Its almost time to plant. You can save a lot of money, get some fresh air and help your children learn how to nurture something and the joy of growing your own food or flowers! We start indoors by sprouting our seeds in a window. We use soil inside old egg cartons. Not only are we reusing and saving money versus using the small pots but a 12 or 18 carton of eggs seems to fit perfects in most windowsills:) Children really enjoy seing the seeds sprout. We label the side of each cup with the first letter of whatever seed we have planted as an indentifier. Surprisingly enough, this helps with our alphabet/spelling skills too. The other day my 4 year old Elijah said "Mommy, the corn and pumpkins are growing really fast!" I asked how he knew which ones were corn and pumpkins and he looked at me like I was being silly, "The corn is the one that starts with C and the pumpkin starts with P". I did'nt know that he could roll his eyes so good ...he must've learned that one from me:)
Below is an awesome link with helpful gardening tips to get you and your little one started.
http://gardening.about.com/od/gardeningwithkids/Gardening_with_Kids_Sharing_the_Fun_of_Gardening_with_Your_Children.htm
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