A few days ago, it finally felt like spring.
2. Cover the Pond
After sweeping for potentially hazardous plants, ponds will need to be covered as kids are attracted to frog-filled bogs like moths to a flame.
4. Keep the Party Going
If you’re looking forward to having friends and family around the back garden for long grazing with food and drinks, it’s possible to keep the party going after the sun goes down without costing an arm and a leg.
5. Spoil the Kids
Developing a dedicated play area for the children can deliver dual benefits: one, keeping them happy and active, and two, keeping them out of the flower beds and away from breakable windows!
7. Plant Dinner
The summer is the perfect time to teach the kids about where fruit and vegetables come from with your own back garden vegetable patch.
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We’re crossing fingers and toes in the hope that winter is behind us, and we’re more focused than ever on the clocks going forward, the mercury level in the thermometer slowly rising and (of course!) outdoor play with the kids.
How to Get Your Garden Ready for Outdoor Play
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How to Get Your Garden Ready for Outdoor Play
Here are seven ways to get the back garden ready for outdoor play in time for the warm weather:
1. Check the Plants
Children’s natural tendency to put anything and everything they find in their mouth can be worrying at times.
1. Check the Plants
Children’s natural tendency to put anything and everything they find in their mouth can be worrying at times.
So make sure nothing you plant has the potential to be a hazard to children or to pets.
2. Cover the Pond
After sweeping for potentially hazardous plants, ponds will need to be covered as kids are attracted to frog-filled bogs like moths to a flame.
A simple and attractive pond cover can help protect the kids without compromising the homes of fish and frogs.
3. Increase Dining Options
A little al fresco dining in the summertime is a great joy, but other than BBQs you are often restricted to making multiple trips between the kitchen and the patio table.
A little al fresco dining in the summertime is a great joy, but other than BBQs you are often restricted to making multiple trips between the kitchen and the patio table.
An outdoor pizza oven is a great alternative to the BBQ, allowing you and the kids to design and build your own pizzas and then cook them within a few minutes.
4. Keep the Party Going
If you’re looking forward to having friends and family around the back garden for long grazing with food and drinks, it’s possible to keep the party going after the sun goes down without costing an arm and a leg.
Installing solar lights can help light the garden without draining any electricity after the sun has gone down.
5. Spoil the Kids
Developing a dedicated play area for the children can deliver dual benefits: one, keeping them happy and active, and two, keeping them out of the flower beds and away from breakable windows!
6. Bird Watch
Fun and educational for kids of all ages, grab a guide that can help you and the children identify all the birds you've spotted in the garden throughout spring, summer and autumn.
Fun and educational for kids of all ages, grab a guide that can help you and the children identify all the birds you've spotted in the garden throughout spring, summer and autumn.
Putting out bird feeders full of tasty treats for local bird species can encourage more winged friends to visit this year.
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7. Plant Dinner
The summer is the perfect time to teach the kids about where fruit and vegetables come from with your own back garden vegetable patch.
Gardening is a fantastic activity to do as a family, plus you can eat what you grow!
More outdoor play tips:
More outdoor play tips:
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