Garden Tools for Kids
Gardening with kids is a beautiful thing, says Steve Orr of House and Garden Magazine when on The Saturday Early Show. Besides brightening up a corner of your yard, he explains, a garden teaches children about the cycle of the seasons, opens their eyes to the wonders of nature, gives them a taste of patience, and perhaps a small, but healthy, taste of disappointment.

Orr believes kids naturally love to play in the dirt. But to pique their interest in the process of planting and tending flowers, he suggests supplying them with their own garden tools.

He says to look for tools that easily fit into kids' hands. And while the tools may be small and brightly colored, they should still be sturdy and useful.

Based on his information, we were able to spot companies with quality and popular brands of kids garden tools; but first, you may need to cover some ground rules for your child.

Equally, make children aware of dangerous plants and the hazards of eating them. Kids have a tendency to use all their senses to explore - touch, smell, sight, sound and unfortunately taste is a big one for them! The smaller the child, the bigger the urge to stuff everything into their mouth and plants (and snails) are no exception.

You will need to supervise you children all the while they are playing in the garden until they are old enough to learn that they must not touch or eat the plants. Many parents find that it's possible to fence off a safe area of the garden near the house for their child to play in. Some flexible playpen systems are suitable for use in a garden as well.

Some plants can also cut quite badly such as pampas grass whose long stems are extremely sharp and can easily slice your hand. Also point out things like holly or roses, which have pointy leaves and thorns.

Once the safety tips are covered, it's time to have fun with the kids gardening tools! www.FarmGoodsforKids.com believes that gardening tools can encourage kids to play out in the sun and help parents with gardening. This will teach kids about our environment, along with how to be responsible and care for something.

The gardening tools that we have picked out are carefully designed with your child in mind. These realistic tools allow children to have fun in the garden just like adults and will last for several seasons. These quality brands include Brio and Schylling.

Insect Lore came out with the new brand name The Backyard Bunch, which are gardening tools for kids that have crazy insect faces and fun colors on them. The collection includes Garden Hoes, Kid's Gloves, Spray Nozzles, Hand Cultivators, Hand Shovels, Garden Shovels, Sun Visors, Watering Cans, and sets with the cute insect faces which include Manny Mantis, Webster Spider, Flutter Butterfly, Buzzby Bee, and Dot Ladybug. The recommended ages are 4+ years, but will create memories that will last a lifetime.

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