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School-Age Child Care: Share Your School Age Ideas
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Please take the time to share school age care activities, projects, recipes and ideas with others.
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Subject: Basic Tips--Gardening with Kids
Date: Fri Jan 12 11:32
Author: Tonya
(tonyamb@bellsouth.net)
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Here are a few tips to help you when you want to garden with the kids.
--A picture is worth a 1,000 words. Never tell kids something you could show them.
--Young kids have a very short attention span. Make sure that you have lots of options available so they can get started immediately and stay busy. They LOVE TO DIG HOLES!
--Instant gratification helps! Plant radishes even if you don't like them---they come up in 3-4 days.
--Growing their own vegetables will generally get kids to try eating things they otherwise wouldn't.
--Getting dirty is an integral part of growing up!
--Be a good role model.
--When giving out supplies to several kids, try to keep seeds, plants, tools, etc. as similar as possible to avoid fussing & fighting.
--After an activity, do something to reinforce what everyone has learned. Many kids who won't talk in a large group will often speak easily in a small group.
--Try pairing older kids with younger ones. Try to add responsibility & ownership to projects.
Here's a list of plants that are fun for kids to plant & watch grow.
--morning glories
--pansies
--Johnny jump ups
--nasturtiums
--snapdragons
--radishes
--cleome
--sunflowers
--potatoes
--strawflowers
--zinnias
--Mexican hat
--blacket flower
--lamb's ear
--herbs: mint (apple & chocolate), lemon grass, cilantro, garlic, basil, oregano
Butterfly attracting plants: butterfly weed, salvia, monarga
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