Now more than ever, we’re trying to find new ways to keep kids busy, engaged and learning while at home. It’s a tough time for parents everywhere, so if you’re looking for an activity to get the kids involved in the veggie patch, now’s the perfect time to encourage their curiosity.

Gardening with kids can teach responsibility, help develop their fine motor skills, encourages healthy eating and engages all their senses. Or, it can just get them away from screens and outside… if only for a few minutes.

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There is no better memory for a child than those created in a garden and we can say that with assertion. This is because we’re often reminded that we continue to behave like children, so perhaps these memories are closer and stronger than we realise. 

It's the smell of tomato foliage that stirs the strongest sense of nostalgia. It comes from the earliest years exploring towering tomato plants in our Nonna and Nonno's veggie patch. It feels like the first distinct memory, but then there's a few others tangled in there too, yet they all seem to revolve around the garden. This is why so many parents strive to lure the kids out.

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