Take your child into a garden and talk to them about what they see. Let them smell herbs and flowers and compare leaf shapes, sizes, textures, colours and patterns.

Ask open-ended questions to get your child to think about what they¿re experiencing - using all their senses.

If you're in your own garden, turn the hose to a trickle and ask your child to water the plants. Or give them their own small watering can.

Buy some seeds and give your child a flowerpot so they can plant them and, over time, see how they grow.