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Animal & Plant Life CyclesActivity for Kids

Grow an Avocado Plant DIY

Duration: 15-30 min
Difficulty: Medium
Cost: $0 to $5

Observe part of the avocado plant’s life cycle!

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Material List

1Ripe avocado
1Cutting board
1Knife (adult use only!)
1Bowl of water
1Clear plastic cup of water
3Toothpicks

Instructions

1Ask an adult to cut open the avocado and remove the seed.
2Wash the seed in the bowl of water.
3Peel away and discard the thin brown skin around the seed.
4Hold the seed so that the pointier end is up.
5Push 3 evenly spaced toothpicks into the seed (not on the fault lines).
6Carefully place the seed into the cup by resting the toothpicks on the lip.
7Pour water into the cup until the seed is halfway covered.
8Place the cup with the seed in a warm place in direct sunlight.
9Wait for the avocado seed to sprout, which will take 4-8 weeks.
10Change the water once per week.

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How It Works

An avocado starts its life cycle as a seed. When planted, the seed germinates (starts to grow) in about 4-8 weeks. The seed splits along the fault line, allowing a root to grow down and a sprout to grow up. As the sprout grows leaves, it becomes a seedling, and then continues to grow into an avocado plant. Eventually, the avocado plant produces flowers, and finally fruit after 4-5 years. Inside each avocado fruit is another seed—ready to start its own life cycle.