What seeds to plant in little pots in August

[InSummer]

DD having a party in August and I want to do seed planting as a little wind down activity at the end and as something to take home.

May sound silly, but what type if seeds should I get?

Thanks

[FunkyBoldRibena]

cress or radish.

[funnyperson]

daffodils

[FunkyBoldRibena]

Daffodils?

Those bulbs that are planted deep in the ground outside and that flower around 9 months later?

[funnyperson]

yes. they do well in pots.

[FunkyBoldRibena]

For kids, we in the 'teaching kids gardening' world tend to recommend things that are fast growing not something that will take 8/9 months to produce one flower.

The younger the kids, the faster growing it needs to be.

[funnyperson]

At my very deprived london primary school we were given a daffodil bulb each to plant in a pot in our first week at school in september and told to put it in the garage or basement till spring which we all did. We all, boys included, brought them in during spring term, measured the height etc and the child who had the tallest, her name was Susan, got a prize.
It was the very first thing I ever grew. Phenomenal.
Other things require watering.

[funnyperson]

It turned out that whereas the rest of us had used mud from the garden or municipal park, Susan's dad had added extra plant food. We thought this was awesome.

[RustyBear]

Don't do this ...

[ElephantsNeverForgive]

Is august too early for the forced Christmas Hyacinths?

Grass seed hairy heads, grass seed in tights and draw, glue on google eyes.

[funnyperson]

lol at picture!.
I still remember the discussions about whether it was stealing to get mud out of the public bed if you didn't have a garden (those in council flats) and whether Susan's dad had cheated by adding plant food. I also remember daily visits to the basement and conversations in the playground as to whether anything had actually happened or was going to happen in the pots. Children get so involved in the smallest of things.

It is probably more sensible to sow boring old cress, which as a child I could never grow as I forgot to water it.

[Gruzinkerbell]

I'd go for cress in yoghurt pots. They can draw faces on the pots, stuff with cotton wool (no getting covered in compost!), scatter some seeds and dribble a bit of water over it.

[CuttedUpPear]

Cress.

This is Gardening, not AIBU

[SugarPlumTree]

DS enjoyed making grass heads at a summer fair once.

They were a bit more basic than those with the children drawing faces on I think. They used recycled jam jars which held water which was supposed to wick up and keep the stuff inside damp.

[LineRunner]

Canary creepers.

Big seeds, they grow quickly, and don't need much looking after. They do well in pots. Pretty indestructible.

You can buy the seeds in asda, b&q, etc.

[funnyperson]

Sorry, I didn't mean to sound bolshy. What about cut and come again lettuce?