DEBBI PLANTS LETTUCE WITH GRANDKIDS WESTON, ADDIE AND HUTCH.
Gardening with Grammie
Planting the seeds for a lifelong love In this time of slowing down, staying home and spending extra time with our families, gardening can bring muchneeded fresh air, movement and learning to our children. BY DEBBI MARSHALL. PHOTOS BY ERIN PAGE.
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12 METROFAMILYMAGAZINE.COM / APRIL 2020
Children are naturally curious about the world around them. They instinctively mimic our activities and interests and learn best by doing. If I am holding a shovel or rake, I can be confident my grandchild will want to (or insist upon!) use the same tool. What child doesn’t like to command a garden hose, shovel or trowel?! Little hands don’t always scatter seeds or gently handle plants they way we’d like; however, in gardening with children, we acknowledge the journey is more important than the destination, a lesson I’ve learned in spades with my own three wild and wonderful grandkids.
