Gardening could just be one fun activity for your children because dirt has always been one of the kids’ best toys. Excite them by allowing them to pick the plant they want to grow. Here are some suggestions to help you make your little ones become enthusiastic with gardening.
Kids will more likely choose plants and flowers with bright colours. Have a load of varieties of plants and show them what could develop by putting in love and work. Examples will keep your children fascinated and motivated. Anything that is of their like (e.g. vegetables) and fuzzy (sunflowers or beautiful coloured flowers) will surely overwhelm a kid.
Make sure these plants will not cause any allergic reactions from your child.
Give your children the freedom to help you with the starting seeds. Some seeds might be too small for the tiny fingers, but their digits can be of help in covering them with dirt.
To last the kids’ enthusiasm until the plants grow, make them create a gardening journal. This activity will allow them to use their imagination to sketch on what the plants will be like and write down when they placed in the ground the seeds and when they first witnessed a sprout pushing up.
Before you start gardening, pick a spot where the kids often play or walk by, to make the garden very visible for the kids. Every time they see and pass by their garden, the more they will sight changes.
Always remember that children are fond of playing with dirt or mud. They can help you ready the soil, even if what they are doing is stomping on the clumps. To make gardening with the kids more fun, you can provide them with kid-sized tools to make gardening very engaging for them.
Give your kids from the beginning on the feeling that they own this part of the garden. This will encourage their responsibility for this piece of space. A picture of each plant will enable the children to foresee what the vegetables or flowers will look like.
Put your child’s name on a placard, so everyone can see that it’s their garden. It’s giving a sense of pride; your kids can talk about their own work they’ve done and they are most likely to stay tune until harvest time.
Playing with water is right next with playing with dirt. Provide a small watering can, fitting the little hands that they can use to water their garden. Show them how to let the water go right to the roots of the plants.
Give the kids full control to their garden. If they create a mess, let it be, it’s their mess. Allow them to get pleasure from it and take dignity in their own piece of territory. Just don’t forget to tell them how to clean up that mess.
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