Getting the children involved in gardening is a great way to get your kids outside, and a fun way to spend time as a family. Aside from having fun, your kids will have the pleasure of watching things grow, will learn the names of different plants, and will be aware that vegetables don’t appear miraculously in the supermarket. They can also create their own special spot of beauty in the family’s lawn or garden. If you’re looking for creative ways to get your kids out in the garden, here are four fun garden projects your kids will love:
This simple project brings a small but potent pop of color in the garden or even on the patio or porch. You’ll need an enamel bucket, masking tape, a large nail, a hammer, an oregano plant or other herb in bloom, gravel, potting mix and blue green glass mulch.
The kids will have fun creating a unique design in the backyard with this grass spiral. This is excellent for a graveled area in the garden. You’ll need at least 20 pots of a pretty blue grass like festuca glauca, 50 to 60 smooth black pebbles and a trowel.
Water the plants and let them drain. Then, starting from the center, lay out the pots of grasses in a spiral until you and your kids are happy with the design. Then plant the grasses, and arrange an echoing spiral of black pebbles inside the spiral.
While this contraption might not attract any real birds, it makes a pretty planter to hang in a tree. You’ll need an old-fashioned birdcage, a shallow terracotta pot to fit in it, broken terracotta, potting mix, water retaining gel, slow release fertilizer and flowers. The best ones have a trailing habit.
Putting a new path into the backyard will not only be a fun project for the kids, but it will change up the look of the whole yard. A short path that leads from one part of the garden to the other is just the thing for a weekend project. You’ll need stepping stones, 2 bags of sand, a trowel, chalk, a shovel, a level, a hose so you can test the setup.
These are fun ways to develop a life long passion for gardening in your kids, and a great way to keep them entertained and busy during the spring and summer months. If you’re sick of your kids being glued to their video games, or hooked to the TV, consider using some of these fun gardening projects to get them outside and active. Information for this article was provided by an arborist in Kalamazoo that specializes in tree services.
Earnest Parenting: help for parents who want to garden with kids.
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