Our Own Beanstalks

Materials Needed:
Medium wide-mouthed jars (one per child)
Dried beans (4 or 5 per child)
White paper towels (several per child)
Tweezers
Water

What to Do:
Give each child a jar and several paper towels.
Fold the paper towels in half and then into a cylinder.
Dampen the cylinders with water, and then place them into the jars (making sure they are wet enough to spread along the sides of the jar).
Using their tweezers, instruct the children to carefully place their beans, evenly spaced, between the jar wall and the paper towels.
Invite the children to place their jars in a sunny area.
Remind them to check their paper towels daily to see if they need to be dampened. Help them to understand the importance of not letting their paper towels dry out.
Watch to see what happens in about 7-10 days.