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Top 10 tips for gardening with children
Is one of your new year’s resolutions to get your kids involved in your gardening project, teach them a new skill or just spend more time outdoors in your garden?
If your answer is yes and you need some inspiration take a look at my top 10 tips for gardening with children.
Moss in jars, pretend play and experiments - how to be more childlike
As adults gardening is often all about growing and nurturing a plant (either for food, beauty or ego). We often look at the end result rather than the journey and we rarely seek to understand 'why' something happens, unless it goes wrong. On the other hand, children tend to find excitement in everyday things and they are obsessed with the 'why'. Here are a few thoughts on how I have embraced the mindset of my children in order to continue nourishing their gardening skills during these cold and dark months.
The problem with autumn
If I had to choose, autumn would probably be my favourite season! However, the start of this autumn has been really disappointing here in Norwich with torrential rain, flooding and only a handful of days with lovely weather.
Our outdoor garden activities have been limited, while inside we have started growing a few things but the girls have not really been very engaged as they have been busy with homework, classes and playing.
What are your plans to keep your gardening kid excited about growing during the autumn/winter months?
Three of the best summer gardening activities for children!
Before the school holidays started I had grand plans to publish a list of the 10 best gardening things to do with your kids over the summer. However, while doing my research for the blog, I realised that there are countless numbers of such lists and they are all awesome. So instead of reinventing the wheel, I have tried to do some of those activities with my girls and below are my favourite three. These are not ‘one off’ activities but things the kids can do time and time again.
Taking stock
April and the first half of May have been a mixed bag both in terms of weather and gardening. As our plants are growing nicely (mostly!) I feel the need to take stock on what we have achieved so far and what I have learnt during the last few months gardening with my two little girls.