Kindergarten Activity No. 53: Planting a Flower Seed

Planting a Flower Seed

Planting is a children’s favourite gardening and science activity. Children like to observe the plants’ growth and at this time of year this would be a great activity to carry out with your children at home.

Children fascinate themselves watching the first green shoot coming out of the soil. They enjoy taking care of their plant by watering it.

During this activity you can use different seeds so that children can compare their sizes and appearances.

Children can benefit and acquire different skills from this gardening activity such as:

develop patience while waiting for the seed to grow into a flower,
learn about how to be responsible while taking care of the plant,
learn about the life cycle of a flower,
develop fine motor skills,
spend quality time and create a bond with the parent.

Click here for a child friendly video explaining how plants grow.

Before starting the activity, watch this online story.

We plant seeds – Click here

For this activity you will need:

soil
pots
seeds
water spray bottle
water
scoop

Steps how to plant a seed:

Give your child some soil, and ask him/her to fill the pot, leaving about 2cm, to the top. Encourage him/her to count out loud each time s/he scoops the soil.
Place some seeds on the palm of your child’s hand. Encourage him/her to count how many seeds s/he has before planting them.
Once the seeds are planted ask your child to place a little more soil on top of the seeds and to press lightly.
Explain that the seeds need water to grow. Give your child a spray bottle so they can mist the soil.
Ask your child to find a place in the house where to put the planted seed. The place must have enough light for the plant to grow. This could be a windowsill, a yard, or a balcony.

Below you can find a worksheet the children can do about the life cycle of a flower.

worksheet life cycle of a flower

You can also take this activity a step further and create a cute clay pot doll for your plant. This would be an ideal gift for Mother’s Day. Children can paint and decorate the clay pot however they like with any materials they want such as paint, glitters, markers, buttons, beads, cloth, felt, etc… This needs to be done before planting the seeds, so that it will dry completely.