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April 6, 2012

Sprouting Seed Activity

Spring is right around the corner, and I am SO excited!  There is something about new life sprouting up that makes me really happy.  While visiting my parents, they engaged the kids in a simple sprouting seed activity.  My mom loves to garden, so this was the perfect project to take on while visiting her.

Seed Sprout Prediction

I love her seed stash.  She enjoys saving seeds and has a number of different varieties of seeds she has collected over the years.

Seed Sprout Prediction

We created simple mini greenhouses with recycled tins, damp paper towels and a plastic bag.  Lay a damp paper towel on the bottom of your container and gently “plant” your seeds.  We planted a variety of seeds in each container so we carefully mapped out where each seed was to refer to later.  Everyone plants in their PJ’s right:)

Seed Sprout Prediction

Once everything was planted in our greenhouses, we each made predictions on which seed would be the first to sprout.  It was fun listening to the kids make predictions.  Two of the kids were convinced that the Oak Trees would be first:)

Seed Sprout Prediction

 

We were amazed that by the next evening the cucumbers, broccoli and scarlet runner beans had already started sprouting.  Who knew that it could happen that quickly!  The kids loved peeking in to see what was happening to the seeds.  The seeds that had not sprouted were starting to swell getting ready to sprout.  We talked about germination and each type of seed will have a different germination period.

Seed Sprout Prediction

A few days later, the trays were exploded with sprouted seeds and plants.  We were all intrigued by the roots, they were everywhere.    It was also fun to see the leaves.  No soil, and they still were growing.

Seed Sprout Prediction

I’m sure the plants would not last long growing like this, but it was a great teaching moment to show the kids how plants roots grow.  We ended up having to fly home before we could plant the seeds in soil, so we left that job up to mom.  Thanks for the fun project mom, the kids loved it!  Now I need to get my seeds started, maybe after Easter.

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8 thoughts on “Sprouting Seed Activity”

  1. Stephanie on June 8, 2012 at 4:03 pm said:

    What a fun activity! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Tammy on July 2, 2012 at 7:07 pm said:

    What was the plastic bag used for?

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    • Leslie on March 28, 2013 at 5:11 am said:

      Did you enclose the tray with plastic bag to keep the moisture in?

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      • jeremin on April 28, 2014 at 5:16 pm said:

        I would like to know as well what the plastic bag was used for?

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  4. 63 Todd on March 26, 2013 at 6:07 am said:

    I try to plant Herbs for the first timing with potting soil. Did not work out that well. Now I will use paper towel. Thank you much for the great tips. God Bless!

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