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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Planting Carrot Seeds

Since we've been reading all week about carrot seeds and carrots I thought it would be fun for the kids to plant their own carrots. At Walmart I bought potting soil, peat pots and carrot seeds. I let them decorate the pots with foam spring stickers. As it turns out, decorating the pots with stickers was probably not the greatest idea. As soon as we watered the seeds the stickers started coming loose. And of course they will only get looser and come off with time. But it was fun anyway.











After decorating the pots we put in the potting soil.








I didn't get any pictures of the actual planting because the kids kept me to busy take any. But I did manage a few of watering the seeds. Our watering can is any empty plastic spice container.




We then took our pots outside and put them in a somewhat protected place so that they could get plenty of sunlight. We talked a lot about what the seeds need - soil, water, and sunlight. They were happy that they knew (from Curious George: The Perfect Carrot) exactly what the seeds need to grow.




This post will be linked to Craft Schooling Sunday, Creative Bloggers Party and Hop, Monkey's Doodles, Sharing Monday, We Play, Tot Tuesdays, ABC and 123, Kids Get Crafty, It's Playtime, Preschool Corner, For the Kids Fridays, The Play Academy, Fun For Kids Friday,  High Paw, Science Sunday, and The Idea Box.
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15 comments:

  1. Elle Belles BowsMay 5, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    Looks like lots of fun!! We are doing some planting this week too! I cannot wait!

    Kerri

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  2. SusanMay 5, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    It looks like they had a great time! I have some seeds that haven't made it into pots yet. thanks for the reminder!

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  3. MonicaMay 5, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    That would be a lot of fun to do with the book The Carrot Seed. There's something quite appealing about dirt when are little. :)

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  4. Jamie @ hands on : as we growMay 5, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Isn't it great - those shows that kids love, and they sneak in some learning! :) I LOVE your idea for the watering can!! Great reuse of a spice bottle!

    Jamie

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  5. Farm Fresh DecorMay 5, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    Such a cute idea! This would make a great playdate project :)

    New follower from the hop!
    Trish
    www.farmfreshdecor.blogspot.com

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  7. RedTedArtMay 6, 2011 at 5:18 AM

    A wonderful way to round up lots of reading and learning about carrots! We have planted some this year too. Hadn't thought of putting them in pots - that way they can have more "ownership" over their carrot! Fabulous all round!

    Thank you for stopping by Kids Get Crafty - appreciate your visit!

    Maggy

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  8. maryanne @ mama smilesMay 6, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    What a great activity! Cute pictures, too =)

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  9. Lisa @ Our Country RoadMay 6, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Fun!! I hope your carrotts grow!!

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  10. LoriMay 6, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    Looks like a lot of fun!
    We need to do this!

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  11. UnknownMay 7, 2011 at 11:39 AM

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  12. annies homeMay 7, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    what a cute idea I am sure those little hands were kept busy come see me at http://shopannies.blogspot.com I am a new follower of yours

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  13. cathy @ NurtureStoreMay 10, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    Hi Rose! It'a lovely to see you at the Play Academy. Thanks for linking up all these fabulous ideas. I especially love the carrot planting pictures. We've been doing some gardening too this week, and started a garden journal for the kids to keep a record of their growing.

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  14. UnknownMay 14, 2011 at 12:08 AM

    Excellent activity and opportunity to learn about plants and nature.

    Thanks for adding this to last week's High paw. Hope to see you again this week. :)

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  15. Bulk Vegetable SeedsJanuary 26, 2012 at 10:57 AM

    Great post.Thanks for sharing such a useful information with us.

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