Dwarf Weeping Cherry Bonsai Tree Science Kit – Grow a Living Bonsai with Flowers & Edible Fruit, with Curriculum & Worksheets
Bring a real, living bonsai tree home! Kids care for a dwarf weeping cherry bonsai indoors, then watch it flower and grow small cherries they can eat.
What's in the box
- A live dwarf weeping cherry bonsai tree in a 6-inch ceramic pot (pot color may vary)
- Detailed growing and care instructions
This tree grows indoors and likes bright, indirect light rather than direct sun.
What kids will learn
Grades K–5
- The parts of a tree: roots, trunk, branches, leaves, flowers and fruit
- How a flower changes into a fruit
- What a living plant needs every day: water, light and care
- How to observe, measure and draw a plant's changes in a growth journal
Grades 6–12
- The plant life cycle from flower to fruit, and the role of pollination
- How bonsai growers keep a tree small: balancing roots and canopy, and how plants respond to pruning
- Why container plants need careful watering: transpiration and water loss through leaves
- Running a long-term observation: recording growth, flowering and fruiting data over time
Curriculum & worksheets included
Every kit comes with curriculum and worksheets for your grade band, emailed to you after purchase.
Join the community
Every kit comes with an invitation to our Facebook group, Aardvark's Seed Planting For Little Hands, where kids and parents can get support with anything they need.
We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it, unworn or unused, with tags, and in its original packaging. You’ll also need the receipt or proof of purchase.
To start a return, you can contact us at aleksandr.gordon@gmail.com.
If your return is accepted, we’ll send you a return shipping label, as well as instructions on how and where to send your package. Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted.
You can always contact us for any return question at aleksandr.gordon@gmail.com.
