Moss Garden in a Jar.

K's waldorf school is having a May Fair on the 9th of May. We are all VERY excited.

Part of the excitement is participating in the 6 crafts that some of the mothers organize. The craft I am offering, is making a Moss Garden in a jar. K and I had a trial run today...

We assembled what we needed in our coconut bowls.

Needed: 

glass jar with a lid

small stones, 

dirt

activated carbon (found in the fish isle of a pet shop)

dried moss

growing moss

dropper for water

little treasures (K chose a toadstool pet rock, a tiny pine cone and a favorite shell)

First, put a handful of small stones into the jar. 

Then a handful of dirt. 

Then a handful of carbon. 

Put a little dried moss on the carbon and then layer the growing moss on top. 

With the dropper, give the moss a few squirts of water (not too much) and add your treasures. Seal the moss garden with the lid and put it in a sunny spot inside.

The moss garden creates it's own little ecosystem and does not need to be watered for 2 to 3 weeks. You will know your moss garden needs a little water when you notice the condensation on the inside of the jar is considerably less than usual. Remember not to over-water... just a few squirts with the dropper will do. Thank you to Lisa for giving us this idea.

Our moss garden is the centerpiece on our dinner table. It is going to be very interesting to watch the moss growing every day and I think it will give my children just another reason to be appreciative for each and every living thing. Perhaps one day, we will even discover that a fairy lives inside!