Children's Imagination Garden

We made a play garden today. Penelope and Sebastian love it! They LOVE it. I sectioned off an area that was bare but had beautiful black wormy soil under a tree. I used some concrete edging and some cut up logs to define the space. We gathered shovels, rakes, pots, play veggies, play fruits, silk plants and flowers. Imagination took over and now I have happy children playing away and asking me all kinds of questions about what grows on which kind of plant, what root vegetables are, Etc. Super simple, super fun, super educational. They have mushrooms, carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, celery, corn, potatoes...

I made hanging places for their shovels and rakes on the fence

When I told Penelope I was going to go inside to get us all some drinks she said, "Oh good, I'm thirsty! This is hard work planting!" She's so cute!

Gardening and Yard Work

The best things I believe you can do for a child is to cook, bake and garden with them.

Penelope planting tomatoes

Homemade Pickles

Gardening & Yardwork

Yardwork and gardening teaches kids teamwork, work ethics and can instill in them a great sense of accomplishment. They learn about nature, the world around them, hard work, and the value food and land has. They get exercise, fresh air, and time with the family. I highly recommend it. 

Weeding the strawberry patch

Putting chicken poop-hay-compost on a garden bed.