Gardening offers family fun. In a garden, you can be active, relax, and spend time together.
Growing vegetables or herbs teaches children that plants, like people, need food and water to grow and stay healthy. Caring for plants helps develop responsibility. It also builds self-esteem when kids see what they can grow.
A garden can teach your child about new foods. Kids usually taste what they grow!
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