Videos you might be interested in
Videos you might be interested in
Videos you might be interested in
Suggested for you
10 Best Gardening Activities for Your Children
Kids usually enjoy digging dirt, making mud pies, observing worms, or simply anything that involves getting dirty outside. Apart from having fun your kid can also learn new skills, advance important traits while caring for plants.
Fun Filled Gardening Activities for Kids
Here is a list of some interesting summer garden activities for kids:
1. Watering Plants
Garden activities for toddlers may include watering plants as it is one of the simpler tasks.
How to Do
Provide your kid with a plastic watering can.
Show him how to water the plants.
How It Helps
Learn about plant biology.
It may help your kid feel empowered.
2. Creative Planting
Gardening activities for preschoolers can comprise of some creative planting which is sure to make them love gardening.
How to Do
Allot a special corner of your garden to your kid that will be solely under his care.
Help him to design it in any shape he wishes. For example, he can shape it like a pizza and divide it into slices by using wood or plastic dividers.
Assist him to plant different seedlings in each slice.
How It Helps
Generate your kid’s interest in gardening.
Knowledge about flowering plants.
Improves planning and organising skills.
3. Miniature Gardens
This can be a very exciting activity for your kid as he may create a flowering world of his own.
How to Do
Guide your child to fill a plant-holder with soil and help him plant some succulents, cacti in it.
Ask him to place toys and figures of his choice like dinosaurs, cowboys, astronauts among the plants.
How It Helps
It may help promote your kid’s imagination and creativity.
He may begin to take an active part in gardening.
4. Newspaper Planters
Your kid may find this activity fascinating. You can use old comics to make them more appealing.
How to Do
Fold the newspapers lengthwise in half. Roll them along a tin or a jar and cover it completely.
Fill it with soil and sprinkle some seeds in it.
You can place the planter on a board or punch holes on its sides to hang it.
How It Helps
Kids can learn about recycling
It can encourage their inventiveness and imagination.
5. Colourful Terrarium
This activity involves the use of terrarium which is a transparent vessel in which special kinds of plants usually grow like ferns, succulents, petunias.
How to Do
Fill a glass vessel with some sand, colourful pebbles.
Place the plants and arrange them to create a beautiful landscape.
How It Helps
You can introduce your child to different varieties of plants and their unique features.
It may stimulate his originality and creativity.
6. Magical Fairy Circle
This captivating activity will keep your kid occupied for hours.
How to Do
Help your kid make a circle preferably under a tree. Dig up the circle line with a shovel.
Pot different flowering plants on the circle line.
You can hang lanterns and tealights made out of empty jars from the tree above the circle.
How It Helps
You kid can let his imagination run wild to decorate the magical circle.
It can develop his love for nature as he can use this circle to play with his friends or just by himself.
7. House for Useful Insects
This activity can be both fun and learning.
How to Do
Get a wooden birdhouse. You can build one too. Help your kid paint it.
Place hollow bamboo rods in it. Stick moss on the house’s roof so that insects may feel at home.
How It Helps
Kids may learn about various insects including beneficial ones like ladybugs.
They may become aware of environment-friendly ways to preserve nature.
8. Bottle Markers
Your kid may enjoy making these beautiful bottle markers.
How to Do
Collect a few empty bottles and let your kid paint them in bright colours.
Write names of the different plants growing in your garden on the bottles and place them accordingly at the respective places.
How It Helps
You kid may learn about recycling and reuse.
He may gain knowledge about different plants.
9. Pulling Weeds
It is essential to educate kids about keeping their garden clean.
How to Do
Provide your child with suitable garden tools and explain how weeds are harmful to the plants.
Help them differentiate the weeds for them to pluck them.
How It Helps
Your kid may learn the importance of weeding and how it helps in the healthy growth of plants.
He may get to explore and understand nature better.
10. Gathering Fruits/Vegetables
Most kids love picking vegetables and fruits from their garden.
How to Do
Give them a basket and help them pluck the ripe fruits and vegetables.
Encourage them to ask questions to learn about healthy foods.
How It Helps
It may instil healthy food habits in kids.
Kids may get a hands-on experience about growing foods and the important role of nature.
Benefits of Gardening Activities for Kids
Getting out and being outdoors can be a wonderful way to spend some quality time bonding with your kids.
Gardening can offer kids an opportunity to get close to Mother Nature.
The practical facets of gardening can contribute to your child’s learning of basic science and maths.
It can be a perfect stress buster
Gardening can encourage a picky eater to eat. A child may take pride in eating vegetables grown by his own hands.
