Since I have begun my spring planting indoors this was a perfect time to work on the concept of plant lifecycles with my little boys. They enjoy planting and watching as the seedlings pop up but I wanted a fun craft to really show how the process works.
Here goes, you need a muffin liner, brown and green construction paper, string or yarn, a glue stick and some seeds (any kind will work, I used marigold seeds but even dried beans would work as you are showing a concept here).
Here goes, you need a muffin liner, brown and green construction paper, string or yarn, a glue stick and some seeds (any kind will work, I used marigold seeds but even dried beans would work as you are showing a concept here).
I went ahead and set up the craft and then I used a few books we had to read as teaching tools and then also a graphic I found here: Science World that shows a great illustration of the life cycle of a plant.
This is a great time to check out your local library for books about growing and spring. Some fantastic titles are:
This is a great time to check out your local library for books about growing and spring. Some fantastic titles are:
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On to our project, we gathered our supplies (always better when mom is prepared and has them all laid out beforehand). And I also always like to have a sample of what the finished project is supposed to look like, it helps little minds visualize what they will finish with.
