BIRD SEED BLOOMERS

YOU'LL NEED:
One empty half-pint milk or juice carton
Scissors
One 2 1/2 x 12-inch piece construction paper
Tape
Crayons or markers
Potting soil
Parakeet or budgie seed
Water

STEP 1
First, thoroughly rinse out the carton.  

Next, open the unopened flap of the carton. Working from the opened end, have an adult use scissors to cut down the 2 opposite corners just to the ridge.  

Then, 1 side at a time, fold the top inside the carton. Now cover the outside of carton with a piece of construction paper.  And fasten with tape.

STEP 2
Now use crayons to draw a face on the side of your paper-covered carton any way you like.

STEP 3
Fill the carton with potting soil. And add enough water to make thick mud. Sprinkle the parakeet seed on top of the soil.

Now place your garden near a sunny window.  Water your garden whenever it's almost dry. In a few days, your seeds will sprout.  Within 2 to 3 weeks, your garden will need a haircut!

Good for you! You've made a birdseed bloomer!


SOME COOL IDEAS:
Use birdseed because it's available at supermarkets, and it grows quickly. 

Try clipping your grass with scissors after it gets long. Try a funny trim to make it look interesting!


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