Last week I thought I would try something that I had never done before. Grow some cress! I thought it would be a nice activity to get Lily to help with.
I had no idea how it would come out but thought I would give it a go and so read up on how to do it.
It was quite simple.
All you need are seeds, a container, and cotton wool and water from the tap.
Then all you do is add the seeds. Which I let Lily do, and then I spaced them out a little more around the container.
And then just place in a spot that gets light and wait.
A few days later we saw a little progress and it has already started go grow a decent amount. Each day I would just add a trickle of water to the container. A few hadn't sprouted which is the brown that you can see.
And then just over a week later we had a fully grown cress plant. Lily didn't really understand that we had made it grow but was interested to see the plant. We only used a few seeds and have loads more left so we can make more.
I think next time we may try and be a little more creative and use a decorated yogurt pot and draw a face on the pot. So then the cress acts as hair!
Very easy and fun activity to do with your children teaching them about gardening and the science of growing a plant.
Have you ever made your own cress?
Very easy and fun activity to do with your children teaching them about gardening and the science of growing a plant.
Have you ever made your own cress?
Aww, we've not done this for ages! I might get my teenage daughter on this again, shes suddenly decided her favourite sandwich is cress sandwiches and has had them every day this week for school
ReplyDeleteI haven't grown cress since I was a child - I must try it again
ReplyDeleteI have and still do
ReplyDeleteTastes better than shop bought
We grew cress last year after my son loved the 'eggy heads' episode on Bing. Their website had a count down sheet that they colour in after each sleep until 7 sleeps have passed and the cress has grown. Was a lovely activity, shame he refused to eat it :P
ReplyDeleteAww! I don't think I have grown cress since I was at school. What a great activity x
ReplyDeleteexcellent! we used to grown a kidney bean in a jar with kitchen roll in the same way!(Kim Styles)
ReplyDeleteexcellent! we used to grown a kidney bean in a jar with kitchen roll in the same way!(Kim Styles)
ReplyDeleteStarted my own now won't be long growing
ReplyDeleteStarted my own now won't be long growing
ReplyDeleteA lovely activity to get the munchkins introduced to growing foods :)
ReplyDeleteA lovely activity to get the munchkins introduced to growing foods :)
ReplyDeleteA fab activity to include all the kids with different ages. It's for a while since we did it last time.
ReplyDeleteA fab activity to include all the kids with different ages. It's for a while since we did it last time.
ReplyDeleteWe are currently trying to grow cress. My 6 year old loves it :)
ReplyDeleteIt's important for children to learn how things grow. This is a good idea to start with.
ReplyDeleteThe kids love growing cress because its almost instant isn't it and very easy to do!! One of my first memories at school was growing cress in collton wool balls
ReplyDeleteWith my kids we used to regularly grow various types of edible plants indoors which we could then eat once they reached a good size. We used to grow not just cress, which we loved in sandwiches, but also alfalfa (also good in sandwiches instead of lettuce) and mung beans, which give you the type of bean sprouts used in Chinese cooking.
ReplyDeleteSuch a simple thing to do to get them wanting to grow
ReplyDeleteOh I remember growing this when I was a kid lol, I also did it with my boys they lived it
ReplyDeleteThis is so much fun
ReplyDeleteFun activity :)
ReplyDeleteGood idea for a project over the easter holidays thankyou
ReplyDeleteI can remember doing this in school when I was little way back in the 70s lol still fun today to do with children and so easy to do xx
ReplyDeleteIt's surprising how easy it is to grow
ReplyDeleteAw we love doing this. Easy and fun
ReplyDeleteI'm going to do this with my kids, they would find it very interesting!
ReplyDeleteI have done this with my grandson who loved watching it grow.
ReplyDeleteWe draw faces on the jars and then watch teh ahir grow.
ReplyDeleteI used to love this activity in school, I'm going to have to do it with my children xxx
ReplyDeleteI remember doing this when I was young. Funnily enough I've not thought to do it with my own kids. Am definitely going to try now you've reminded me. They'll love it!
ReplyDeleteI remember doing this when I was little. It then came up as a practical for my A Level in Biology!
ReplyDeleteused to do this with an egg shell when mine were little paint a face on and the cress becomes "hair"
ReplyDeleteThis is such fun for little ones, i can remember doing this when i was little myself....
ReplyDeletesuch fun and not long to wait to see results
ReplyDeleteI thought this had died out and I am so glad that you are doing it now. It is such fun and tasty too.
ReplyDeleteThis is such fun to do with children and they love the fairly instant results.
ReplyDeleteAww it's so much fun growing your own cress and it tastes so much fresher than shop bought too :) x
ReplyDeleteYour posts can be said to be very useful.
ReplyDeletei remember doing this in school would love to do with my daughter
ReplyDeleteI grew this as a child, did it with my kids and now with my Grandchildren, they love it, and because they grew it, they have it in their sandwiches which is good
ReplyDeleteMargaret Clarkson
ReplyDeleteSuch a great activity for all ages.
I love the idea of painting a face on the pot and making the cress the hair. I also love egg and cress sandwiches so this is a winner all round.
ReplyDeleteI really need to do this with my kids so I can make egg and cress sandwiches with them afterwards. I haven't grown cress since I was at primary school
ReplyDeleteMy daughter used to love growing cress, would now be a good thing to do with my grandson as he loves gardening.
ReplyDeleteI will have to do this with my grandson, it's great that it grows so fast!
ReplyDeleteI haven't grown cress for years! Fun idea to draw a face and use it as hair!
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