Dirt Babies
A fun springtime craft and activity for all ages. We love having a row of Dirt Babies with their beautiful green hair across the window sill. This is a great project for all ages!
Equipment
- Nude Knee High nylons
- googly eyes
- pipe cleaners
- glue gun
- glue sticks for glue gun
Ingredients
- grass seed
- soil
Instructions
- Put a couple Tablespoons of grass seed into the bottom of nylon knee high.
- Measure about 3 cups of soil into the knee high on top of the grass seed. This is easier with two people. One to hold and stretch open the nylon and one to measure and dump in the soil. Measure in one cup at a time. Work it down to the bottom before adding another cup.
- Tie a knot in the nylon right up tight against the soil. Trim the tail to a couple inches long.
- Carefully use a hot glue gun to decorate and make face on the front of the baby with the grass seed at the top and the tail at the bottom.
- Choose a cup or glass with a rim more narrow the body of the dirt baby so the baby sits on top of the cup without falling in.
- Fill the cup with water high enough the nylon tail can reach into it. Set the dirt baby on top of the cup with water. Set in the sun on a window sill. Watch and wait for the sprouts to appear within a week.
- Check often to make sure there is water. When the grass grows, trim the tops regularly. My kids love giving their dirt baby a haircut. They will last all Spring and Summer long.