Egg Carton Seed Tray Simple Garden Project for Kids at Home

A quick and straightforward growing endeavor for children to undertake – we enjoy utilizing our junk modelling box for numerous different tasks, and many of the materials are ideally suited for gardening as they will readily decompose. Cardboard Tubes and Egg Cartons are ideal for seedlings. So here we go, a simple gardening initiative involving kids with Egg Carton Seed Trays

Required Materials for Egg Carton Seed Trays

Egg Cartons
Compost
Seeds – excellent choices include peas, pumpkins, squash, tomatoes, peppers, beans – find out what our favorite seeds are to cultivate with kids, as they sprout and blossom or yield fruit rapidly.

Gardening Initiative for Kids – Cultivating Seeds in Egg Cartons

I enjoy initiating creative invitations for children, and this uncomplicated gardening activity is simple to arrange.

You only need a few seeds (refer to our list linked above), some cardboard egg cartons that can be buried in a pot or in the soil, and some dirt.

With gardening, there are numerous diverse learning opportunities, and sitting down with the kids while they examine and contemplate this project afforded us a chance to discuss what plants require to grow – soil, sunlight, water, where do the plants emerge from – seeds, and what are seeds like – small, large, hard, soft.

Inspecting the seeds closely prompted discussions about how the seeds develop and simultaneously, we initiated our bean experiment with some peas, allowing us to observe what was occurring beneath the soil as the peas grew in our egg cartons.

To step outside a little during the day after conversing about the necessity of soil for seed growth, we ventured out to gather some earth.

I possess ample compost in the garden to nurture seeds; however, standard soil would suffice just as effectively and will provide your children a delightful opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, especially as the weather becomes warmer, to gather the dirt required for the task.

After the soil was gathered, it was back to the egg cartons to fill them up – this action spurred conversations about mathematics.

Two rows allowed us to discuss mathematical concepts such as doubles, volume, leveling, and counting. How many seeds should be planted per hole, etc…

Once the cartons were filled with soil, it was time to add the peas into the mix.

This serves as excellent one-to-one correspondence counting practice.

With the seeds situated on top of the soil, the children pressed in the peas and covered them up.

Once the seeds were watered and positioned on a windowsill, we await their growth – considering the warm interior temperatures, I estimate that they’ll be ready for planting out in about 2 to 4 weeks.

While nurturing the seeds, why not share a book about seeds with your toddlers and preschoolers.

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