Now, 'kids' is one of the best reasons I've heard for planting something! When I was a kid I wasn't particularly fond of the work but there's no better way to see results for work than in the garden. Now I look back on it and appreciate it even more for the time I spent with my father when we planted. Not to mention the family bonfire in the fall where we threw all the cornstalks and vines in a pile along with some other firewood to keep it going. We had weiners and marshmallows that night then come spring the ash would be tilled into the garden. The food picked fresh from the garden then straight to the table was a good feeling too.