Ages: 3 years and up

This easy learning activity gets budding botanists out in the field in search of natural treasures and gives them a special place to house their collections when they get home.

Materials

• Wide, clear, lidded container (we got ours at Michaels)
• Pebbles
• Activated carbon (sold at pet stores)

• Soil
• Stones, moss, and small plants

Instructions

1. Cover the bottom of the container with an inch of pebbles.

2. Add a layer of activated carbon to curb any earthy odors, top it with 3 inches of soil, and create your garden from the stones, moss, and small plants you've unearthed — no rare species, please!

3. Mist the terrarium until the soil is moist but not wet. Add decorations, if you like, then close the lid. If the container becomes cloudy, remove the top to let excess moisture evaporate. Mist the terrarium lightly if the soil starts to dry out.

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• May 2010