Alright Ladies, I know Easter is a month away, but I wanted to share this idea with plenty of time before the big day!
This happens to be my very favorite Easter tradition: Growing our own Easter grass! It is simply beautiful and makes the Easter basket look so fresh and Springy! It beats that crinkly plastic grass that gets stuck all over your house, any day!
This is a fun and easy little project that you and your kids will love.
Supplies:
Potting soil
Easter Basket
Plastic Plant Saucer
Quick Grass Seed
You can find potting soil, quick grass seed and plastic plant saucers in the gardening department of most stores (or here on amazon).
Take your Easter baskets along with you, or measure them before hand. Find a plastic planter saucer that is close to the right size. Sometimes you have to squish them down in the basket to make it fit, but it still works!
Fill the plastic plant saucer half way full with potting soil, then pat it down evenly over the bottom.
Dump quick seed grass to cover the dirt. Once the dirt is covered work the seed down into the dirt about half an inch with your fingers. Some of the seed will still be visible on top.
Wet the dirt. Make sure there is water throughout all of the dirt, but don’t make it swim! Place your saucers in a warm sunny place indoors.
Water your grass every day, just enough to dampen the soil.
Day 3-4:
your grass should be poking up through the dirt all over! It is so fun to watch the grass grow.
Day 4-6: the grass will be coming along nicely and should be thick!
Day 8-12: Your grass will reach a good height and will be ready for your Easter basket! If the grass is getting too long you can simply cut it down with a pair of scissors!
Place it in your baskets periodically to check it’s length and see how it is sizing up.
That fun Easter morning your grass will look perfect in your little Easter basket! The kids will be so proud!
I generally give myself 2 weeks to grow our Easter grass. If it is too long by the big day, I trim it down to a length that looks nice. It is better to have it too long than too short 😉 When you’re done with the grass pop it out of the saucer, wash it out, and save it for next year! The potting soil and quick seed will last for a very long time, so one purchase will keep this tradition going for years to come!
This is a tradition we look forward to every year. PLUS, it makes for some seriously adorable pictures!
I am so ready for spring! What do you say?
{Sharing this at these great parties!}
Christine Billo says
I love this idea and posted my and my daughters adventure creating it today!
Katie says
I have the most random question…..I have those exact same easter baskets that you used in these photos. I need one more and they no longer sale them. Was yours just a sample for this shoot? Would you be willing to sell it to me? I would love one more. Please let me know. Thanks! Love your blog!
Jess says
I’m looking for one more of the same….haha. If you ever find any, let me know,
Cheryl says
Aaarg!! This just reminded me that I wanted to do this for this year, but toooo late! Maybe I can plant a really quick veggie sprout of some kind!! Thanks for the reminder…I will dig this out again next year!!
Brenda S. says
I am so in love with this idea! It’s too late to try for this Easter but I will be all over it next year. Thanks for the awesome ideas.
Katy @ Lolly Linens says
This is such a great idea, thank you for sharing. That baby girl is A D O R A B L E !
Peanut says
I thought Easter was 2 weeks away still, so I just got this started today….I probably won’t have much luck in a week, huh? Also, my house is super dark, no good windows to put it by, should I put it under a light of some sort, or just hope the small amount of light from the window will work? (Probably asking these questions more for next year, since I doubt it will grow much for this year) =)
Jenny says
What a great idea! I think this would make a great indoor plant.
Nikki Howser says
What a clever idea-I hate that messy plastic grass, but thought about replacing it with the real stuff! I’m going out today to get the supplies, hopefully it will have time to grow!
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This is such a great idea!
Kristin @activewomom.com
Lisa says
You can also just use wheat. I soak my wheat in water a few days then I plant it. It sprouts as wheat grass. Looks the same.
mary peace says
this is a wonderful project for the youg and sad elders i cant wait to share with the youth group at the babptist church and the brewton bridge bunch!
Kim Wedlock says
This is so cute! I got a great idea from it for Earth Day, too, but I was wondring what kind of grass specifically this was? It’s so gorgeous and bright green that nothing else will do for me! 😀 What was the brand/family that the grass is from?
Kate says
Love it! I’m featuring it in my “Top 10 Easter Ideas” @ http://www.cheapcraftymama.com today! Feel free to stop by and grab a button!
Megan@BehavioralChild says
Excellent idea. Thanks!
Q @ JAQS says
This is a lovely idea. Perfect.
Love for you to share it at my Linky Party 🙂 –
http://www.jaqsstudio.com/2012/03/made-by-me-22-linky-party-and-features.html
Alison says
Darling idea!! 🙂 I want to do this!
Kim @ Plumberry Pie says
I wanted to do this so bad last year for a centerpiece, but I love the idea of doing it for the baskets!! Adorable! Thanks for sharing. I’ll definitely be doing this!
bluehenmomma says
I love this idea and posted my and my daughters adventure creating it today! http://bluehenmomma.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/crafty-sunday/
Thank you so much!
Stephanie @ Hugs, Kisses and Snot says
Loving this! This would make a beautiful center piece for the Easter table. Going to Home Depot today! Thank you!!!
Julie says
Great idea. I am going to feature your article and link to it on my site telling others to check out your site for this cute idea.
Thanks!
Heather - Chickabug says
Aw! I love this! So, so much prettier (and a zillion times more eco-friendly) than plastic Easter grass! : )
Michelle says
Fabulous idea!! Love that this is such a “green” way to decorate an Easter basket…no plastic grass here…brilliant!!
Tiffany says
I just want to say that this is an awesome idea for us, who currently are residing in a town-home (until we find our special house)
We don’t have much grass, and I would not have my daughters “hunt” in the grass we do have, — we just do egg hunting in the home or out on the patio — But growing up I had, endless grass (so it seemed)
How fun for my daughters and thanks for sharing!
Missy says
That is SO much cuter than the plastic stuff that gets all over. And it fills the basket better – that means less junk the easter bunny has to put in it. 🙂
cristi says
Love this idea! I am going to give it a try this year!!
Alison says
This is fabulous! Then I can replant this where we have dead spots in the lawn:) So fun! Beautiful pictures too:) thanks Lara!!!
Shelley says
bwahahaha. too funny.
Lara says
You seriously could! The quick grass seed is for filling in bald spots in your lawn! haha 😉
Nancy's Couture says
This is so pretty! I would have never thought to do this!!! This is going to be an NEW Easter tradition for us. Thanks for sharing with us!
Shelley says
I’m DYING over how adorable this is. I’m so making this a family tradition. THANKS Lara!!!