Children whose outdoor play areas were transformed from gravel yards to mini-forests showed improved immune systems within a month, research has shown

The children can also practice locomotor skills, body management skills, and control of object skills while they move from one place to the other carrying tools, soil, and water. They will be moving their bodies using large muscles and using muscles to balance and manage objects too. Fine motor skills such as whole-hand grasping and the pincer grasp (necessary skills for writing) are employed in gardening when children use a trowel or rake and pick up tiny seeds to plant. Further, being outdoors in the fresh air and moving around a lot is a good way to get exercise.