Another Outdoor Tip: Gardening
Today will be short and sweet. Give your children the chance to grow a garden.
Even if you can only spare a 2x2’ plot of land, it will be worth it to your children! Let them do the entire garden from start to finish. Tilling the land, choosing the seeds, planting, watering, weeding and harvesting. They will make mistakes that will be so valuable. They will also reap rewards that will be even more valuable. And you will have taught them a skill that will always come in handy. Not to mention the fresh air and exercise!
Don’t have any land? Buy a few big pots to place on the porch or even in the window.
For some reason, I never feel closer to the Lord than when I’m working in my garden. Silly? Maybe. I hope your children feel the same way!
Cindy West (Westward) is a homeschooling mom of three who enjoys encouraging and inspiring other homeschoolers.
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