Posts Tagged ‘messy’
Plastic Egg Heads
Posted June 22, 2009
on:(I always liked those cute little egg shell planters. I once read that cutting grass was an easy way for children to learn how to cut. So I combined the two projects. Since I was going to let Evan cut the grass, I figured I better use plastic egg cups. Luckily these ones even had holes. The boys loved doing this because they got to color with markers and play with the dirt. How awesome is that!)
Things you need:
- Egg carton
- Plastic Easter egg shells
- Markers
- Dirt
- Grass seed
- Spoon
- Water
Take the plastic eggs and have the child draw faces on the eggs. (I wanted to add googley eyes, but Evan nixed that idea.)

Decorating eggs
Place the eggs in the egg carton, so that they cannot be tipped over.

See, mine had a face.
Have the child place some dirt in the eggs with the spoon.

There's a reason I suggested a spoon
Have the child put in enough grass seed to cover the area.

You might want to do this outside
Have the child put on a slim covering of dirt. (Um, we missed that step. We had too much dirt to begin with.)

Grow, baby, grow
Let the child water the plants and take care of them. (Unfortunately we only had three blades of grass grow. We’re redoing this planting experiment.)
Planting
Posted June 3, 2009
on:(I don’t know one kid who doesn’t like getting dirty. For young children, like my boys, I would recommend starting out with a plant; while, older kids have more patience and would enjoy starting a plant from seed.)
Things you need:
- A pot
- Potting soil
- Pebbles
- A plant or seeds
- A small shovel
- Water
Have the child cover the bottom of the pot with pebbles to allow good drainage. Then have the child shovel the soil half way in the pot.

A pot filled half way
Have the child place the plant or seeds in the pot.

The flower
Have the child fill the pot with soil with the shovel or hands. Water the plant as needed.

Watering the plant
(Encourage your child to talk and sing to the plant as this will help the plant grow better.)

The growing flowers