Summer Kid Crafts: Grow a Head

Here's a summer craft I saw best explained in pictures. I saw a local toy store selling them in kits (and on Amazon as well) but it's so much cheaper to make one on your own.


First you take an old nylon and cut it off at the ankle. Sprinkle some grass seed in the toe and spoon in some dirt from the garden.


Tie the open end off so that you have a ball of dirt inside. You may have to push the seeds around so that they're somewhat evenly distributed around the end.

Glue some googly eyes and a nose in place (buttons work too) then place the heads, knot end down, inside a recycled plastic cup such as a yogurt container.


Fill the yogurt contained about half-full with water and the nylon end will act as a wick to keep the soil moist.

Wait a bit and see how their hair grows. Here are our guys after a week, they'll be needing a trim pretty soon.


And nearly everything is recycled materials. Love it.

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