Plant Your Name w/ Seeds | a KIDDO project!
This is a super easy project that is fun for kids to plant and watch grow. I was going to wait for the "after" photos to post this, but I don't think there are going to be any. Sadly for us, we will not be watching our letters grow because my darling kiddos found the pots and wanted to make more letters, so I'm pretty sure the seeds will not be sprouting where they were planted. Ah well...perhaps your projects will turn out a little better. ...perhaps I'll try again while the kids aren't watching...
Anyway, you put a bunch of soil in a pot. If you are new to this whole gardening thing, you might want to get a cheap bag of potting soil from the store so you know it is sterile. If you are a veteran gardener, you know what weeds will pop up from your garden soil and you can just use garden variety soil.
Anyway, you put a bunch of soil in a pot. If you are new to this whole gardening thing, you might want to get a cheap bag of potting soil from the store so you know it is sterile. If you are a veteran gardener, you know what weeds will pop up from your garden soil and you can just use garden variety soil.
1. Have your child trace the letter of their first name, or their initials, or their entire name if they are older.
Do it several times to make a furrow about 1/2" deep.
2. Work with your kiddo to sprinkle wheatgrass, chive, rosemary or any other vertically natured,
easy to grow seed in the furrows. We used rosemary and chives (in different pots).
easy to grow seed in the furrows. We used rosemary and chives (in different pots).
3. Can you see the "H"?
4. How about now? Check out photo #3 again and you should be able to see the seed in the furrows...
5. Pat the seed down, gently put a tiny bit of soil over and water in while your babies are doing something else.
6. Hide the pots somewhere sunny until they start to grow or else your children
might dig their little fingers into the pots again and the letters will be no more!
7. Make sure you enjoy helping out your kiddo...
...but pay attention because THIS might happen...
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