Thursday, May 13, 2010

terrarium :: project with children

for mother's day, i wanted a project that "the monster" and i could do together.  truth is, he's not much into art and the patience it takes.  but!  he does love dirt and digging, so a little moss house, or terrarium was perfect.

after hunting for moss in the woods...


we layered the following "ingredients" into our cracker jar (in order from bottom to top):
  1. rocks
  2. sand
  3. active carbon (can be found in aquarium section)
  4. dried spanish moss to soak up the moisture
  5. soil
  6. moss


after everything was added, i watered a bit to get things started.  the idea is that once i put on the lid, this should survive alone as it's own little ecosystem.  plus, who doesn't love to study a little moss house every now & then?

1 comment:

  1. I'm so stealing this idea. Love it!! If only I had a place to search for moss... :)
    Loves.

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