Most kids will naturally take to gardening if you introduce them to the experience while they’re young. Even small toddlers can help in the garden. Organic gardening with your little ones won’t just yield a better harvest but will also teach your kids important lessons about ecology, green methods, organic cooking, composting, sustainable agriculture, creativity, and self-sufficiency. It’s also eco-friendly to garden with tots because you, the adult will be less likely to use chemicals in the garden if you know your kids will be around them.
Following are some tips that can help you help your kids make the most of their organic gardening experience:
Give them their own little plot. Help them out of course, but allowing them to have their own little space makes them feel independent and important.
Plan for easy and fast growing plants. Kids hate to wait. Make sure some of the plants you and your little choose will sprout and grow quickly. Carrots, marigolds, and many herbs are great choices.
Get them their own little gardening tools. Small tools made especially for kiddos make gardening tasks easier and more fun.
Plan for some fun themed gardens. You can grow a sunflower house, a pizza garden, or a cool moonlit garden. See more at: 10 Fun Organic Gardening Projects for Kids.
Go for annuals that come up again and again with less fuss.
If you don’t have garden space outside your kids can still have an organic gardening experience growing up. Look into a cute eco-friendly indoor garden, grow plants and smaller veggies in pots, or find a community garden to participate in.
Most of all have fun. Don’t pressure kids to participate. Some kids are slower to warm up to messy stuff like gardening. My son, for example hated getting his hands dirty as a toddler, but now is fine with it and loves to garden.
TIPS FOR PARENTS:
If you need tips that can help you learn about organic gardening so you can pass it on to the kiddos, read the following:
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