Thinking Thursdays: Growing

Remember I mentioned we were growing our own herbs from seed kits?  When we left for Norway, the seeds were just beginning to sprout.  They were obviously working hard when we were away (thanks to our kind neighbour who helped us water them):

And now they have grown even more, especially the parsley, which has gone a little bonkers.  The lemon balm is still rather reserved though:

Junior J has been rather excited about those little shoots.  As for me, I'm rather happy with my mint plant, which was actually left over from a bunch of mint we bought at the supermarket.  We plonked it in a glass of water, it grew roots and we potted it, and now its doing pretty well:

And to further explore the topic of plants, we've read two books:

:: One Bean, by Anne Rockwell:  This story traces the life cycle of a bean plant, and its great for any child wanting to plant his own beans!

:: Plant Secrets, by Emily Goodman: Again, this book describes the life cycle of flowering plants.  However, this book uses the example of 4 different plants instead, and gives loads of examples.

Are you growing any plants with your child?