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Get Out, Kids!
Spruce up Your Yard for the Little Ones By Jacqueline Rupp
For the vast majority of moms, warm weather brings a sigh of relief. The kids can finally play outside! No more ball throwing in the house (well, less). Kids can run off steam in the grass instead of through the kitchen, and the play areas have increased exponentially. Add on cool bonuses like hunting for rocks and bugs, having lunch outside and not watching television for a while, and it's no wonder we wait all winter for days like these.
Still, there are easy ways you can actually increase the functionality and fun of the backyard for little ones. All it takes is a little imagination and some flowers to make this season really blossom for your kids.
Rocklin believes that children learn a wide spectrum of lessons from working at and enjoying a garden, especially if the outdoor project is tailored to their sensibilities. "For instance, to create your own pizza garden, just prepare a circle of soil at least three feet in diameter and plant a wheat crust, fill in the center of the circle with three paste tomatoes, some onions, garlic cloves, several basil plants, green peppers, oregano and enough orange and yellow marigolds to make it look cheesy!" When everything is grown the pizza garden can become a spot to pick from for kids to make their own pizzas as well.
