If you live in a house with a garden, the outdoor areas are just as much part of your living space as the indoors, so it's worth involving children in outdoor activities alongside household chores. In addition to the well-known benefits of household tasks, involving children in outdoor activities comes with further advantages, as spending time outdoors in the fresh air has positive effects on both physical and mental health. Moreover, gardening teaches children to appreciate nature.

Do you want your child to participate in outdoor tasks? In this article, you'll find tasks for each age group throughout the year, sorted by age, focusing on maintaining the outdoor area and gardening tasks. So put on your gloves, grab your tools, and let's get started!

Preschool age:

• Collecting and organizing outdoor toys
• Watering flowers - It's important to provide instructions for watering, such as how much water to use and how to water (e.g., only water at the base of the plant). You can also talk about the growth and life cycle of plants, why they are green, why they bloom, etc.