Growing fun!
fun for young farmers
ADDED November 21, 2008
One of our favorite things to do with fruits and vegetables is keep the seeds and try to make them grow. Whenever someone makes fresh-squeezed orange juice, cores an apple, cuts an avocado, or carves a pumpkin, the kids are there, ready to collect the seeds and start the experiment.
We put the seeds on a damp paper towel, seal it all in a baggie, and carefully place the experiment on the window sill in the kitchen. Then we wait and check each day. (Checking each day is important and fun -- and sometimes we need to inspect the progress more than one time a day!) Once the seeds sprout, we transfer them to small paper cups, and when they look healthy and strong, we put them into the earth outside. Most of our seeds don't make it to this final step, but is fun to try and to hope!
Due to my obsession with free stuff, my kids have become avid seed collectors. Together we have grown watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, grapefruit, apples, oranges, avocado, corn, lemons, key limes and pumpkins. And by the way, we live in the middle of the city, not out in the country. Here is a photo of this year's pumpkin crop.
Try to grow your own plants from free seeds today. Healthy eating is really a lot of fun for kids, especially when they're the ones who served as farmers!
| ages 3-12, educational, good at home, longer activity, no 'props' needed, verbal activity, |
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