Use our Zinnia Tracking Printable as you plant easy-to-grow Zinnia seeds with a child. The sheet is designed so that both the child and a grownup or friend who lives in another location can compare the growth of their seeds from start to bloom.
The printable is free. Keep one for yourself and make sure your gardening buddy downloads a copy too. You’ll have fun for the next few weeks tracking the growth of your flowers. In just a few weeks, you’ll have blooming zinnias as a reward for all of your hard work. These easy-to-grow plants work well in containers, so they are perfect if you have limited growing space but want to try your hand at gardening.
Learning to plant and water seedlings is a fun hands-on science project for a preschooler. It teaches more than the life cycle of a plant!
Use your Zinnia Tracking Sheet to compare and cheer each other on as your seedlings start to grow. Whose sprouted first? What day did you notice your first bloom? How tall are your plants getting? What colors of blooms do your zinnias have? It takes a long time to grow plants, but helping a child take notice of the milestones will help him understand that all growing things (including him) requires a lot of patience, time, and care.
Zinnias are colorful and bloom profusely, so they are a great starter seed for curious children planting a garden for the first time.
Even the smallest gardeners will have fun growing Zinnias. A watering can is a big bonus, and they can water their plants every day as they watch them grow.