I wrote a little last Spring about getting your children out in the garden with you, and this morning I wrote about encouraging children to garden at Play Library.
Here’s more gardening with kids to help you get your children outside digging in the Earth:
6 Ways To Encourage Your Children To Enjoy Gardening
Encourage Your Children To Eat What They Grow
Go Dig In The Dirt For Earth Day
Do your kids enjoy gardening?
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Gardening with your children can be a great way to get your children to eat more vegetables. If children see where their food is coming from, and help grow their food, their more likely to give it a try.
I love this song by the Banana Slug String Band, called “Dirt Made My Lunch.” It’s a catchy tune, once you hear it you’ll be singing it yourself. I love all their songs and videos, they’re great for kids. All the songs have a good message to help kids understand their Earth.
Kids will find joy watching the seeds they planted grow …read more
There’s one more week to send in your gardening requests and get signed up to win $30 cold hard cash! Just leave a comment letting me know what you’d like to see more of here at Mother Earth’s Garden. You can also leave a readers gardening tip on the reader’s tip page (in the comment section).
Don’t forget to participate in the poll in the sidebar. In this month’s poll we’re asking if your children enjoy gardening. Watch for some fun gardening with children posts coming in April. I’ll let you know the poll results, and post a new poll at …read more
The poll results are in. Where do you get your garden seeds?
35 % said they order their seeds online.
35% said they get their seeds from the local garden center.
15% said they save their own seeds.
10% swap seeds with friends.
5% order from a printed catalog.
This months poll?
Do your children like to garden?
My son loves to garden, he’s right in there digging in the dirt, and turning the compost. He’s usually more interested in checking out the earthworms than he is in planting seeds, or pulling weeds.
Check out the sidebar to the right to answer this months poll. This poll will …read more
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