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Grassy Egg Heads

 

Materials

  • ~ Cardboard
  • ~ Scissors
  • ~ Glue or Stapler
  • ~ Empty Egg Shell
  • ~ Coffee Grounds or Dirt
  • ~ Grass Seed
  • ~ Paint
  • ~ Paint Brush


Instructions

  • ~ Cut a strip of cardboard and glue or staple its ends together to make a stand for the eggshell.
  • ~ Cut off top fourth of the eggshell.
  • ~ Paint a face on the eggshell and place it in the stand.
  • ~ Fill the egg with coffee grounds or dirt.
  • ~ Sprinkle about one teaspoon of grass seeds into the coffee grounds/dirt and dampen with water.
  • ~ Cover the Egg Heads with plastic wrap (to simulate a greenhouse) and keep moist and out of direct sunlight for about one week.
  • ~ As grass begins to grow, take off the plastic wrap and put in the sun.
  • ~ The grass growing will look like hair on the Egg Head's head.