The family composition. Consider a family, how best to use the garden, the interests of the children must be taken into account; because they should feel good in the fresh air. Small children need a play corner. This includes sandpits, Swing and play lawn. The tent is set up on the lawn, blankets are spread out for storage. In midsummer, a foil pool or a tub with water can be added. When they start school, the children are given small beds, 1 m x 1 m tall, which you can order and maintain yourself. Nasturtium, Marigolds and other summer flowers, but radishes or kitchen herbs can also be easily grown. Interest in the garden is stimulated by setting up outdoor aquariums, terrariums or a "weather station".” receive. children of about 10 years the garden often becomes too small. They want to expand their range of motion and make contact with people of the same age. Larger playgrounds and areas for playing football in the allotment garden or in the residential area are suitable for this.
For young people, physical activity is usually more important than gardening. During this time they are not very responsive to ongoing gardening activities. But they are happy to take part in the work of the whole family, e.g. B. when digging up or when harvesting.
It all shows, that the part of the garden for children must be laid out in this way, that it can be changed according to age. The sandbox becomes a terrarium, a weather station” or a tank for aquatic plants. The swing frame should be designed like this, that later a rope for climbing and a horizontal bar can be attached.