Planting a Garden with Kids
June 08, 2011 
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Planting a Garden with Children
One of the best summertime activities for your kids is to plant a garden. There are all kinds of great reasons to plant a garden and it will really keep your kids entertained. Make sure that you are working with your kids to create a garden, it doesn’t have to be work, this can actually be a great activity that they can participate in all summer and really have a lot of fun doing. You will find that a garden si a great way to keep them active and to also provide them with a great structured activity that they can really enjoy.
- Plant Vegetables and Fruit They Enjoy Eating
The great thing with a garden is that you can plant fruits and vegetables that your kids like. When you are doing this, they will be excited, they will be able to grow something that they really like and that they can eat. The more that they like it, the more willing that they are going to be to eat it and to want to really make sure that the garden succeeds. You also may be able to expand what they will eat if it is something that they are growing in their garden.
- Let Them Run the Garden
You can really make your kids feel like they are being independent if you let them run the garden. This means that you should teach them what to do and then back away and let them do it. Show them how they need to be watering, pruning, and weeding the garden and then watch them do it. This is a great way to teach them some responsibility, but they will still be having a lot of fun when they are working on their garden. This is a great way to instill independence in your children.
A great summertime activity to do with your children is to plant a garden with them. This is an ongoing project that they can take part of and have a lot of fun doing. If you are looking for a great activity for the summer and something that will keep your kids going again and again, you really need to check out starting a garden. This is a great activity to do with your children and it will keep them entertained the entire summer. Make sure that you help them start a great garden that they can be proud of.
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I always get the kids involved in the garden, but be prepared for a bit of a mess. So make sure they have some old cloths on and sunscreen in the summer.
Suzy
Good point, make sure to have some old clothes – don’t let them go in their regular clothes. Kids will get about 5x dirtier than you do!
Good comment Suzy, old cloths are a must and suitable footwear as there can be thorns and prickles so be careful
Dan
As this post states, it’s very important to plant stuff the kids will actually want to eat. If you don’t, they won’t be able to truly enjoy the fruits of their labour!
Have any tips on how to get your kids to eat veggies?
A way to get your kid to eat veggies is to introduce yummy ways of eating them, such as adding a few things they like to it. For example, peanut butter and celery is always a hit!
Thanks for the tip, Warzlin. Another tip would be to make things out of the vegetables that are tasty, like giving them something coated in spaghetti sauce, which is full of vegetables.
Topias, another great addition to this post. Ravioli is what’s for dinner!
Another great blog, I would suggest others to subscribe to this blog as I have.
Thanks for the ideas, keep em’ coming!
This is another great post for bonding with kids; also a good way to have your exercise this summer!
If you’re wanting a way to bond with your kids, then look no further. My kids love watching the vegetable seeds they planted sprout into life, it’s such a great experience.
I wholeheartedly agree with you, Kristina. This is an great idea, I’d urger everyone else to give it a shot.
Gardening with your children is rewarding for everyone, great post Dan.
I love your stuff!
Brilliant tips as always, it’s always a good idea to plant things that the kids will like to eat. Anyone suggest some fruit we could try growing?
Thanks for the great set of ideas Dan, top notch.
Good to see people still value the importance of their children when it comes to gardening.
thanks so much for you space conversation ideas Dan. <3
If you like these ideas, check out the rest of the blog. It’s just bursting with them!
Spot on, it’s great when kids can help you out. Gives them good work ethic!