Garden Box

Create an herb box in an empty fruit crate! This kid-friendly project makes recycling fun and produces tasty results. Plus, your kids will have a blast helping to make this little inside garden!

Materials

• a clementine box
• 3 plastic grocery bags
• soil, felt
• a hot glue gun
• scissors
• burlap
• 3 to 4 small herb plants
• 2 cups glass beads or small rocks

Directions

1. Cut the felt to cover the bottom of the box and hot-glue it in place. This will prevent the box from scratching a countertop or table.
2. Place three small grocery bags inside and over the edges of the box, one at a time. Make sure there are no rips or holes in the bags.
3. Pour the glass beads or small rocks into the box. This will prevent collecting standing water in the bottom of the container.
4. Scoop some slightly moist soil into the box, filling it up to two inches from the top.
5. Remove the herbs from the original containers and loosen the roots by roughly massaging the bottom of the plants. Place each herb plant in the box and cover the roots with soil.
6. Once all herbs are in place, hot-glue the burlap around the edge of the box with medium heat. Water the plants sparingly and watch them grow.