First lady Michelle Obama planted a vegetable garden two months ago on the White House property. This has not been done in a long duration but it is something she wished to do with her 2 school aged daughters, Sasha and Malia. She thought it would be wonderfult to have such easy access to fresh vegetables to eatin addition to thinking it was important for her girls to learn how to take care of a living thing. Making a garden for children to enjoy and work on is a great gift and one that they will never forget. There are various kinds of gardens that you can do with your children and in various sizes and locations. If you have a goodflat piece of land, you may choose to have a large vegetable garden like the Obamas. If youreside in an urban setting and just have a small outdoor area, planting flowers and vegetables in pots may be thebest way. If you live in a harsher climate you may have a small number of plants to work on and decorate your garden more with saint statues or Virgin Mary statues. Whatever type of garden you do, the following steps can get you started.
Once you have decided what type of garden you wish to create with yourkidschildren, you need to pick the best location. Itshould to get plenty of sunlight and not too shaded by trees or a building. The more open the area, the better. If you do not own a power tiller you can rent one from any home improvement places. This will help get the soil all turned up and ready. After you till the ground, use a rake to gently flatten the area. A chicken wire fence should be installed around the area if you are doing a vegetable one to keep little critters from eating your vegetables. Based on the size of the garden area, decide how many plants will fit and what types you would enjoy having. Involve the kids in this decision making part. If you are growing flowers, have them tell you what their favorite colors are and if you are doing a vegetable garden, ask them what type of vegetables they want to grow. It is proven that if involved the a vegetable garden, children are more likely to consume vegetables that they planted themselves. If they choose to buy decorations like saint statues or Virgin Mary statues for the garden that is fine too. Once you havebought all of the plants, get the children some work gloves and little shovels and have them start digging small holes to plant the seeds and/or plants. make sure to thoroughly wet the garden with water thoroughly and water it every day. Another good project for the kids to do , especially in a vegetable garden is to make marker signs for the plants.
Growing a garden benefits children in giving them responsibility of taking care of a living thing and a sense of accomplishment in being successful at it.
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