Ideas for creating a children’s garden
Growing a children’s garden is an easy way to provide a fun
and educational hobby for your entire family. And you are in your
own backyard! Gardening is an educational way to watch the cycle
of life and also builds self confidence in your little ones as they
watch the fruits of their labor grow. An added perk is that it may
be easier to get your kids to eat healthier foods if they grow the
vegetables themselves.
There are just too many possibilities for us to list them all but
you can have plants with bright colors, some that have different
textures, some that are good for butterfly habitats or everyone’s
favorite, the edible garden. We are challenging our BHP members
to start a garden with their children in celebration of Earth Day
and we would love for you to send us a picture. One lucky winner
will win a “Fridge
Box”. Go crazy with those themes and we might choose you
for a feature!
Some ideas for a kid’s garden:
- Any herb-these can be rubbed to release their fragrance and then
taken into the kitchen to be added to meals
- fuzzy lamb’s ears
- snapdragons (it’s fun to make them “talk”)
- moonflowers (it's fun to take a flashlight out to watch the blooms
open at night)
- lettuce, cucumbers and radish’s grow quickly for those little
impatient gardeners
- pumpkins and corn for those older kids
- sunflowers
- miniature hostas
- marigolds (a care free plant!)
- geraniums
Some tips for a children’s garden: take them with you to
pick out the plants and start small, this is for fun not another
chore!
Do you have other plants to add to the list? Please send additions
to Suggestions@babyhomepages.net.
We would love to hear them so that we can update this list on our
resource page!
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