原文: 6 Ways to Encourage Children To Enjoy Gardening [Mother Earth's Garden]

Gardening doesn’t have to be a dreaded chore for children, a way for parents to torture them every summer (unless you want to torture your children every summer).

Here are a 6 ways you can encourage your children to enjoy their time in the garden.

1. Let them have their own spot in the garden to dig for worms, catch bugs, or just dig in the dirt. My son loved to build dirt roads to drive his tractors and cars on when he was younger. He also got excited when he unearthed an earthworm.

2. Let your children have their own personal garden in a small corner of your garden. Allow them to decide what they’re planting there. They can be responsible for caring for (and take pride in) their corner of the garden.

3. Create a garden journal to chronicle your gardening journey. Everyday sit down with your child so you can write and draw what they see happening in the garden. You can also take photos to add to your journal.

4. Get them their own kid size garden tools to work alongside you in the garden. 

5. Make it family time. In the winter we play games in the evenings as a family, during the summer we “play” in the garden.

6. Grow some plants indoors before the gardening season. Grow them in a clear cup to show your child the miracle of how plants grow. Get them interested in the project.

The main thing is to let them have fun with gardening whatever their age. Encourage their love for nature and all things growing.

译文: 六个小方法，就让你的孩子爱上园艺

     每年夏天，一些父母总要将孩子带到花园里去共度一段园艺时光。可有些小孩对园艺深感头痛，觉得就是一种折磨。怎样才能让孩子不再讨厌园艺而喜欢上它呢？

     这里有六个小方法，它们将有助于让你的孩子学会享受园艺的乐趣。

1、让孩子们在花园里拥有专供他们在地里挖蚯蚓、找虫子和捣鼓泥巴的区域。我的儿子小的时候，就喜欢把泥巴捏成揉成一条条路，然后把他的那些玩具卡车啊、汽车啊统统放在上面开。另外，但凡他发现蚯蚓时，都会高兴得手舞足蹈，开心得不得了。

2、在花园一角，专门为小孩辟出一块小天地，让他们能拥有属于自己的小花园。并随他们的心意，在小花园里种他们想种的植物。这样一来，他们就会想好好地照料自己的小花园，对它会有一种小小的使命感和责任感，而且还会因它感到小小的骄傲和自豪。

3、创设一本专门的园艺日志，在日志里记下园艺生活的点点滴滴。每天当园艺活动结束后，就陪孩子坐着，一同记录下当天在花园里经历的点点滴滴。当然，如果也能在日志旁附上一些照片，那就再好不过了。

4、给他们儿童专用的园艺工具，让他们跟在你身边一起动手。

5、把园艺活动视作家庭活动的一部分。冬天的家庭活动是晚上一家人聚在一起玩游戏，那夏天的家庭活动当然可以是一家人一起进行园艺种植咯！

6、在园艺活动旺季来临之前，先在室内培育一些植物。把花苗或树苗培育在透明的玻璃皿中，让小孩可以在园艺活动之前领略和感受到植物生长的神奇色彩，从而让他们对园艺活动充满向往和期待。