by Yvette Garfeild
If you are looking for a fun summertime kids activity, start your own eatable garden. Begin with a vegetable garden, as they grow quickly and encourage your kids to try new foods.
What to do:
1) Discuss what you and children want to grow. Pick a few different veggies so your garden will be colorful and delicious.
2) Take a field trip to the local gardening store to pick out your seeds and supplies. Also, a cute gardening hat can transform any child into an amazing gardener.
3) Determine the space available for your garden and follow the directions on the seeds so they will grow beautifully. Gardens can be grown in small spaces and without having a backyard. Many veggies grow well with minimal sunlight- just specify to your gardening shop what your space will be.
4) Use your hands! Encourage your kids to get their hands in the dirt and plant the seeds.
5) Keep a gardening diary! Take weekly pictures of your garden and chart their growth.
6) When ready to be picked and cooked, take photos of your family enjoying their garden fresh veggies.
Yvette Garfield, author and creator of the Handstand Kids Cookbook Company (www.hanwww.handstandkids.comdstandkids.com). Contact her at yvette@handstandkids.com.
If you are looking for a fun summertime kids activity, start your own eatable garden. Begin with a vegetable garden, as they grow quickly and encourage your kids to try new foods.
What to do:
1) Discuss what you and children want to grow. Pick a few different veggies so your garden will be colorful and delicious.
2) Take a field trip to the local gardening store to pick out your seeds and supplies. Also, a cute gardening hat can transform any child into an amazing gardener.
3) Determine the space available for your garden and follow the directions on the seeds so they will grow beautifully. Gardens can be grown in small spaces and without having a backyard. Many veggies grow well with minimal sunlight- just specify to your gardening shop what your space will be.
4) Use your hands! Encourage your kids to get their hands in the dirt and plant the seeds.
5) Keep a gardening diary! Take weekly pictures of your garden and chart their growth.
6) When ready to be picked and cooked, take photos of your family enjoying their garden fresh veggies.
Yvette Garfield, author and creator of the Handstand Kids Cookbook Company (www.hanwww.handstandkids.comdstandkids.com). Contact her at yvette@handstandkids.com.
