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Growing grass…nothing too special about that, right? Well, when you use a baking tray and fill it with miniature animals, all of a sudden growing grass becomes VERY exciting and LOTS of fun!

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Before it got cold last year, that is exactly what we did! All you need is:

  • a baking pan (or some sort of shallow container)
  • rocks (for drainage)
  • soil
  • grass seed
  • spray bottle filled with water

Directions: Add the rocks to the bottom of the pan or container. Cover the rocks and fill the container with soil. Sprinkle lots of grass seed over the dirt and then cover the seed with a thin layer of soil.

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Next, water it…and water it some more…and wait for your grass to begin to grow!

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The kids had such a BLAST playing with their grass!

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In fact, my daughter enjoyed playing with the grass and animals so much that she used some of the blades of grass and some leaves to “sew” blankets for the animals!

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Who knew planting some grass could be so much fun?!?!?

For more fun, science activities, check out Science Sunday with Ticia!

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  1. Ashley Cunningham

    May 3, 2015 at 10:14 pm

    Did the aluminum pan get rusty?

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    • Mama Jenn

      May 3, 2015 at 10:46 pm

      It’s been a long time since we did this activity, but I do not recall the pan get rusty at all.

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  2. Mama Jenn

    January 16, 2012 at 6:34 am

    What a neat idea!!!

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  3. Yennibeck

    January 15, 2012 at 9:58 pm

    My hubby had the cute idea of talking about perspective and having the little animals in there from the time the seeds are planted and seeing them appear smaller and smaller as the grass grows taller and taller. Can’t wait to try your wonderful idea!! :o)

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  4. jenny

    August 2, 2011 at 11:57 pm

    I just linked to this on my facebook page:

    http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/let-the-children-play/108249379211263?ref=ts

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  5. Rashmie @ MommyLabs

    August 2, 2011 at 11:57 pm

    What a wonderful idea. We have to try this. My daughter would love it!
    Greetings from India 🙂

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  6. Love and Lollipops

    August 2, 2011 at 11:57 pm

    Love this idea! Thanks Jenn!

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  7. Terry

    May 12, 2011 at 2:59 am

    How cute!!! I am going to try growing wheat grass.

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  8. Love and Lollipops

    May 4, 2011 at 7:19 pm

    Love this idea! Thanks Jenn!

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  9. Rashmie @ MommyLabs

    April 22, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    What a wonderful idea. We have to try this. My daughter would love it!
    Greetings from India 🙂

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  10. The Activity Mom

    April 18, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    Going to link up to this on the 22nd in my garden post! =) Is it ok if I use your picture?

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  11. jenny

    April 3, 2011 at 8:15 am

    I just linked to this on my facebook page:

    http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/let-the-children-play/108249379211263?ref=ts

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  12. jenny

    March 29, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    I love this! We did something similar at preschool, only we planted grass in a series of tyres and the kids use them as little worlds for imaginative play. If you’d like to take a look:

    http://progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.com/2010/10/imaginative-play-in-tyre.html

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  13. Ktribe

    March 28, 2011 at 1:49 pm

    So much fun!!!

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  14. Angela @ kinder days

    March 28, 2011 at 8:17 am

    Jenn,
    This is a GREAT Post! I wish i would have seen this sooner for our seed planting party! =)
    as always i enjoy your posts, thanks for sharing!

    oh, and if you decide to have a spring seed planting party, read about our adventure here:
    http://dailythoughtsonmytots.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-seed-planting-party.html

    blessings!
    angela in Germany!

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  15. Busy Mom

    March 28, 2011 at 12:50 am

    Jenn, you are wonderful! I just found your blog while searching for thumbsucking help. I also have twin boys (age 4) and a little girl (age 20 months). The growing grass project seems really fun. We will have to do this! Thanks.

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  16. Louanne

    March 27, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    That’s really fun. My 4 year old would love that.

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  17. Kara

    March 27, 2011 at 5:42 am

    I LOVE this! We’re doin’ this!!!
    Thank you!

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  18. Ticia

    March 26, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    I remember growing grass as a kid, and it was the coolest thing to do.

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  19. The Activity Mom

    March 26, 2011 at 12:55 pm

    I just love that! How clever! =)

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  20. Lindsay

    March 26, 2011 at 12:38 pm

    What a wonderful project! We will have to do this soon I think Sammy would love it 🙂

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  21. Andrea

    March 26, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    Fantastic! I bet the kids just loved taking care of their growing science experiment!
    We did this with paper cups. I taped the kids pictures on the outside so it looked like they had green hair. The kids had a blast cutting the grass and making different hair styles. I actually had a grass sod planed for our sensory bin for this coming July

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