Gardening activities can inculcate qualities like confidence, responsibility, patience, planning and organising well in your kid.
Which Gardening Activities Develop Sensory Inputs in Kids?
Some gardening activities that may develop sensory inputs in kids can be:
Carrying pots
Digging holes
Collecting flowers
Touching worms, soil
Shovelling
Tips to Let Your Child Enjoy Gardening
Let your child decide what to plant, where to plant. Allowing him to explore is likely to fuel his interest more.
Offer him age-appropriate garden tools as they are safe and can be easily managed by him.
Assign a particular portion of your garden to your kid as his personal space which may get him excited to discover nature on his own.
Be patient and refrain from seeking perfection. The aim is to allow the kid to have fun and create a positive feeling towards nature and gardening.
Gardening can be a source of numerous valuable lessons to kids. It may be a great idea to develop gardening as a family hobby. You can use the opportunity to build your family garden and grow your home food.
Also Read: Interesting Facts about Plants for Kids Read more
Suggested for you
7 Excellent Bathroom Hacks For Kids (Bonus: They Also Simplify Potty Training!)
When there are small children in the house, it can be very difficult to maintain a clean and tidy bathroom. This is especially true for the time your child is learning potty training and there are several unintentional accidents…
Potty training is one of the biggest challenges every parent faces and no matter how much help you get, it’s never enough. Whether you jump right into it with the three day potty training trick or take it slow and steady, you’ll need to go all out with the tricks to make sure your child doesn’t stay dependent on diapers for too long. You’ve tried all the potty training tricks available…but what if there were simple bathroom hacks that make the process a whole lot easier?
Read on to find out simple bathroom hacks that not only beautify and maintain your bathroom but also make your little one’s ‘business’ easier for him and you!
1. Step Stool
Your little one might find it tough to use a toilet or wash basin built for adults - which may interfere with his potty training as well. A simple provision of a step stool can make things easier for both of you in this challenge.
2. Add a Picture Book Rack
Quite a few adults use phones or read newspapers when doing their daily business - why not do the same for your little one? Add a book rack filled with picture books that will keep your child engaged long enough.
3. Add a Toilet Paper Marker
Adding a marker with words or pictures that communicate ‘Do Not Pass This Line’ to you little one will guide him about using the right amount of toilet paper. In addition to this hack acting as an aid for potty training, you’ll be doing yourself and the environment a favour by avoiding wastage! You can use the same method to mark the water mug and avoid water wastage as well! ||
4. Portable Toilet Paper Stand
Using a portable toilet paper stand that is set at a lower level will make it easier for your child to reach the toilet paper and build the habit of using it early.
5. Faucet Extender
Avoid the watery mess your little one makes while trying to reach the faucet in the wash basin by using a faucet extender! You can make your own as well by repurposing an old shampoo bottle to create a faucet extender that makes it easy for your kid to wash his hands! All you need to do is cut an old lotion bottle into the shape shown in the picture - make sure to use sandpaper and soften the sharp edges!
6. Low Level Towel Racks
Just like the toilet paper stand, make the towel racks reachable for your kid by investing in low-level towel racks and instill in him the habit of washing and wiping his hands early on!
7. Use a Sticker Board For Motivation
Add a simple sticker board to motivate your little one. Every time he successfully completes all the steps - from using the toilet to washing his hands, ask him to add a sticker of his choice on the board and watch him make the effort on his own!
With hacks like these, you’ll soon have a well-maintained bathroom and a potty trained angel on your (extremely clean) hands! Go ahead and try them and let us know what helped you! Read more
Suggested for you
Suggested for you
Suggested for you
Babyhug Best Manual Breast pump with 2 Suction Modes Review
Hi All,
This is Tejasvini. By profession I am a software Engineer. I delivered a baby 15 days back, delivered a boy baby through Normal process. My parenting journey in these 15 days has changed all my regular routines sleepless nights I hope every parent with newborn’s experience sleepless nights.
I am writing the below review after the use of the product.
As a new mom I purchased this product to use in the night time. I will extract the milk and keep when there is more milk and use it when baby gets up for feed in the midnight so that my little time will be saved and sleep will not be much disturbed and also when I have doctor visit and baby in home I could extract and keep the milk ,for in case if baby is hungry before my return time from hospital. Also it is useful for me when baby sleeps for long time and is in sleepy mode and it is not sucking if i extract the milk and then feed him he can easily drink the milk through bottle. It is also useful to avoid back pains which appears when you sit long time for feeding. It also helps when there is more milk production, I can extract the milk to avoid lumps and breast pain.
