Do you want to make something interesting not only with your children, but also with herPromote a little sense of responsibility, then a grass head is exactly the right choice. Grass grows on the funny-looking head and needs to be cared for regularly. The children not only have to water it, but also cut it every now and then, and they are always welcome to come up with new hairstyles. When you make a grass head, you get a fun alternative to the classic houseplant.
Added to this is the fun of making the craft itself. And since you can use a wide variety of head shapes and accessories if you want to make grass heads, you can also make several different ones at once and either set them up in groupsor give it away. Nowadays you can buy everything you need as a set. However, the individual materials can also be collected separately to create a completely individual head. We'll show you how to easily make a grass head with children.
- old tights or socks
- Compost or potting soil
- Grassamen
- thin rubber bands or string/string
- Decorations (e.g. googly eyes, pipe cleaners or felt for the mouth, wire for glasses, etc.)
- Pot, lid or other container for the head to sit on
Easy grass head instructions – make a grass head with soil
You only need the foot part of the tights. Just to be on the safe side, cut off a larger piece. You can always shorten it later. Place the resulting sock on the table with the opening facing up and fill it with a layer of grass seeds. Then fill itthe sockwith earth. Be careful not to let the seeds slip too much. If you are satisfied with the quantity and size, tie the sock tightly with a knot so that no more soil can fall out.
To make a nose, take a piece of soil and socks between your fingers and turn the resulting small tuber around a few times. To prevent the nose from twisting apart again, it is best to tie it tight with string or a rubber band. You have now created the basis for grass heads, which you can now design as you wish.
Use wiggly eyes or draw some on with a sharpie. For example, you can make a mouth for the grass head using felt or pipe cleaners.Made of wireYou can also make glasses wonderfully. Or maybe you would like to make a grass-headed monster or different animals? Be creative and come up with interesting things!
Make a grass head with cotton wool
If you spontaneously want to make a grass head manikin and don't have any potting soil at home, you can just as easily insteadUse cotton wool. The steps are the same as with soil. However, assume that the cotton will change color over time and will no longer look as nice as it did at the beginning.
Which container and how is it watered?
Of course, when you make the grass head, that's not the end of it. In order for hair to grow, moisture is needed. The children must learn the grassto maintainafter they make the grass heads themselves.
So that the head always has water available later or the irrigation water can be collected as it drains off, the finished head should be placed in a container. A flower pot without holes is suitable for this,a planter, but also a simple lid or a bowl. The version in a glass vase is also modern and interesting. The grass heads are there on the neck of the bottle and not in direct contact with the water. Instead, they are equipped with a piece of rope that absorbs the moisture and passes it on to the seeds.
It is not poured from above. Instead, pour some water into the container, which then absorbs the soil or cotton wool itself. Make sure the soil never gets too dry, but don't overdo it with watering either. A soaking wet grass head causes the roots of the grass to rot over time.
Numerous variants for grass heads
You can't just make a grass head with a stocking. Funny planters are also offered in which the seeds are planted directly after you fill them with soil. The face is then already depicted on the pot, so you don't have to do anything other than thatPlanting grass seedsand then maintain them.
But you can also improvise instead of such purchased pots andThings from the householduse. How about, for example, cans that you can then redesign as you like, or plastic bottles, old cans, etc. Egg shells are also a great idea as a container if you would rather make a small grass head yourself. You can fill the bowls with soil or cotton wool and then sprinkle the seeds over them.
Make cress heads
If you like to snack on fresh seedlings, you can use any herb instead of grass. For example, you can make a cress head. This variant is particularly suitable if you want to plant the seeds directly in a pot instead of using a stocking. The seedlings can then be easily harvested by cutting them off.
