Benefits of Gardening With Kids

Being in the garden with kids provides fresh air, sunshine, and opportunities to learn about life cycles, botany, and other sciences. It also helps them develop math, counting, sorting, and color recognition skills.

Kids can have a variety of sensory experiences in the garden, including smelling different plants, feeling different textures, seeing a range of colors and shapes, and tasting fresh fruits and vegetables.

Kids can develop a range of skills in the garden, including fine and gross motor skills through activities like shoveling and reaching, as well as fine motor skills like grasping seeds and picking weeds. They also develop reading skills through free reading opportunities in the garden.

The garden offers a multitude of learning opportunities, beyond those mentioned before. It helps kids learn about different types of seeds, different sizes of fruits and vegetables, and the various ways that things grow. They can also learn about beneficial and non-beneficial insects and develop a sense of responsibility and caretaking.

You can find more information about gardening with kids on our website or by checking out our "How to Garden with Kids" video on our YouTube channel.