![]() Potatoes– Potatoes are another great crop for kids. Oh, the many lessons root vegetables can teach us! Can you see the carrot growing underground? Don’t be hasty and pick it before it’s ready, otherwise you won’t have a carrot big enough to sustain you. Picking a pea pod and opening it up to discover the surprise inside is such a fun moment for even the tiniest gardeners.Ĭarrots– Carrots are direct sow and sprout quickly, making this a really great crop for children. Peas– These “secret treasure” plants are so fun for little ones. Little ones love picking the bright colored tomatoes that are just the perfect size for tiny hands. It helps us grow to be strong plants and produce the most fruit. My favorite crops for children:Ĭherry Tomatoes – You can demonstrate staking the tomato plants and teach about how godly correction and discipline is just like staking the plants. In the same way, God’s beautiful design is in each child so that they will continue to grow into children full of godly characteristics and virtues. Let them experience this amazing wonder themselves first hand and see where gardening with kids can take your daily conversations! Just like we’re learning from We Choose Virtues, God has made the caterpillar to be a butterfly, the design is already inside each one and they will change into beautiful butterflies. Learning that the entire blueprint of a whole plant AND its fruit are contained in a teeny tiny seed can show kids how God’s entire design for their lives are hidden inside them. In a time when babies are using smart phones and kids struggle to part with their tablets and video games, getting their hands dirty and learning good old fashioned hard work connects us to the earth that God made us from. ![]() Burying secret treasure seeds in damp soil and marking their spots with special handmade signs are activities that bring value far beyond their educational benefits. There’s just nothing like the wonder and excitement that gardening with kids can bring.
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