Easy Ways for Kids to Start Seeds

Planting seeds indoors and observing the plants as they grow is a common activity this time of year in preschool classrooms and beyond.

The great thing about it, in addition, to teaching kids about how plants grow and the parts of a plant, is that it’s an activity that can be done inexpensively and often using upcycled materials.

Views from a Stepstool has a look at six ways to start seeds using recycled materials, from egg cartons and juice boxes to dryer lint (yes, really).

Kids always get so excited to plant seeds and watch them grow, and these are some really fun ideas.

Have you ever started seeds with kids? How did you do it? Do you know a little gardener? Check out these DIY Garden Kits, perfect for gift giving.

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Whether you have snow where you live or are on the wrong side of the world for that, these snow glob crafts for kids are a lot of fun to put together at home or in the classroom.

If you want to keep it super basic, you can download some snow globe coloring pages from Monday Mandala and have kids drawn in their own images (or color in what is there for the ones that are already filled). This could be a fun way to play with different media, having kids paint in one, draw in another, or use crayons in one, colored pencils in another, etc.

Or you can add your kid (or a classroom full of kids) to snowglobes with this craft from Twitchetts. It’s easy to make and fun for kids to help with, too.

You can also make snow globes with paper plates pretty easily, and there are lots of different options out there that should give you some ideas. This one from In the Playroom uses blue glittery pompoms as the snow and has a snowman in the background (though you can use whatever you want).

Mas and Pas uses a clear plate on top of a regular plate to make its snow globe, and Daydream into Reality just uses a paper plate to make the snow globe shape but there’s no snow involved. Their template includes different images you can put in the snow globe, or draw your own.

If you want to make a snow globe without the watery (so potentially less mess) you can make a waterless snow globe out of a plastic cup with this tutorial from The Pragmatic Parent. It uses tiny foam balls as the snow. Tidy Mom’s version uses a real glass jar and fake snow to flurry around.

And if you’re OK with using liquids in your snow globe, which will allow the snow to flutter like in a real snow globe, check out this version from 123 Homeschool 4 Me, which uses water and baby oil.

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