We are studying tubers and grasses. What better way than to make potato planters?
Ingredients
- Large potatoes
- Melon Baller
- Rye seeds
- Toothpicks
- Pipe cleaners
- Beads
- Puff balls
- Googly eyes
- Potting soil
Procedure
Day 1
Hollow the potatoes with a melon baller the day before. This is best done by a teacher or volunteer. Mix the grass seeds with potting soil and water. The seeds will get a head start on germination.
Day 2
Have the kids decorate the planters with the craft materials. There is no wrong way to make a potato sculpture.
Keep watering the planters and the creature will grow grass fur and potato plant legs. The longer the sculptures are kept the more interesting they get!
Day 8
Time for a haircut! Simply have the kids cut the grass with scissors. It will make your room smell like a fresh cut lawn.
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