Our adventure in Garden Camp continues this week. We are enjoying every minute of getting our hands dirty, exploring the garden and learning a ton about our earth! Here is one sweet activity we did earlier this week: creating a newspaper planter! Thank you Seattle Tilth and your amazing Children's Gardening Camp for the ideas and inspiration.

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Newspaper Planter Activity

Newspaper Planter Materials:

• Newspaper
• 12 ounce water bottle
• Tape
• Soil and small container to put the soil
• Small shovel
• Seeds

Newspaper Planter Approach:

• Lay the newspaper down on the ground or table
• Fold  & wrap it around about 2/3 of the bottle
• Tape & slide the bottle out
• Fill the newspaper pot with soil
• Make a small hole with the tip of your finger & plant a seed in the pot
• Find a nice sunny spot in your yard with your child
• Dig a little hole with hands or a small shovel
• Poke a hole or two in or remove the bottom of the pot
• Place the Newspaper Pot in the hole and cover with soil
• Wait for your seeds to sprout

We planted our newspaper pot yesterday with beans that will grow quite tall and will be a lot of fun for our boys to watch as they sprout!

Thank you for choosing to read this post today.

Warmly,

Marnie