One of our spring projects (which is by far Miss K’s favourite one) has been growing a grass head! When I was a kid I used to think it was pretty cool growing these little guys! So we thought we would give them a try.
To make your own grass head you will need:
- old nylon stockings
- grass seed
- potting mix
- a small container
- water proof glue
- decorations
Cut off a 20cm piece of stocking that includes the toe. Stretch the stocking open and put in about 2 full teaspoons of grass seed, then pack in some potting soil on top of this. Fill to about the size of a tennis ball and then tie off the end of the stocking. Next you can decorate your grass head, make it a body out of a yoghurt container and sit your grass head on top of this.
When you are ready to grow the grass head dunk it in some water to moisten the soil and then half fill the container it will sit on with water too. Place it somewhere with lots of sunlight, check everyday to make sure it is keeping moist. The hair will take about 1 week to sprout and a full head takes about 4 weeks to grow.
You can experiment with lots of different hairstyles, Miss K has loved this, even though its taken a few weeks she’s kept checking on her grass head and loves giving it a haircut!
Sooo cute Carly! I remember making these as a kid
Thanks Bec!
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Thanks so much, glad you like my blog
Very cute!
Super cute! I am one of the co-hosts of the Weekly Kid’s Co-op. I will be featuring this post as one of my TOP 3 picks on tomorrow’s link-up.
Thanks so much for the feature! I love linking up every week with The Kids Co Op, I will be sure to head over tomorrow and check it out!
I need to pin this! I remember doing something similar when I was little, but never thought to do it with my kids until now
Have a great weekend
Paula
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Thanks Paula! Hope you have a great weekend too
My kids absolutely LOVE these grass heads. We normally have about 5 on the go all year. Keep sharing, I love reading x
Great fun. Guess I’ll have to wait till spring to give it a go though! Love your blog.