Gardening allows children to discover nature and learn how plants grow. But not only! Here is what this manual and outdoor activity can bring them.
If you think that having the green hand is not given to everyone, think again! You just have to take an interest in nature and adopt the right gestures. Besides, there is no age to Understand how plants grow and more and morechildren learn to garden. If you have a garden, this activity is ideal for occupying them and especially initiating them to nature. In addition, the arrival of sunny days is a perfect period to make children want to put their little hands in the ground, by creating their own vegetable garden. Here are the good reasons to garden with children:
1 – Garden with her child to teach him patience
Growing fruits, flowers, or vegetables are not done overnight. Your child will have to learn to wait patiently, Day after day, before obtaining a visible result. Until then, he will have to water his plant regularly and take care of it with love. A good way also to empower him (without him, the plant may not survive). Depending on his age, nevertheless choose plants that are easy to maintain.
2 – Share family -friendly moments
Teach your child to observe nature and small animals Who populate our gardens, to plant seeds and water them, to make a spray, to cut, to weed … it is also to share together moments of memorable complicity. Grandparents are also welcome to transmit their passion and their knowledge with their grandchildren.
3 – Make it proud and enhance it
After having planted a few seeds in the earth, young and old like to pour water with their little watering can … And what satisfaction for them to see their plant grow over the days, or to taste the fruit that they took so long to grow … On your side, you will have contributed to making it proud and can savor this moment when it will be amazed to finally be able to harvest the fruit of its work.
4 – offer him an educational activity
Gardening is a good alternative to win young and older tablets and video games, which often make them addicted. And when the weather is nice, it is better to see them play outside. In addition, gardening allows the child to learn how the life cycle of plants works, in a fun way.
5 – Teach him to eat healthy
Your child has just planted his seeds in the garden and he has enough to be proud. To make him want to wait until you get fruits or vegetables, pick up a few aromatic herbs together or other foods that you had already grown. Thus, he will see what the seed will harvest, after a few weeks. Show him then how to clean and cook these freshly picked products, to taste them proudly with the family. A good way to teach him to eat balanced, and make him want to consume vegetables.
6 – Awaken your curiosity
Take advantage of family weekends or vacation to walk in botanical gardens, or in parks. Then awaken his curiosity by observing with him the diversity of flowers and plants. Offer him to take pictures of those he finds beautiful and play riddles! Will he be able to recognize for example the varieties of flowers that you have planted together, in your garden?
