Garden Helper

Helping in the garden.

On the few hot days we've had this year, my son didn't show much interest in his water toys. (You buy them something awesome and they just want the box, right?) But what he did enjoy was helping to water the lawn and garden. It seems silly to make a post about letting your kid play with the hose, but sometimes it's easy to forget what our kids are capable of, even at a young age. But like most kids, some of the best fun they have is when they get to do what the "big kids" do. Letting your kids help can be some of the best activities.

My yard was also over-run with dandelions so I told my son he could pick as many "pretty yellow flowers" he could find. He loved picking the flowers and I loved that he was dead-heading all the weeds!