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TONS of Seed Activities for Kids

October 1, 2018 by Sarah 12 Comments

Do you know what Fall is perfect for? Some fun seed activities for kids! All of our plants have gone to seed, so we are finding so many treasures outside. It is amazing to see all of the different types of seeds.

I thought I would compile a list of some seed activities for kids and share it with you. And so I have! I hope you find an idea or two just perfect for you and yours

But just before we get started, did you get your free seed germination printable? Germinating seeds in a mason jar with paper towels is such a wonderful activity for little ones!

 

Fun seed activities perfect for kids of all ages, especially preschoolers! Awesome nature learning and science. #science #preschool #nature #seeds #homeschool #learning

 

There is so much fun and learning to be had in exploring, creating, and just plain playing with seeds. Here are some great ones!

TONS of Seed Activities for Kids

Sorting and Comparing Seeds – This is a simple and classic seed activity for kids—and it can be done in so many different ways! Here we created a sensory bin, played hide and seek, did some matching, and some sorting too.

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Germinating Seeds – Using paper towel and a glass jar make exploring seed roots and sprouts so easy and exciting for little gardeners.

how we learn germinating seeds as an activiy for preschoolers

Dissecting a Bean Seed by Buggy and Buddy – This Science exploration is such a neat idea!

dissecting seeds activities for kids

Playdough invitation to play with seeds by Fantastic Fun and Learning – Kids can learn so much simply through play.  Playing with playdough and seeds is a great way to learn about imprints, sizes, and shapes.

playing with seeds activities for kids

Plant cress seeds in Eggs to make Eggheads by Nurturestore – These Eggheads are so cute, I may make some myself… and perhaps let the kids do some too…

seed activities for kids

Seeded Caterpillars by Todo Manualidades (Translation bar in the sidebar of the site) – This seeded caterpillar is so neat.  You could use different seeds in different containers to add in some comparisons too!

seed activities for preschoolers

Giant Sunflower Craft by No Time for Flashcards – Crafting with seeds is a great way to explore some different sensory materials!

seed activities for preschoolers

Seed Mosaics by PreKinders – These seed mosaics would be great for creative little ones! And ideal for developing fine motor skills too.

seed activities for kids

Crafting with seeds by Little Stars Learning – Here is another craft using seeds—full of sensory exploration and play.

seed activities for kids

Seed Sprouting by Housing a Forest – Here is a neat twist on sprouting seeds!

seed activities for kids

Create pictures with seeds by The Idea Room – Let the creativity flow with this neat seed activity for kids!

seed activities for kids

Create a nature or discovery table with seeds by Teach Preschool – We love making nature tables. This discovery table is such a great way to let preschoolers explore seeds all on their own.

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Sorting Leaves and Seeds by Inspiration Laboratories – Adding in some sorting—and outdoor exploration!

Sorting Leaves and Seeds

What seeds grow without soil? by Mums Make Lists – Here are 25 seeds you can use to grow without soil!

Do Seeds need Soil and Light to Sprout? by Feels Like Home Blog – This science experiment my little ones would LOVE!  I think we will have to try this one too!

science experiments with seeds for kids

Remove Seeds with Tweezers by Itty Bitty Love – This is such a great way to develop fine motor skills.  And patience.

developing fine motor skills with seeds

Handmade seed paper for planting by Sesame Seed Designs – What a sweet gift this would make, and full of learning to create as well.

planting seed papers

Make Seeds Jump! by Teaching Mama – Can you make seeds jump in water? You will be able to after reading this post on Teaching Mama!

experimenting with seed activities for kids

Discovering Seeds in Nature by My Nearest and Dearest (link no longer available) – And one of my personal favourites… get outside and explore plants going to seed first hand!

seed activities for kids

Should you be looking for even more seed activities for kids, Fantastic Fun and Learning has compiled 35 Seed Activities for Young Kids!

Fun seed activities perfect for kids of all ages, especially preschoolers! Awesome nature learning and science. #science #preschool #nature #seeds #homeschool #learning

These are awesome seed activities and crafts for preschoolers - perfect for spring themes and units and gardening with kids too! #gardening #seeds #activities #kids #preschool #spring

With all of these seed activities for kids floating around in my mind, I have a new challenge: trying to save some seeds to plant.  Willpower. Or perhaps I should just place another order? Yes, I believe the second would be the wiser option…

Thank you so much for reading friends. I hope you are having a wonderful week!

P.S. Don’t forget to grab your free seed germination printable!

You’ll also love these How Wee Learn best-sellers:

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Filed Under: Explore, Kindergarten, Life, Life as a Wanna-Be-Homesteader, Loads of Ideas!, Other Learning Fun, Science, Science Tagged With: gardening, seed activities

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Comments

  1. Chelsey says

    March 28, 2014 at 10:28 am

    Such a great collection! Thank you so much for sharing our seed dissection experiment!

    Reply
  2. Anik says

    March 28, 2014 at 3:46 pm

    So many great ideas! I love the playdough and seeds invitation to play 🙂

    Reply
  3. Ann @ My Nearest and Dearest says

    April 5, 2014 at 7:12 pm

    This is a fantastic collection of ideas, Sarah! There are definitely several that I want to try with my son. Thanks for including our discovering seeds posts. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Tiffiny says

    April 15, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    wow! these are great! I see some activities I can do with my tot!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      April 18, 2014 at 9:15 pm

      So glad Tiffiny!

      Reply
  5. Sarah says

    February 28, 2015 at 5:25 pm

    What great links and ideas! I’ve got spring fever so I am looking forward to exploring plants with kids!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      March 4, 2015 at 7:48 pm

      I hear you with the Spring Fever – perhaps it’s a Sarah thing 🙂

      Reply
  6. Patsy says

    March 6, 2015 at 8:55 am

    Could you please post instructions for the eggshell heads. I clicked the link and it said page not available. I love all your ideals I am a preschool teacher
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      March 7, 2015 at 1:41 pm

      Hi Patsy! Thank you so much for letting me know that link was not working. I have fixed it above, but here is the link directly: http://nurturestore.co.uk/eggheads-with-cress-hair. I am very glad you like the ideas I share! Thank you so much for reading along here. It takes a very special person to be a preschool teacher ~ thank you for what you do!

      Reply
  7. Rose says

    April 20, 2016 at 4:58 pm

    The gardening ideas are super ideal, i must try some with my class

    Thanks

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      April 20, 2016 at 9:16 pm

      Great Rose, so happy you like them! Thank you for taking the time to let me know

      Reply
  8. munchkin says

    September 1, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    Such a great collection of ideas ! Thank you so much for sharing. The gardening ideas are my favorite.

    Reply

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