- Plant a seed
Have you ever watched a baby plant grow? Growing plants from seeds is like magic; one tiny object can grow into a whole new plant! Some seeds can be planted outside as soon as the soil is warm enough or you can get a head start by planting seeds inside.
Internet links to help you:
http://eartheasy.com/grow_gardening_children.htm Gardening with children
http://thefreerangelife.com/20-frugal-repurposed-seed-starting-containers/ Make your own repurposed and recycled seed starting containers
http://www.greatgrubclub.com/for-parents-grow-it#.VrVOTISGVnc ‘Grow it’. Why not try growing your own fruits and vegetables at home:
How to & Activity Books
Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children by Sharon Lovejoy
Gardening Lab for Kids: 52 Fun Experiments to Learn, Grow, Harvest, Make, Play, and Enjoy Your Garden by Renata Fossen Brown
Gardening Projects for Kids: Fantastic ideas for making things, growing plants and flowers, and attracting wildlife to the garden, with 60 practical projects and 500 photographs by Jenny Hendy
Books
Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
A Seed Is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston
and then it’s spring by Julie Fogliano
On Meadowview Street by Henry Cole
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons
The Little Gardener (Teenie Greenies) by Jan Gerardi
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Plant Secrets by Emily Goodman
52 Things Outside 