March 12th is International Plant a Flower Day. We thought this would be a great time to learn how seeds grow.

With spring right around the corner, we are busy planning our garden and we are thinking about all the steps involved in planting our seeds. While thinking about using art to learn science, we came up with this three step science/art project on how seeds grow. From planting, to watering, to completely grown plants, your little ones might learn how to grow their own gardens using art.

These projects may be done over the course of a week or a month. If your little one has the focus and drive, he or she may want to complete them all at once. You know your artist best.

Growing real seeds takes time and patience, and maybe a bit of a green thumb.  Little ones don’t always have the patience to wait for seeds to grow. This is a great fast way to help little artists comprehend where we get our food.

Seed project step 1:

This is a fun and simple project to teach children the first step in growing plants. You can start by having children color their happy little baby seed. Then we use coffee grounds as ‘dirt.’ We glue the coffee grounds onto the paper to ‘bury’ our seed.

To find the pattern and complete directions for this project, please click HERE.

Seed Project step 2:

Now that we have buried our seed, the next step is to water our plant. You can see it’s already staring to sprout.

We took the time to color our seed. Then we used drops of glue and glitter to make our water. We placed a drop of glue on the paper and then pulled the bottle upward creating a drop shape. Sprinkle with baby blue glitter, and you now have your water! To find the pattern and complete directions, please click HERE.

(If you are looking for cleanup tips and how to use glitter with a little artist, click HERE.)

Seed Project step 3:

Our plant is now growing big and strong. In the next step, our plants begin to grow leaves.

Start by having your little artists color their project. While they are busy coloring, cut small leaf shapes out of green paper. We folded a small strip of paper and cut half circles. Cut out several. When your artists are ready, have them glue on as many leaves as they would like.  Ask your artists, “What is your plant growing?” You might be surprised at their answers!

To find the pattern and complete directions, please click HERE.

If you would like to start celebrating International Plant a Flower Day by planting some real plants, try these “Bunny Tail Seeds” by clicking HERE.

Whether you choose to plant real seeds, or just make art about them, we know you will tell your little artists, “You’re so creative!”