Read the seed instructions to them, and help them plant their seeds into the eggshells. Assist the children with watering the seeds gently and to water the soil as needed. You can have the older children use a chart to record the plant's growth. When the plants are big enough plant outside. The children will have a mountain of fun with these homemade parachutes while they develop their creative play and their imaginations.
Directions Have the children decorate their cup with crayons, markers or coloured stickers.
Tie a piece of string to each corner of the cloth or handkerchief. Using a pencil, poke four holes around the rim of the paper cup and tie the end of a string through a hole in the cup, or tie the ends of all the strings around the washers. Have the children toss the parachute in the air. It will open and float to the ground. The children can put little toy people into the cup for added excitement.