Make Kids Love Gardening

Gardening is the least activity that children would want to spend for their available time. They lack interest when they hear the word “gardening” because hard work and boring impression are already instilled in their minds. But we can change their belief about gardening. Why not do something very interesting to make kids love the thought of gardening. Here are some tips that I want to share to you on how gardening can be a very interesting pastime for children.

Children normally like to visualize stuff, so we need to make sure that the garden we are creating doesn’t only include green leafy vegetables. We may also add color to catch their attention. It would be ideal to have flowering plants that go with different colors. We can also create a flower box or window box on our window sills if we do not have enough space for a bed garden at home.

Children as we all know are fond of games or want to play around. Why not make gardening a very playful time to them and at the same time give them some information about plants so that they will learn something from you as well as from the activity. Also make them play with dirt because kids do love to play with it. Getting dirty is an integral part during their early years.

We need to make sure that our child’s work is satisfactory. Supervision is a must. We need to check their work from time to time. If we are to fix their work, we need to do it discreetly as not to discourage them for not doing a good job. If we are to build or install custom window boxes, we need to ensure our youngster’s safety. The use of tools like hammer, concrete nails and other stuff that can harm them, should be assisted all the time.

If we only have one child, try to pair them up with their neighborhood friends. They need to share their gardening experience with someone of the same age. I am certain that they will enjoy their gardening if they are with the same age group.

I hope the above simple tips are somewhat helpful to you. Considering that they involve the welfare of our children. Let us encourage and involve our kids on our gardening activities. With this, we are promoting green living and healthy lifestyle to our family.