This is such a fun, easy, and inexpensive way to use up old cans to create something beautiful and tasty! This craft combines three things I absolutely love: crafts with a useful purpose, eating yummy food, and the outdoors. I hope you and your kiddos or students have fun being gardeners and are able to enjoy these delicious, fresh herbs once they come in!
You will need…
Recycled cans
Acrylic paint
Paint Brushes
Seed Starting Potting Mix
Herb seeds (I chose lavender, cilantro, oregano, chives, and basil.)
Popsicle sticks
Skinny permanent marker or pen
Instructions:
Peel the paper off of your cans. This becomes much easier when you soak your cans for a couple of minutes in warm water!
After making sure your cans are completely dry, paint your cans using acrylic paint. You may need a second coat.
While you are waiting on your paint to dry, you can use your popsicle sticks and permanent marker/pen to make your plant markers. To do this, you will write the name of each herb you are growing on one half of the popsicle stick. Do this on both sides. Keep in mind, the other half of the popsicle stick will be in the soil, so make sure you don't use the entire length of the popsicle stick to write the name of your herb!
Time to plant! Follow the instructions on the back of your seed packets to plant each herb. After planing each herb, be sure to add your plant marker to the soil so you don't lose track of what you planted where!
Water your herbs and place them where they will best thrive.
Tips, Notes, & Extensions:
Soak your cans in warm water for a couple of minutes to make peeling the paper off easier.
If you are painting a design on your can, I would suggest having your first coat be solid, waiting for it to dry, then painting your design. This will allow your design to really POP on your can!
You can use different sized cans depending on how large you expect your herb to grow. For example, I know basil tends to get really big; therefore, I used a larger can so that the basil doesn't run out of room to grow.
I hope you enjoyed planting your own herb garden as much as I did!
Happy planting, fellow gardeners!
Keep it crafty,
Miss Kelsey
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