We are having a great time watching our garden grow already this summer. Can’t wait to start snacking and that’s the whole reason we garden in reality. We love having our kids in the garden with us, gardening is teaching them more about life and science than a book is going to tell them about the process.
Remember this: Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn. – Benjamin Franklin
Plus kids like to snack, and they can be huge veggie fans.
Kids in the Kitchen – Gardening
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Making a salad from fresh garden vegetables is great way to show how tasty vegetables are, to practice cutting with knifes, as well as the growing of food.
You can find more posts about gardening with your kids all over Forgetful Momma. It’s something we love to do!
Gardening Books for Gardening with Kids
How Your Garden Grows – Berenstain Bears Grow-It!
Growing a Bee Garden and Why Your Want One
Mini Greenhouse Gardening with Kids
Introducing Gardening in Our Homeschool
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10 Days of Kids in the kitchen series posts:
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Shopping List and Meal Planning
Why Kids Need to Learn to Cook
I’ve been working with my kids to get them to fall in love with gardening!
I think they’re starting to catch on a bit. It takes time to learn, but I like the idea of making it a “tasty” hobby where they can taste the vegetables and get a feel for what they get out of it.
This might be an approach I end up taking as time goes on.
It does take so little to involve our children in gardening and other enjoyable outdoor activities. Nowadays it is of extreme importance to let them be in contact with nature instead of placing them in front of videogames or, even worse, buying them a tablet.