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The Nature Basket
- Total Time Needed:
- Weekend Project
Perfect for nature-loving children, this sweet, grassy basket celebrates spring as well as Easter.
- Materials
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- Shallow, handleless basket with a wide mouth
- Clear vinyl saucer
- Potting soil
- Ryegrass seed
- Water
- Undyed hard-boiled eggs
- Bunny cookies
- Animal figurines
- Chocolate eggs
- Brown paper bag
- Scissors
- Rafia
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- Instructions
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Fill a clear vinyl saucer with potting soil, sprinkle on a layer of ryegrass seed, cover with a very thin layer of soil, and spritz with water.
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Keep in a sunny window and spritz daily. It will take 10 days for the grass to reach a few inches high.
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Place the saucer into the basket.
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Top the grass with undyed hard-boiled eggs, bunny cookies, animal figurines, and chocolate bunnies.
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Create a tag for your basket by cutting out a leaf shape from a brown paper bag.
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Tie it on with a raffia bow.
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- Variations:
- Other good treats: seed packets, a pocket bird guide, or magnifying glass.
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