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Gardening · Ages 5–13 · About 20 minutes

Grow a seed and keep a journal

Observe plant growth, practice patience, and record changes over a week.

What you need

  • A bean or other easy-to-grow seed
  • A small container and soil
  • Water
  • Paper and pencil

Adult guidance

Use clean soil and wash hands afterward. An adult checks whether seeds or plants are safe around young children and pets.

Do it together

  1. Put soil in a container with drainage and plant the seed at the depth on its packet.
  2. Water lightly and place it where it can get suitable light.
  3. Draw the container and write today's date.
  4. Check moisture and record what changes every day for a week.

Talk together

  • What does the seed need to grow?
  • What changed today, and what might happen next?
Faith in daily life

1 Corinthians 3:6–7

Read the surrounding passage and talk about the difference between caring for a plant and controlling its growth.

What can we faithfully do even when results take time?

Keep going

Measure the plant once a week and make a simple growth chart.

Completion is saved on this device only. No child information is collected.
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