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Sweet potato plants were always growing in my mom's kitchen. Probably because we kept a big bag (6 children ) of sweet potatoes in the house. Inevitability some would start to sprout. My mom just put them in empty mayonnaise jars with water and allowed them to grow. They are pretty and they climb. This is a great project for children.

Sweet Potato Plant

*Find a sweet potato with large 'eyes' for your plant.

*Fit potato in a jar that allows the potato to sit atop the rim or insert 4 toothpicks evenly, they will help to keep the potato from sitting too deep in the water.

*Add just enough water to cover the bottom parts of the potato. Mark this level for your child, glue or paste a pretty marker.

*Keep water filled to the marker level at all times.

Your little one will see vines sprouting in 2 to 3 weeks.

That brings back memories - and so easy, too, for those who aren't so "green-thumbed."

LOL--yes. This is a great project for children. They could make a small scrapbook with stickers and drawing about the progress (and eventual demise) of the plant.