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Engage the Kids in Your Life With Fun Gardening Projects
Green Thumbs in Training How to Make Gardening a Family Adventure
There’s nothing better than spending time with your kids and grandkids outside, enjoying an entertaining, creative, and informative activity. But sometimes, these activities are hard to coordinate. Thankfully, gardening appeals to families from all walks of life. All you need is a dedicated area in your yard or patio and seeds, and you’re ready to get started. Let the kids choose the plants. This is arguably the most crucial part of igniting a child’s interest in gardening. If you pick out the fruits, veggies, and flowers you want to grow and invite your grandkids to help plant, water, and pick, they may lose interest quickly. Instead, include them in the process from the get-go. Take them to the store and let them pick out seeds or plants. Encourage them to choose produce they
already enjoy eating, making it even more fun for them! Just be sure their choices can grow in your area during the current season. Make space and plant together. After choosing your seeds, you must ensure your garden is ready to sustain life. Dedicate a section of your lawn or patio to your gardening efforts and start laying soil or filling your planters. Help your grandchildren transplant their seeds or young plants directly into the area. Now, put them in charge of caring for the plants by checking on and watering them. You may want to follow behind to ensure they aren’t over or under-watering. Make it fun and informative! You can get your grandkids more involved by encouraging them to research their
plants and track their growth. They can even look online to see how their plants should be developing. Soon enough, those fruits and vegetables will be ready to eat, and you should let your grandchildren pick anything ripe when possible. Seeing the fruits of their labor (literally) will make this experience even more enlightening and enjoyable for them.
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