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Tips for Gardening With Your Kids

July 6, 2017 By Barb Camp 6 Comments

There are various ways to teach your kids value.  Not just the value of money, but the value of life.  The idea of gardening with your kids and nurturing it while it flourishes to its full form is invaluable.

Second Chance to Dream: Tips for Gardening with your kids #gardening #children #boredombuster

Kids who spend time in the garden, growing and tending to their plants, become fascinated with how it all works. Not to mention the incredible bond that can be created through gardening with your kids. In this generation, with endless gadgets consuming our time, it’s  important for kids to have a meaningful family connection.  There is nothing like time in the garden to promote values and bonding time that will last a lifetime.

Where exactly can you and your kids start this process? Even if you don’t own a garden you can still create a garden and involve the same structure. The upkeep of plants and garden items brings a sense of pride and ownership. Even before the idea of a pet, see if it’s possible for your children to tend to a few plants.

When children participate in gardening, the labors of your harvest will have a positive effect on their body. Kids benefit from a little more physical activity and sunshine they’ll receive while playing and working in the garden. Activities like moving soil, digging and pushing a wheelbarrow can promote strength and an overall increase in fitness.

Let’s go through some steps on how to get started on gardening with your kids!

Find or create an empty spot

Make planting easier, prepare the spot by preparing the soil and shoveling it with your children.  Some may prefer to get this done alone, but if you have a child that’s a little older, it’s a great part to do together. To create a spot, buy some soil and some flower pots to get started.

Find the right plants

Plants in a garden you’re planting with your child should be easy to grow plants that flourish without much upkeep and bloom without fertilizer. Using only water and sunlight will be much healthier for your children and the plants. This allows also for quicker grow time showing progress and keeping your children more involved.

One of the best ideas is to grow vegetables. These are easily attainable from a pack of seeds and show stages of progress which is ideal for young kids. Some great starter vegetables are:

  • Radishes
  • Salad greens (lettuce, spinach, arugula and corn salad)
  • Green beans
  • Onions
  • Strawberries
  • Peppers
  • Bush zucchini
  • Tomatoes

Educate them on how to plant

Kids are quick to want to get their hands dirty and learn right away what to do. Use this as a leverage to get them to plant everything you’ve bought and explained carefully how and why you are doing what you’re doing. Allow them to feel the pride and hard work from planting.

Teach them how to water & take care of the plants

When all are planted, water them well. Understand the growth cycle of each plant as to educate your children properly. Know the weather of upcoming days so you can plan when to water and to make sure your kids are around to be a part of the process.

Play with your Kids

In all the work and structure of gardening, there needs to be time for fun. There are a lot of ideas of having a play time in the backyard or in the garden. Water pool games, badminton, and other activities are suitable. But one of the best ways to have a rest is setting up a ping-pong table in the backyard. You can make it out of anything or purchase one, used which is usually inexpensive. You can get some equipment ideas from TheTwinSpin blog.

Ping Pong is a great sport and lends itself to more enjoyment outside. It teaches great hand-eye co-ordination and is a large community of players. In most cases, paddles and other stuff is not expensive and can be ordered from Amazon and other online stores.

Capture the moments on video/pictures

In an age of social media, it’s cool to take on the filming and capturing of your children’s planting moment in the garden. Allow them to see and others over time the hard work and effort put in. Plus, it works as a great teacher to your kids on what to do or not do.

These are just a few steps to get your gardening underway. Through all of these, you will see that you child is starting to build stronger characteristics which include, attention to detail, working with their hands, knowledge of plant science, confidence, self-sufficiency, and love of other forms of life.

Now onto some great tips, you and your kids can do together!

Create a portfolio

Using a photo album, add tags to it each season. Then, make it detailed by adding information. Involve your kids by adding drawings and keeping them informed of what is being done. Let them create their own portfolio as well and have it be a routine to update every week.

Decide on a space

Take your kids and find the perfect spot to build your garden. Take pictures and work together to dig out soil and clean the area. It’s a great bonding experience and adheres to the idea of importance with a project.

Make it a daily routine

Stress the importance of keeping up the daily task of gardening. While gardening takes patience, it’s uplifting to children to see you take appreciation in something you’ve started together. Make sure they are keeping tabs and learning daily about their plants or vegetables they’ve planted themselves.

Water, Water, Water!

This is one the kids can do themselves but it’s crucial to keeping your garden alive. During the season, you should be watering your plants every day (unless there is rainfall). Make it a routine that you and your kids go out together and have them water all plants while telling you what they are.

Involve your children in gardening and see how much they grow and appreciate life. Take them away from screens and noise, to a place outside where together you can build and grow vegetables, plants, and trees. The values they will learn will last a lifetime, teaching the generations to come to the incredible idea of gardening.

 

Here are some of my other fun gardening posts.  I know you’ll want to check them out!

 

15 Kids Garden Crafts

Second Chance to Dream: 15 Kids Garden Crafts

Here is a gardening project I did with my granddaughter.  Herb Garden in a Recycled Water Trough

creative herb garden

How to keep your kids entertained this summer

Second Chance to Dream: Keep your Kids Entertained this summer #summer #kids

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About Barb Camp

I love to create and you can almost always find some kind of evidence of that creating at any moment in my house. I am a life coach and my desire is to see women live their life to their full potential both spiritually and creatively!

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  1. Mike Anderson says: July 13, 2017 at 8:28 AM
    Hello Barb, this is a nice idea to entertain kids in summer. I am eager to update my garden soon. My kids help me in gardening. This is a nice post to teach kids about gardening. I like your thought. Thanks for sharing.
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  2. ND Fencing Company says: November 27, 2017 at 12:16 PM
    I kind of do the whole playing in the garden thing but now my garden is just completely full of toys, trampolines, swings and sand pit, there is nowhere for me to sit anymore :D
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  3. Matt says: April 22, 2018 at 11:59 PM
    Hi there! Great article as always! I just wanted to say mention that Earth Day is over but our planet is still losing 15 billion trees each year. Earth Day Network works to reforest the earth and build sustainable communities but we must all do our little bit, too! Keep up the great work! Matt recently posted...They look cool but do robotic lawn mowers actually work?My Profile
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  4. Alex Pole Saw Advisor says: June 21, 2018 at 1:26 PM
    It does take so little to involve our children in gardening and other enjoyable outdoor activities. Nowadays it is of extreme importance to let them be in contact with nature instead of placing them in front of videogames or, even worse, buying them a tablet. Alex Pole Saw Advisor recently posted...Best Gas Pole Saw Reviews 2018 Buyers GuideMy Profile
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  5. Brett says: July 10, 2018 at 6:23 AM
    Great ideas indeed! Thanks Barb, for sharing the helpful resource. We're planning to start a garden with our little princes and will follow your tips.
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  6. Techwhippet says: November 24, 2020 at 9:51 AM
    Hello Barb, My son and daughter gives you thumbs up. keep your good job. Techwhippet recently posted...Top 5 Best Compact Cameras for professional photographers 2020My Profile
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