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Grow A Mini Herb Garden

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Ages 6 and Up

Duration: Over One Hour

Kids will learn about different herbs, watch them grow and best of all, help Mom use them in a recipe!

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WHAT YOU NEED

3 empty 4.23 oz. or 6.75 oz. JUICY JUICE boxes
Safety scissors
Craft knife
1 can of fast dry enamel paint
Cellophane tape
1 - 2 (dry) quart bag of pea gravel
1 - 4 (dry) quart bag of seed starting mix
Bucket or old bowl
Water
3 kinds of herb seeds (available in packets at nursery)
3 dried bay leaves (available in spice section of grocery store)
Waterproof marker
Craft glue
Plastic wrap
Raffia
1 - 7 inch saucer for herb garden pot

HOW TO DO IT

Using scissors or a craft knife, cut the bottoms off of the 3 JUICY JUICE boxes.
Turn the box upside down (the cut edge will now become the top of the herb pot). With scissors, cut a slit about 3/4 inch long at each corner. Fold each edge to the inside of the carton and secure each with a piece of tape. Repeat with remaining boxes.
Make sure the juice straw holes are open. These will be the "drains" for each pot.
PARENTS ONLY: Take the three prepared boxes to a well-ventilated area and spray with fast dry enamel. Let dry for several hours before planting.
Place about a 1/4 inch layer of pea gravel in each "pot".
In a bucket or bowl, mix about 4 cups of seed starting mix with enough water to make it very moist.
Fill each pot to within 1/2 inch of top edge with the wet mixture.
Sprinkle a few seeds on top, then cover with about 1/8 inch more of the mixture.
Using a marker, write the name of each herb you have chosen on a dried bay leaf.
Attach the bay leaves to the front of the pots with glue.
Place a small piece of plastic wrap over the top of each pot and tie with raffia.
Place a layer of pea gravel in the pot saucer and set the pots on top.
Set the planter in a sunny place where it gets light from an East or West window.
Remove the plastic wrap after the seedlings appear.
Thin the seedlings to one or two plants.

FOLLOW UP FUN

In the spring or summer, once the herbs begin to outgrow their "pot", transplant them to a sunny location in an outdoor garden.
Have the children help find a recipe that uses the herbs you have grown.
Play the Smelling Guessing Game. Have your children close their eyes and after smelling each herb, have them guess its name.

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