Raid your art cupboard for all the required supplies!

Start by sketching out the clouds and the land, then filling them in as you like. I used paint and paper, but you can use any method you want.

Create a Sun for your scene. Once again, I used paper for the Sun and a marker for the rays, but you can do it however you choose.

Using a craft knife, slice a notch into the paper plate wide enough for your plant to fit through.

Either cut flower and leaf shapes out of colored paper or draw them on white paper before cutting them out.

Assemble the leaves and blooms onto your prepared popsicle stick. You can make a tree, a vegetable plant, a fruit tree, absolutely anything you like!

Gently insert the completed plant through the notch.

Finally, help your child sketch and color themselves in (make sure they're holding a watering can!).

Cut them out, then glue them directly next to the 3D vegetation.

Now that you're done, you can use this paper plate as a tool to explain how plants grow!