Get youngsters excited about growing their own food with this easy children’s vegetable garden plan.

Kids like plants that appeal to their senses and spark their imaginations.

There’s even a shade-providing playhouse made out of bean vines.

Easy Children’s Vegetable Garden illustration

Credit: Illustration by Gary Palmer

Kids will also love making the garden pretty with the marigolds that flank the bed’s edge.

Working in the garden can help children develop fine motor skills and work their muscles.