The Carver Kinder Garden is ready to go! Thanks to the Caldwell County Farm and Ranch for donating compost for our garden and a parent for tilling the dirt we are ready to begin gardening!
Gardening can be fun and educational!
Children can learn new skills, have fun, play and develop self-confidence by spending time in the garden tending plants and growing their own food. Most children enjoy being outdoors and love digging in the soil, getting dirty, creating things and watching plants grow.
Children learn from growing things
People of all ages can enjoy gardening, but children in particular will have lots of fun and gain special benefits. Gardening is educational and develops new skills including:
- Responsibility – from caring for plants
- Understanding – as they learn about cause and effect (for example, plants die without water, weeds compete with plants)
- Self-confidence – from achieving their goals and enjoying the food they have grown
- Love of nature – a chance to learn about the outdoor environment in a safe and pleasant place
- Reasoning and discovery – learning about the science of plants, animals, weather, the environment, nutrition and simple construction
- Physical activity – doing something fun and productive
- Cooperation – including shared play activity and teamwork
- Creativity – finding new and exciting ways to grow food
- Nutrition – learning about where fresh food comes from.
We had fun planting petunias yesterday!
First, we learned the Garden Rules in order to be safe when we are working in the garden.
Then we planted our flowers!
We are excited to work in the garden again and watch our flowers and plants grow!
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