How to Get Your Kids Involved With Your Family Garden

Gardening is a great outdoor activity that the entire family can enjoy this spring. If you’re going to have the little ones help, it is ideal to give them their own set of kid-friendly tools.

Let’s face it, they’re going to want to get down in the dirt, so to avoid misplacing anything, we suggest buying bright colourful tools that can be easily spotted. Many child-safe tools found on Amazon are colour coded.

• Gardening Gloves Save yourself the trouble of scrubbing your kids’ hands and purchase a set of kid ’s gardening gloves. This can prevent cuts and scrapes and you can find them at Canadian Tire.
• Watering Can What’s more fun for a toddler than dumping water on the ground? A plastic, sturdy watering can is an ideal prop to include in your child-friendly gardening set.
• Wheelbarrows Have your kids carry the leaves and plants back and forth. Along with keeping them active, it can give them a sense of accomplishment knowing they are participating in a meaningful way. Toys R Us sells a few options for small wheelbarrows.
• Shovel + Rake Hand tools do require supervision for children five and under. Depending on the size, these items that can be too large for your child, but if you’re comfortable with it, you can find them at Lowes or other family hardware supply stores.

Ensure your little helper is wearing the proper gear — hat, sunscreen, and comfortable shoes — since gardening requires you to spend plenty of time outdoors in the sun. Start small so they don’t get overwhelmed, preparing the soil on one day before you move on to planting, and so on.

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