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    Growing seeds in cups?/nature crafts

    Forgive my lack of knowledge...I would love for my toddler group to plant a seed in a cup and be able to water it and watch it grow...but what seeds work best? Is this something that would even survive in just a cup?! haha sorry I am such a "wanna be gardener" but I really have no clue! Could they plant it outside after it is big enough?!
    I was also thinking of doing grass head pals, could I do this in a cup or would I have to do the whole stocking thing?!

    Thanks Ladies!!

    Also looking for some nature crafts! So far we have gone for a walk and collected rocks, painted them and put googly eyes on them...same with pinecones! Any other ideas for using nature as the main supply?

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    Grass seed works good in a cup - even a styrofoam cup and let them use markers or crayons to draw a face on the cup. Then when the grass grows it looks like hair that they can actually trim with scissors.

    For seeds - yes they will grow in a cup. Just remember if there is no drainage hole to put a few stones in the bottom and not to overwater as in let the soil dry out a bit before adding more water.

    A lot will plant pumpkin seeds saved from halloween jackolanterns and then send the plants home with the kids once they have sprouted.

    Planting flower seeds or a bulb such as a tulip or daffodil makes a nice mother's day gift too.

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    You can also do a seed (beans work well) loosely wrapped in a wet paper towel and placed in a ziplock sandwich bag. Tape to the window and they can watch the whole root system develop

    See link
    http://ourcommunityourkids.org/media...lant_Dec09.pdf

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    Thanks soooo much girls!

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