At TLL, all our little friends were engaged in planting at least one sapling. Their excitement knew no bounds……
At TLL, all our little friends were engaged in planting at least one sapling. Their excitement knew no bounds……
It's a well-known fact that if you engage children in growing their own vegetables, they gain a keen interest in eating them too. It can sometimes be a real struggle to get children to eat healthy foods and enjoy them. Growing vegetables not only teaches them the hard work that it takes to grow them, but they get a sense of achievement knowing they are eating food they have grown themselves.
Growing any sort of plant or vegetable from the seedling requires daily attention and care. If the plants aren't regularly watered and taken care of, they won’t flourish. Gardening is a great way to teach responsibility, but, it is no overnight process. Children will need to learn to be patient when waiting for their flowers and vegetables to grow.
Especially in schools, gardening can be a very sociable activity. Children can learn to work together and will enjoy discussing different types of plants, and process they have carried out to plant their seeds.
