-Gifts.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/remembermegiftboutique.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Creating-A-Memorial-Garden-2013-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-481\" title=\"Creating-A-Memorial-Garden-2013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/remembermegiftboutique.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Creating-A-Memorial-Garden-2013-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/remembermegiftboutique.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Creating-A-Memorial-Garden-2013.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As adults, the loss of a pet is extremely difficult.&nbsp; What makes matter worse is watching our children grieve over this loss.&nbsp; It&#8217;s often their first lesson in dealing with grief and the healing process. 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