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Children are natural gardeners. They are curious, love flowers and prefer playing in the dirt. So why don’t you create a kiddie-sized garden together with your child? You’ll help her learn about nature, encourage responsibility and let hr experience a sense of accomplishment. A children's garden is an excellent way to create a safe, summer place to continue learning. In his own garden a child can observe and discover while she interacts with nature. And above all, you’ll spend time together and will have fun.

Make it organic
An ideal children's garden should be completely safe and child friendly. This means no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Go organic in any way when it comes to producing your own vegetables, which your child would love to eat once they have grown.

Plant great selection
Let your child decide where and what to plant, but you may want to show her around other gardens first. Use your time together to tell your child about how important anre the vitamins and minerals from fruits and vegetables, and which ones are even better for her diet and will keep her healthy. Name variety of fruits and vegetables, so she can pick up her favourites and plant them in her garden. Plant vegetables that the child loves to eat. Explain the child how plants need sunshine, water and healthy soil. Establish a sense of ownership by giving the child his own plot. Remember that plants that sprout quickly, and grow fast, will hold the child's interest and give him a sense of pride. For example cucumbers, beans, and zucchini all have large seeds and are easy to grow. Cherry tomatoes and radishes, although having small seeds produce rapidly. Let her plant some flowers as well, as this will encourage her sense of beauty and aesthetics. Sunflowers and marigolds are bold and easy to grow.

Decorate
Place a kid-size bench close by where the child can sit, play or show off his garden to friends. Having an area with some rye-grass in the garden is a good idea as you could throw down a blanket for your little one to play and enjoy the sunshine around the flowers. A small fairy or other “garden friends” will add up to the perfect kiddie garden.

Educate
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