Babyhug Manual Breast pump with 2 Suction Modes is the Best affordable breast pump in the market. High quality with silicon friendly. Easy to use. Easy to assemble. Easy to dismantle and wash. It extracts with ease without any pain. Best thing is breast pump is provided with bag to carry it so you can easily carry it when you are travelling.
This breast pump is portable, soft and non-breakable, good design and perfect for travelling you can easily extract on the go or in home. It is also a leakage free light weight product which is perfect for travelling.
The wide breast shape nipple covers whole breast and extract the milk without spilling out. Recommended material to sterilize in boiling water.
I would personally advice all new moms or all moms specially working mom’s to purchase this product as it is very useful and best available budget friendly manual breast pump in the market. Read more
Dr Ghouse has added a new answer
Trying To Conceive
9 hours ago
Q. #AskTheExpert hello dr.
baby planning kar rhi kuch tips btayiye conceive ho jaye
Dr Ghouse
Paediatrician
9 hours ago
A. it's a natural process ok. if there is no relief it is better you see your doctor for proper examination particularly physical examination if there is need for doing investigations to find out the problem and treatment ok
Dr Laxmi Chavan-Sawant has added a new answer
Guardian of 0 children
7 hours ago
Q. when baby is kick? I'm 13 weeks pregnant
Dr Laxmi Chavan-Sawant
Ayurvedic Gynaecologist
7 hours ago
A. during first pregnancy you may feel the baby movements after 24 to 25 weeks of pregnancy and till then only mild flatters may be felt but which you may not be feeling if you are doing some work
Dr Ghouse has added a new answer
Expecting Mom due in 2 months
7 hours ago
Q. I’m in my 31 week 1 day of pregnancy. What will be my delivery date??
As I have low lying placenta with grade 1 maturity.
Dr Ghouse
Paediatrician
6 hours ago
A. you had to correlate is ultrasound examination. if there is no relief it is better you see your doctor for proper examination particularly physical examination if there is need for doing investigations to find out the problem and treatment ok
Rashmi has added a new answer
Expecting Mom due in 2 months
7 hours ago
Q. My hemoglobin is 6.4 from 28 weeks of pregnancy. Now I’m 31 weeks pregnant. What should I do?
Rashmi
Mom of a 9 yr 7 m old girl
6 hours ago
A. Haven’t when you having some kind of iron supplement because they’re very good during the time of pregnancy if you are not having one you need to start with and whatever tabs you take you should just take it with any good juice specially pomegranate juice that’s going to help in doubling the impact of the medicine that you’re taking secondly try and include more of Iron which diet like spinach broccoli beetroot pomegranate black rice sweet potato these things are exceptionally healthy for you to consume
Rashmi has added a new answer
Expecting Mom due in 2 months
6 hours ago
Q. This is my cbc report
Rashmi
Mom of a 9 yr 7 m old girl
6 hours ago
A. No there is nothing visible on my wall so I can really really cannot help you can you please repose the question once again providing all the necessary details as once I’m certain what are you talking about what’s mentioned in the report according to that I can provide you proper help on your question
Dr Sameer awadhiya has added a new answer
Guardian of 0 children
4 hours ago
Q. #asktheexpert
now I'm 24 weeks. Sometimes I'm feeling pain in my thigh.
Dr Sameer awadhiya
Paediatrician
4 hours ago
A. For thegh query asked needs consultation with doctor for proper guidance so it is better that the doctor will guide you the correct way .
Onlfine consultation can also be taken and the expert will give you the proper answer .
Check out this new Memory
Lovina Adnani Malhotra
Mom of a 3 m old boy
New Memory
0 Likes
0 Comment
Check out this new Memory
Priyanka Jharkhande
Mom of a 1 yr 5 m old boy
New Memory
#babyonboard
0 Likes
0 Comment
Check out this new Memory
Mariyam
Mom of a 10 m old girl
9 mins ago
#babyphotochallenge
0 Likes
0 Comment
Check out this new Memory
Mariyam
Mom of a 10 m old girl
11 mins ago
#stylishbaby
0 Likes
0 Comment
Check out this new Memory
monika yadav
Mom of a 3 m old girl
18 mins ago
0 Likes
0 Comment
Tell us more about yourself get More Personalised
- Infant0 to 6 Months
- Baby6 Months to 2 Yrs
- Toddler2 to 4 yrs
- Kids4-6 yrs
- Big Kids6+ yrs
- Expecting
- Trying to Conceive