From about age 6, children can rake leaves with a child-size rake. Older kids can bag them or move them to the compost.
Try this week with your kids
Noki suggests a first week of quests and rewards for your kids. You change what you like before you start.
Why it matters
Raking is great outdoor exercise and a real help in the garden, with a fun reward at the end: the leaf pile.
Steps for kids
- Put on your gloves and boots.
- Rake the leaves towards one spot.
- Make a big pile.
- Put the leaves in a bag or the compost.
- Put the rake away.
How to teach it by age
- Ages 5 to 6
Rake a small area with a child-size rake.
- Ages 7 to 8
Rake a patch of the garden and help bag the leaves.
- Ages 9 to 10
Rake the lawn and fill the garden bags.
- Ages 11 to 12
Do the whole job, from raking to compost.
