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Planting activities teaches kids about science in the most simple and delightful manner. What could be more delightful than watching things grow.... with a little care of course. You need to give your plant sunshine, good soil, fertilizer, water and remove pests. You don't even need a garden patch to do this. All you need is a pot.
Our latest adventure is planting flowers from seeds. A few months ago, we went to Ace and allowed the kids to select a packet each of flower seeds. They can choose any type they like. They certainly had fun choosing and arguing over who should have which packet.
Then we came home and poured the seeds into pots of soil and watered them every day. The seedlings would sprout in about 2- 3 days. It is all very exciting and easy. Even very young kids can do this.
About one week ago, we saw this...
Day One - A Pink Flower Bud
Day Two - A Pink Flower In Full Bloom
Day Three - Two Pink Flowers In Bloom
Day Four - Four Pink Flowers. A Flower A Day Makes The Kids Smile From Ear To Ear
Day Five - Today We Are Rewarded With Two More Blooms Making It 6 Pink Flowers To Admire
Day Six - Another 2 Brings The Count To 8 Pink Flowers. Yahoo!
Day Seven - 9 Glorious Pink Flowers For Us
Today is Day 8 and the flowers are still growing because I still see buds underneath this batch of pink flowers. At the same time we see more buds appearing in other places too.
The kids are super excited to count their flowers everyday. Too bad I threw away the package, so we can't buy it again and I don't even know what this pink flower is called. Does anyone know?
