I was wanting to do something special for the children for Easter. We have been so excited for spring and we have been wanting to plant something…anything to be exact.
I was thinking about how easy wheatgrass is to grow and thought it would be fun to do live Easter baskets for Easter morning. I went online and wouldn't you know it there were directions.
I had the kids go and grab their baskets. We lined them half way with plastic wrap.
We filled about 1/3 of the baskets with potting soil.
We sprinkled the wheatgrass seeds all over the top. You may want to go back and make sure it is even so you get a full basket of grass.
We then barely covered up the seeds with a little more potting soil.
We filled a spray bottle with water and made sure the soil was nice and moist. I covered each of the baskets with plastic wrap to create a little greenhouse until the grass started to grow. We have been keeping the soil moist and the grass is beginning to grow. It grows so quickly that we will have full baskets by Easter.
Hopefully, this is what they will look like.
The kids loved doing it and they love looking throughout the day at how fast it is growing. Perfect project with the kids because it doesn't take a lot of patience:-)
sounds like a fun project.
it is going to be adorable!
how fun…….i hate that fake grass. you find it for months after using it…look there’s some under the couch. uuuhhh.
chasity
What an awesome idea. I LOVE it. I may try it with my kids. Thanks for sharing a great idea!
So cute!! What a great idea.
I love the idea and can’t wait to see your children’s baskets full of grass and their Easter treats!
Oh…you’re making me miss that age! You know — come to think of it, there’s really no good reason I can’t still do it — even if my “little one” is now 18. Is there? Think I will! Thanks! 🙂
-Ruth
What a neat idea! I have always loved grass and now to plant in in a basket…Priceless~
I may try it for my kids. I just have to tell ya… I adore your blog~
Oh how pretty, your baskets will be gorgeous! Maybe it’s not too late for me to do this for the lone peep.
Honestly, I’m not an Oprah girl either but I do love Kari Demang, she is awesome.
what a great idea jeanne. i bet the kids run to them everymorning to see if they are growing. they will be perfect on easter morning.
What a fun idea! Never thought of using their Easter Baskets! Thanks for sharing the idea! Have a great Monday!
that is the cutest idea EVER!!!
I am going to do this, yes i am. I may not have wheat grass for Easter but I am willing to try. Yea so glad you shared this cute idea!
LuLu
What a great idea. I love it!
Yes, it’s such a good idea! In some of my more ambitious years, I’ve done this for all my friends–tiny little terra cotta pots with bright green grass growing! One year I even painted the pots!
You have beautiful items in your Etsy store!
total cuteness
wish i had thought of that!
What a wonderful idea! I love it. I can’t wait to see pictures of your baskets filled with beautiful green grass!
XOXO
Jen
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Very cute idea for an Easter basket. And thanks so much for commenting on my blog. Especially on a topic that strays away from design elements. I appreciated it very much. 🙂 p.s. the trip to France sounds wonderful! wow. Hope you go!