Garden of Wishes

This is an inexpensive, fanciful and fun activity to welcome Spring and give the girls the opportunity to work on their “Outdoor Fun & Skills” development.

Required materials:
· 1-gallon milk jugs (1 for each girl), empty, clean, and dry, with label removed
· 6 different types of flower seeds
· Wooden craft sticks (6 for each girl, a few extra in case of typos) · Potting Soil
· Flower or gardening stickers (optional)
· Thin permanent markers
· Printouts (see attachment)
· Containers for seeds (ex: small condiment containers)
· Colored curling ribbon
· Plastic spoons (1 for each girl)


Printout of "Wishes" and Instructions:














Pre-Assembly:

1.Cut the top portion of the milk jug with scissors so the handle is still useable.
2.Place each packet of seeds into the “Wish” container you’d like it to correspond to. Write the type of seeds on the back so you can show the girls which seeds are in which “Wish” container.
3.Punch a hole in the top corner of the “Garden of Wishes Instructions” (see attachment).
4.Cut colored ribbon long enough to attach each instruction sheet onto the handle.

Instructions:

• Have each girl fill their container with potting soil (4-5 inches) in the bottom of their container.
• Select floral/foam stickers to place around the jug (optional).
• Write each “wish” on a craft stick with a thin-tip permanent marker in preparation for sowing their “Garden of Wishes”.
• Using the plastic spoon, create a small well in the potting soil to place the seeds in – 1” deep.
• Select a few seeds from each “Wish” container and drop the seeds into the potting soil. Gently cover.
• Place the craft stick identifying the “Wish” next to the seeds.
  Work in a circular motion around the jug, placing the seeds in a circle, with 1 -2 flower seeds in the center.
• Attach the instructions to the jug handle.

Watch your wishes bloom!