Make Life Meaningful Monday- February 27

This past Friday, I surprised the kiddos with a visit to a local garden center.  We purchased seed, potting soil and planters.  I let them each pick out flowers that we can eventually transplant outside, but I also got some vegetables.  My husband always has a wonderful vegetable (and flower) garden every year, but I thought it would be neat to approach it from a homeschooling mother's perspective.  What does that mean, you ask?  :-)

I found 4 clear containers that wonton soup comes in and thought it would be neat to plant carrots in them so the kids can actually watch the formation of the carrot itself; something that is not ordinarily witnessed or observed.  We can chart how fast the carrot grows and how big it actually gets.  Of course, we can eventually enjoy eating  them!  :-)

The kids thought this an awesome idea and very enthusiastically planted both their carrot seeds and their flower seeds.  I did some extra flowers and vegetables, too. 

I will post updates as to how our plants are faring!  Doing a special project with my kids made it a meaningful day!

"God also said: 'See, I give you every seed-bearing plant all over the earth and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food; and to all the animals of the land, all the birds of the air, and all the living creatures that crawl on the ground, I give all the green plants for food.'"-- Genesis 1:29-30

I am linking up today with Michelle at Changed by the Maker for her "Making Life Meaningful Monday" meme.  Come over and share how your life is more meaningful today because of something special  :-)