Grow Window Sprouts

Post by Jinsoo Choi, Early Childhood Education Specialist at Kidspace Children's Museum


Materials
•Plastic zip lock sandwich bag
•Dry lima beans
•Water
•Cotton balls

Directions
1.Gently loosen a cotton ball to flatten and place one lima bean in the center. Repeat with additional lima beans and cotton balls.
2.Add a little water to the lima beans so that the cotton ball “beds” are moist.
3.Put the cotton and lima bean into the plastic zip lock, lima beans facing one side of the bag.
4.Seal the top of the bag.
5.Tape the bag to a window that gets plenty of sunlight, with lima beans facing you so your child can watch them grow.

Your Child Will Learn:
•Fine motor skills
•Early gardening concepts

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