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Thoughts and Tips on Indoor Gardening for Children

Children follow their parents' examples. Thus, if you are an avid gardener, it is more likely that your children will also take up the hobby. This is a good thing, of course, considering the many benefits gardening provides for children of all ages.

Benefits for Children

Just to name a few of these benefits, you can teach your children the values of respect for life, responsibilities for their actions and rewards for hard work. These are very valuable lessons that can be translated into their social interactions. Well, of course, there is also the fact that your children will be able to enjoy the fruits of their labors at their indoor gardens in terms of fresh vegetables or beautiful flowers. Just think of the sense of accomplishment and, thus, the boost to their confidence.

Beginning the Journey

Indoor gardening for children should be as easy as possible. This way, they will be more motivated to follow through with their first efforts, thanks to their initial success. You can then build on their newfound confidence to expand on their repertoire of plants.

1. First, you have to decide whether to teach them indoor soil gardening or hydroponics.
Both have their share of advantages and disadvantages where children are concerned, so do your research. Better yet, teach them what you know. For this article, we shall assume that indoor soil gardening is what you know best.

2. Second, you have to purchase the necessary tools and supplies to start the project.
Children love to play with their own tools so it is a good idea to purchase them in kid sizes. Plus, it will make the tasks easier for them. As much as possible, let them choose the types of plants they want to cultivate. You should provide a guiding hand in that you can tell them what is easy and not-so-easy to grow.

3. Third, you should then set to work.
Children learn best when their learning style is adhered to. Thus, if your children are visual learners, it is best to introduce them to indoor gardening by showing them what needs to be done. If your children are sensory learners, then showing them how to appreciate the feel of the soil, plants and other elements of indoor gardening using their 5 senses is the way to go.

4. Fourth, you must always remember to provide the loving guidance as they grow their plants.
You might even have to do majority of the work in the first few days but as they take on more responsibility and more joy out of indoor gardening, your children will voluntarily take care of their plants.

Again, the emphasis with indoor gardening for children is to make the activity as fun as it can be.
You must make the tasks easy so it makes sense to start with the easy-to-grow plants, to focus more on the results than on the appearance of their indoor garden, and to praise them for their accomplishments at the right times.

Even if their indoor garden consists of wacky plant choices, mismatched flowering plants and herbs looking more like weeds, the important thing is that your kids are enjoying themselves. In the end, in gardening, that is what is most important.

By: Whitney Segura