Earth Day Herb Garden

Herb Garden in Tin Cans

Its a perfect time to teach kids about Reusing and Recycling. Coincidentally, it is also very frugal to Re-Use! Thats always an added bonus for us moms. (And my little girl is always up for "Crafting.") This little Herb Garden is going to be nice to cook with all summer.

What you need:

empty tin cans

herb plants or seeds

potting soil

paper (trimmed to the size of your cans)

popsicle sticks

mod podge and a brush

scissors

tape

Start by cleaning out the cans and taking their outer paper off.  Paint mod-podge onto the cans and cover them with decorative paper. 

Once the decorative paper is on, cover the outside of the it with mod podge as well.  This will protect the paper if it gets wet while watering the herbs.

Print out the names of your herbs, cut, and mount onto chipboard (and cute paper, if you want to!).   Paint them with mod podge to protect them from water.   Use tape or glue to adhere them to popsicle sticks.

Turn the cans upside down and poke holes with a nail and hammer so the water can drain.

Cover the bottom of the cans with small rocks (We went across the street and gathered some from an empty lot.), then fill the cans partially with potting soil.  

Plant your herbs and then fill the cans almost to the top with more soil.  If you use seeds, follow the instructions on the packet.

This is such an easy project to do with the kids.  It is useful and cute too!

I cant wait to cook with them! 

Happy Earth Day Super Mommies!

Plant REAL grass for your Easter table.

REAL Easter Grass

Real grass is a super cute way to display your colored Easter eggs! 

I didnt have a low rectangle pot so I grabbed a box out of the garage.  Then I decorated it with paper and mod podge.   I used a leftover bag of grass seed from the garage and some potting soil.
Here is what you'll need to make it like I did:
a box (or a pot)
2 large garbage bags
paper
mod podge
ribbon, ric-rac, or whatever embellishment you want to use
grass seed
potting soil or vermiculite

Cut the paper to fit the outsides of your box.

Mod-podge them on.  I needed to use 2 kinds of paper on the long sides.

If you want to put a saying onto your box you can do it with paper, chipboard letters, or vinyl.  My paper pack came with these cute letters so we spelled out SPRING and backed it with a couple of the papers.

Once the mod podge is dry sand the edges and hot glue ric-rac on.  If you want to really protect your paper  add a coat or two of mod podge on top as well.

Take the box outside and double line it with garbage bags.  Fill it with soil, sprinkle a thick layer of seed, then put another thin layer of soil on top of the seed.

Trim the edges of your bags down and then roll the edges into the box holding down with a tiny bit of soil where needed.

Now all thats left to do is wait for it to grow!

HAPPY 1st DAY OF SPRING and
HAPPY PLANTING!!

**Updated photo with the grass grown.