Are the kids keeping you too busy to attend to your garden? It seems like they always know the least convenient times to demand attention. Muddy hands aren't the best for taking care of the needs of the children, but mom needs some time to relax, too. Gardening is a soothing process that rewards you with beauty or even produce.
Get your kids involved in gardening so that you have longer periods of time to attend to the plants while still spending quality time with your family. You may be thinking that this would be one way to get help with the weeding, but the kids need to do more than that to keep their interest in gardening high.
On hot days, let the kids water the garden and don't pay attention to the fact that they are getting wet in the process. This is a reward that they will even do some drudge work for.
If you have room, give them each a small plot to plant and take care of. Most kids enjoy watching their own garden grow just as much as adult gardeners do. If you don't have the room or the kids are too young, introduce them to container garden. Even a single flower or green bean plant in a pot can keep their interest high as you attend to your own lawn tasks.
Buy some clay pots and acrylic craft paints and let the kids decorate the pots on a rainy afternoon. If you don't think the kids are patient enough to stay interested until plant seeds germinate, take them to the nursery to choose their own plants, or dig one up from your own garden to share.
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