Hi! I am Alex from The March Owl. You can usually find me there talking about my life as a domestic engineer (stay-at-home-mom), my pitiful gardening skills, my latest DIY, and my love for comic books.
Thank you, Holly, for the opportunity as a guest blogger here on So Dang Brilliant.
How do you make those fabulous terrariums popping up all over Pinterest, while having a toddler who wants to touch everything? Simple, you get him involved. Trust me, you will find the terrarium cuter when they help. (No, just a mommy thing, oops!)
If you don't have kids, then this is simply a terrarium DIY hosted by a crazy, curly-haired 2-year-old! Let's get started.
Gather Materials:
jar(with lid, pictured here are a strawberry jar and candy jar) // sheet moss (sometimes called preserved sheet moss) // pebbles (rocks, even marbles) // soil // activated carbon( found near fish equipment at department store) // small figures (we used eraser dinosaurs from coin machine) // greenery (optional) // skewer (or something like it [not pictured])
The Nitty Gritty Instructions:
This makes it easy for the kids, otherwise they will keep putting their favorite part in and forget the rest (as I learned with our first go at this). Let's just say my terrarium of soil looks fantastic on my shelf.
I recommend even amounts of each layer—remember to keep the size of your jar in mind.
- Add pebbles
- Add activated carbon
- Add soil
- Add greenery (Can you see his excitement?)
- Add sheet moss. Little ones will need help with this one as you have to place the moss around your greenery.
- Use skewer to push moss into place
- Add small figures (you can use the skewers to make them sit upright)
- Close it up and you're done!
Blurry shot, but there is no mistaking the happiness!
The finished product!
If you decided to make a terrarium leave a link in the comments—I would love to see it!
Thanks for sharing this with us, Alex! You're an A+ pen pal and a super cute person.
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