Family gardening is much more than just a craft activity. It’s a moment of sharing, an opportunity to learn while having fun, and a gentle way to introduce young children to nature, patience, and the joy of homemade creations. Whether it’s a small pot of basil on the windowsill or a mini vegetable garden on the balcony, every seed planted becomes both an educational tool and a source of collective pride.
🌱 Why gardening is great for kids (and adults too)
Sowing, watering, observing, harvesting: these simple actions have a strong impact on children’s development. Gardening stimulates fine motor skills, scientific curiosity, concentration… and also the joy of learning through hands-on experience. It’s a sensory, educational, and eco-friendly activity.
And for adults? Gardening with your children is a way to slow down, share moments together, and reconnect with the pleasure of working with the soil. It’s also a great way to pass on ecological values and teach responsibility to the little ones.
With our planting kits for children, you have everything you need to get started easily at home, even without a garden!
🌼 Nature activities to enjoy as a family during the holidays
Holidays are the perfect time to slow down and create memories through simple, nature-based activities. Gardening is an endless source of ideas to keep children busy outdoors (or even indoors!).
Here are some easy ideas to try:
- Plant edible flower seeds (borage, nasturtium, pansy).
- Create a mini greenhouse using recycled bottles.
- Observe pollinating insects with a magnifying glass.
- Build an insect hotel using items collected on walks.
- Sprout legumes in cotton to watch roots and stems grow day by day.
🌿 These activities strengthen the parent-child bond while fostering a connection to nature and the rhythm of living things.
🌱 Why gardening is awesome for kids (and adults too)
There’s nothing like DIY workshops to learn while having fun! Here are 5 simple and playful ideas to create useful items for your family garden:
- Paint your own terracotta planting pots.
- Make a homemade seed planter using a toilet paper roll.
- Create garden labels with wooden sticks or stones.
- Recycle an egg carton to plant tomato or parsley seeds.
- Make a small watering can from a pierced plastic bottle to teach kids responsibility.
These activities can be done using recycled materials and fit perfectly into a zero-waste and responsible consumption approach.
👃 Create a sensory garden with children
A sensory garden stimulates all five senses through plants. It can be set up in a corner of a balcony, in a planter, or even on an indoor table. The idea is to choose a variety of plants to touch, smell, taste, see, and even hear nature (like the sound of wind in the grasses).
Some plants to include:
- Touch: lavender, agastache, sweet mint.
- Smell: lemon basil, thyme, rosemary.
- Taste: strawberries, cherry tomatoes, young shoots.
- Sight: colorful nasturtiums, marigolds, dwarf sunflowers.
🌼 This type of gardening sparks children’s curiosity and connects them to their senses. It is especially suitable for younger children.
🥕 How to get kids to love vegetables through gardening
"I don’t like vegetables"... What if it’s just because they’ve never grown them themselves? By gardening, children see what they will eat grow. They become active participants in their food and develop a natural sense of pride that encourages them to taste.
Growing radishes, cherry tomatoes, green beans, sugar snap peas, or strawberries in a small garden corner is often enough to change their relationship with food. Children’s garden kits are designed so they can do everything themselves, from seed to harvest.
🍅 The little miracle of gardening: a child who refuses cooked vegetables can suddenly devour raw carrots… because they planted them themselves.
Family gardening is much more than a craft activity. It’s a path to autonomy, ecology, bonding… and the joy of eating what you’ve grown together. 🌿
📦 Discover our family and kids’ garden kits on radisetcapucine.com and start your green adventure at home today!