Growing Hair Planters

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This is a great introduction to get children into understanding the lifecycle of plants, how they grow and looking after them. 

Materials Needed:

• Plastic cup/ small jar (one for each child)
• Potting soil
• Photo of each child's face to fit into the plastic cup/small jar
• Grass seeds to grow
• Water

What to do:

• Add each child's photo to the plastic cup and these can be kept in place by clear contact or double sided tape.
• Fill up the cup with potting soil.
• Add the grass seed to the top of the cup.
• Pat the seeds down into the soil.
• Water generously.
• Wait for seeds to grow. 

Hints and Tips: 

• You can use the following to grow: Mustard Seeds, Chives, Alfalfa, Peas, Lentils etc. 
• Once the hair grows children can cut their "hair", tie them, make pig tails etc.
• Keep the cups on the shelves and involve children in watering them so the grass starts growing.
• You can use Basil, Mint or other herbs so the activity can be sensory as well helping in engaging children when the plant will be fully grown.
• The seeds don't need sunlight just a warm environment but once the germination starts it's better consider to move them in a more sunny place or they will stop growing.