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Grow · Wild and Tumble activity
Cress head friends
Watch your egg grow green hair! Plant cress in an eggshell and see it sprout in days.
*Illustrative age guidance. Your child's development and circumstances matter more than a number.
A tiny plan for your day
Estimated time: 5 min to prepare · 8 min to make · 2 min to tidy. Then water and watch. Plus waiting time: a week of watching. It's fine to stop early.
Before you start
What you’ll need
- An empty, clean eggshell, top cracked off by an adult
- Cotton wool
- Cress seeds
- Felt pens and an egg box
Let's begin
Five simple steps
That's the whole activity. Tick each step off as you go, and stop whenever you like.
- Little one leads
Your child draws a face on the eggshell.
Push damp cotton wool inside.
Sprinkle cress seeds over the top.
Sit it in the egg box on a sunny windowsill.
Keep the cotton wool damp. Check each morning for hair!
All done!
That's every step. However it went, you made a little moment together.
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