Summer Eating Fun

For some unknown reason, children love to eat outside - take advantage of the summer weather to allow them this opportunity whenever possible. Not only will it create a more pleasant family meal environment, but also the mess will blow away with the wind. Make the experience even easier with child-sized outdoor baby furniture. The Little Tikes Endless Adventures Easy Store Table is a great example of a sturdy child-sized table that folds away for easy storage. Have snack time outside or a treat of drippy popsicles on this practical baby furniture setup.

Involve children in the homemade concept of eating through a small children's garden. Let them play in the dirt with child-sized garden tools, shovels and buckets. Planting seeds in a pot, if your yard is nonexistent, is enough for a younger child. Great seeds to try are snap peas, corn and sunflowers. These seeds are larger, enabling stubby fingers easier planting. Plus, the plants grow quickly, producing fun foods along with interesting plants to play in. Related baby furniture like lawn chairs will also encourage them to relax and watch their seeds grow.