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One of the best ways to get children excited about being outside is to help them create their own gardens. Katie Brown, author of Katie Brown's Outdoor Entertaining: Taking the Party Outside, says gardening with children is easy—just pick fast-growing fruits and vegetables so kids can feel the satisfaction of watching their gardens grow. Veggies like sugar snap peas, butter lettuce and sunflowers are great choices.
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