{"id":910,"date":"2022-02-05T03:31:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/resources\/how-to-plant-spring-flowers-with-kids\/"},"modified":"2022-02-05T03:31:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:31:49","slug":"how-to-plant-spring-flowers-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/how-to-plant-spring-flowers-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"How to plant spring flowers with kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you think spring, the first thing that pops into your head is probably flowers. Once the snow melts and nature comes back to life in the backyard, it&rsquo;s time to plant your spring blooms. Planting flowers with kids is a great way to teach them about wildlife and the life cycle of plants and animals. It&rsquo;s also a smart way to teach them accountability by watering and taking care of their growing garden. <\/p><p>There are tons of plants and flowers to choose from at your local nursery. Read the back of your seed packet for detailed care instructions for your specific flower.<\/p><p>They&rsquo;ll usually sprout within 7-10 days.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Materials<\/strong><\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Flower pot, 10-inches or larger, with a hole in the bottom.<\/li><li>Potting soil.<\/li><li>Flower seeds.<\/li><li>Small rocks.<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-directions\"><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fill your flower pot with small rocks until the pot is about &frac14; of the way full. This allows the soil to drain out excess water.<br>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Fill the flower pot with potting soil. Stop when there is a one-inch lip at the top of the pot. If you don&rsquo;t add enough soil, the edges of the pot will cast a shadow over your young plants, denying them the sunlight they need to grow.<br>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Evenly space five shallow wells around the edge of your pot, about one inch in from the edge. Place two to three seeds in each well and cover with &frac14; inch of potting soil.<br>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Lightly pack down the potting soil with your hands and gently water each spot. Be careful not to flood your seeds so they break through the covering soil.<br>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Find a sunny window for your new plant to grow! Be sure to water new seedlings regularly when the soil feels dry to the touch.&nbsp;Taking pictures every day is a fun activity for the kids to see how much they&rsquo;ve grown!<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planting flowers with kids in spring is a fun way to teach them about gardening and the workings of nature. Follow these steps to get started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":829,"featured_media":59403,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"","last_update":"2022-02-05","view_count":5697,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"member-type":[4],"vertical":[6,17],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","member-type-all","vertical-children","vertical-child-care-advice","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":"2014-04-28","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/829"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=910"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59412,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910\/revisions\/59412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=910"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=910"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=910"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}