Take advantage of Summer and the
Wet / Rainy season by spending some time
with the children in the outdoor garden.
Time to re-plant the Garden & the Best veggies to plant now are...
Beans
Beetroots
Broccoli
Brussel
Sprouts
Cabbages
Capasicum
Carrots
Cauliflowers
Celery
Corn
Cucumbers
EggPlant
Peas
Potatoes
Pumpkin
Radish
Shallots
Silverbeet
Squash
Strawberries
Sweet
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
Zucchini
Please watch our educational "how to" Video below:
Hello
& Welcome to another Informative & helpful Video from Kidi
Kingdom Child care Centre. We are going to learn How To make a
Kids Vegetable Garden.
A home made vegetable garden designed for kids, provides healthy
snacks while kids are on the go, as well as provide
opportunities to learn the importance of where food comes from,
and how it grows.
Locate the kids vegetable garden where they can reach it. The
ideal position for the kids vegetable garden is in their play
area.
Your kids will be able to conveniently work on their garden,
make observations about what's growing well, and what needs some
help and as importantly, take care of watering and weeding, as
an extension of their play activities.
Vegetable gardens designed for kids, teaches ownership and
responsibility. Give the kids ownership and responsibility for
their vegetable garden.
Allow
the child to select which vegetables are grown, encourage them
to select varieties that can be picked frequently, and choose
varieties that do Not have poisonous leaves. The kids vegetable
garden should comprise varieties that provide easy and safe
picking and grow all year round.
Options include lettuces, silver-beet, snow peas, beans, and
carrots to name a few. Ask your local garden centre for other
options too. For example: Gardening activities for kids.
At Kidi Kingdom we use our vegetable garden to extend children's
learning's and understanding about science and nature...
Including,
Planning... selecting varieties, working out best planting
position, deciding on numbers of plants to be planted, drawing
up garden plans and labelling diagrams.
Weeding... identifying and removing weeds, thinning out plants
Pest Management... spotting bugs and slugs, identifying invader
versus predator insects, picking invader insects off plants,
spraying with organic sprays when necessary, catching
caterpillars for their bug collectors. following a watering
schedule, checking when plants need extra water in hot weather.
Harvesting... observing ripening of plants, picking, eating and
sharing produce.
Use kid-friendly gardening tools.
Kids can use trowels and forks that have been designed for
adults, but smaller handles and spades designed for children are
easier for them to grip and wield.
Kids gardening tools are usually
brightly coloured with cheerful patterns or smiley faces on them
making the whole experience more enticing and enjoyable for the
child.
With their own distinct tools,
kids can also become responsible for cleaning and properly
putting 'their own' tools away. So, apart from survival skills,
healthy play snacks and planet-nurturing attitudes, dedicated
vegetable gardens designed for kids, enable a wonderful sensory
experience within a safe and playful environment.