Spring starts with a seed

10 Mar

We have made it through January & February! Now March is with us and has brought with it a bit of spring, wahoooo! It’s a great time engage with nature, and get outside, and encourage kids to do so too.

Plant some seeds on a sunny windowsill or in a greenhouse. Examples of great seeds to propogate at this time of year are chillis, radishes and cress.

**Get curious and try a tiny experiment!**
Plant seeds in different conditions or water them differently, and guess which will grow the best/fastest then work out why.
Other questions are;
Which sprouts first?
Which grows tallest?
Which insects visit?

**Paint the plant pots**

Get kids into planting by decorating the plant pots the seeds go into. Acrylic paint or posca pens are hardwearing & suitable for outdoor use (*supervise little ones whilst using either of the above*!)

5 Minute Nature Treasure Hunt - Head to the garden or park and see if you can find:
something tiny, something colourful, something wiggly, something smooth, and something that smells interesting. Create new categories for things to hunt for…