Although the weather may not reflect it, Spring is just around the corner. Often adults and children alike are experiencing a little cabin fever. Starting a garden project is a great way to shake off the winter doldrums.
Gardening is one of the most popular hobbies of adults in America and a great family activity.
In addition to teaching kids about how things grow, gardening has many other positive influences. The physical activity required in weeding, preparing the soil, mulching and many other gardening tasks is great exercise. Patience is a difficult skill for many children and waiting for seeds to grow and plants to develop is a way for kids to practice this skill. Let the kids make some of the decisions about your garden. Let the kids look through garden catalogues and choose one or two plants for their garden.