The longer days and warmer temperatures are likely to lure young children outside. This is a good time to get them involved in the gardening process. Gardening teaches valuable scientific concepts to young children according to Dr. Shelley Lindauer, early childhood development specialist in the Utah State University College of Family Life.
Children can learn about life cycles, how sunlight and water nourish plants and caparison skills.
Lindauer says often part of food that are normally considered garbage can become interesting gardening experiments for children. So, without much expense, you can teach young children gardening concepts and help them understand where the food they eat comes from. Place the carrot cut side down in about one inch of water in a dish. After a week or so roots will sprout and the carrot can be planted in sandy soil with about one inch of the top extending above the soil. An interesting experiment for young children is to plant carrot seeds side by side with the carrot sprouts so they can compare growth.