I am trying to figure out exactly how to get to this point with her and am hoping that she’ll be nonchalant about it, but I fear she will be devastated - she worked hard on this.
Thanks for the thought though - I do appreciate it.
I understand that the destruction of the plant was sudden and unexpected, but your fear that your daughter will be devastated makes me suspect you haven’t really talked to her about the fragile, temporary nature of plants. Did you tell her when you started this project that the plant was going to die at the end of the summer? If so, then she already understands, and all you’re dealing with is the unexpected timing. Painful, but not devastating. If you didn’t tell her that no matter how hard she worked the plant would die at the end of the summer, then you may have unintentionally set her up for heart ache. This event just moved the time table up a few weeks.
You are welcome. I’ve got a 3 year old and two that were once three year olds, so I definitely understand. I’ve got some sunflowers growing this year that I too started from seed. It is disappointing, even for an adult, when something ruins something you’ve worked hard on. Good luck.