When I think of spring, I think of planting seeds, growing plants and flowers, gardening ideas, and all things outdoors! With these easy preschool plant activities, even the youngest kids can explore, investigate, plant seeds and grow a garden!
Explore Plants For Spring Science
These plant activities are also great for a plant theme at home or in the classroom; think kindergarten and 1st grade too. Preschool science activities are perfect for early learning!
March and April are filled with fun themes, including plants, seeds, parts of a plant, life cycle of a plant, and more. You can explore a huge variety of hands-on activities to help explore all of the concepts!
Easy Plants to Grow with Kids
Whether this is your first year planting seeds with kids or you do it every spring, you want to be prepared to make your plant activities successful!
Here are some easy seeds to grow:
- Lettuce
- Beans
- Peas
- Radish
- Sunflowers
- Marigolds
- Nasturtium
We just made these awesome homemade seed bombs! Perfect for a plant theme for preschool activity. Use recycled materials and give some as gifts too!
Click here to get your free spring STEM activities!
PinEasy Plant Activities for Preschoolers
The plant lesson plan ideas for preschoolers and kindergarteners below are a mix of hands-on activities such as growing your own plants, easy plant experiments, and plant activities that use simple art and craft supplies to teach kids about plants. Start with the one below!
Click on each activity for the full supply list and instructions to set it up. Plus, you’ll find various free printable projects along the way!
Growing Plants with Kids
EASY FLOWERS TO GROW
Watching flowers grow is an amazing science lesson for preschoolers. Check out our list of easy flowers for kids to grow and seeds that are big enough for little fingers to pick up.
GROWING SEEDS IN EGGSHELLS
You can also plant seeds in eggshells. We checked out our seeds in different phases of growth. Also a fun dirt sensory activity.
GROWING GRASS HEADS IN A CUP
Grass seeds are easy seeds to grow for kids. Make these fun grass heads in a cup and give them a haircut when they grow long.
SEED GERMINATION JAR
A seed jar is one of the coolest and easiest plant activities to try! We had a blast watching our seeds go through each phase of seed growth.
SEED BOMBS
Find out how to make seed bombs for a great hands-on preschool plant activity or even to give as gifts. All you need are some flower seeds and scrap paper.
Simple Plant Experiments
CELERY FOOD COLORING EXPERIMENT
Set up a simple way to explain and show how water travels through a plant. All you need are some celery stalks, food coloring, and water.
COLOR CHANGING FLOWERS
Turn white flowers into a rainbow of color and learn about the parts of the flower simultaneously. You can also introduce more complex concepts, such as capillary action if desired.
ALSO CHECK OUT: Color Changing Carnations
REGROW LETTUCE
Did you know that you can regrow certain vegetables from their stalks right on the kitchen counter? Give it a try!
PinParts of a Flower
Kids will have a blast taking apart flowers to examine them closer! Add in the free coloring sheet too!
Pin3 in 1 FLOWER ACTIVITY FOR PRESCHOOL
Explore real flowers with an ice melt activity, sorting and identifying the parts of a flower and if there is time, a fun water sensory bin.
Fun Plant Crafts and STEAM Projects
PARTS OF A PLANT
Learn about the parts of a plant with this fun and easy parts-of-a-plant craft activity.
PARTS OF AN APPLE
Explore the parts of an apple with this printable apple coloring page. Then cut up some real apples to name the parts and enjoy a taste test or two!
PARTS OF A PUMPKIN
Learn about the parts of a pumpkin with this fun pumpkin coloring page! Find out the names of pumpkin parts, what they look and feel like, and what parts of a pumpkin are edible. Combine it with a pumpkin playdough activity!
PinPLAYDOUGH FLOWERS
A simple spring activity, make playdough flowers with our free printable flower playdough mat. Enjoy homemade playdough with our easyplaydough recipe and playdough mat to create the different parts of growing a flower.
More Plant Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten
I love all these mini seed experimentsfrom Gift of Curiosity. She has some great ideas for setting up awesome mini experiments with seeds. What do seeds need to grow? Such great learning!
Exploring and investigating seeds from Fantastic Fun and Learning is also a great science activity and perfect for young kids.
Make your own mini greenhouse with a plastic bottle!
Did you know an avocado pit is a seed? Take a look how you can use your next avocado pit for a seed science activity from Share It Science.
Click on the link or the photo below for more fun spring science activities this season!
