7 Shorter, Kid-Friendly Rephrasings of 'The buds swell…' for a 6-Year-Old

Here are 7 shorter, easy-to-understand ways to say that sentence. Each one is 3–5 words shorter and still means the buds are getting ready to open:

1. Buds swell, getting ready to show their pretty flowers and sticky new leaves.
2. The buds swell to show off pretty flowers and sticky new leaves.
3. Tiny buds swell up, about to show their pretty flowers and sticky leaves.
4. Buds puff up getting set to reveal pretty flowers and sticky new leaves.
5. The buds swell, soon showing pretty flowers and sticky new leaves.
6. Buds swell, preparing to reveal pretty flowers and their sticky new leaves.
7. Little buds swell up, ready to show pretty flowers and sticky new leaves.

All of these say the same thing: the buds are growing bigger and will open into flowers soon.