Earth Day is Wednesday and this weekend I did a fun project with the kids to give us an opportunity to talk about it. I have been seeing adorable, little succulent plants all over the place (even in CVS, random) and I love them! Then I read that they don’t need much water and are practically indestructible, which sounds like the perfect plant for me and my crazy kids.
I took Hudson with me to Home Depot where we talked about the different types of plants they had. Many of the flowers had instructions posted, so we talked about which plants would be best for us. We wanted something that looked nice on our patio table, but we didn’t want a plant that needed a lot of water. Hudson originally wanted to do a succulent/cactus mix, after he found some ‘super soft cactus’ that he convinced me to ‘pet’ after he did it. Well, soon after we did this we realized our hands were stinging and we had tiny strings of cactus stuck all over. (How the heck was I supposed to know that?? My husband got a real kick out of our story when we got home…) So we selected our plants and headed home.
The kids and I went outside to build our centerpiece. I got the white planter at the dollar store. First, we filled the pot with soil, then took the succulents out of their individual pots. I let the kids do this, and let me tell you, these little plants are TOUGH. They smashed the succulents into place, and I filled in the areas that needed it with more soil. Then I let the kids set everything with some water. (thank you dollar store for that cute little plastic watering can, that is now a pool toy favorite) And boom, we were done! So cute and so easy. (and cheap!) I will let you know how long they stick around for.
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| I love how it turned out! |
I also wanted to teach the kids some more about Earth Day. So I hopped on my Intel Acer Tablet and we searched for Earth Day projects, videos and ideas. I found a great website that you can type in details on where you live and specs of your home and they give you a list of things you can do to conserve energy, water and more! Hudson has been trying little things we learned, like turning off the water when he brushes his teeth… and remembering to switch off his fan and lights in his room when he leaves for school.
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Great Earth Day lessons Mom! I may have to copy you and do a succulent lesson with my kids…heck they are probably the best plants for me (to keep alive) too!!
And I think they are so pretty! It looks great on my patio table, I may spring for a more expensive square type pot for another one! 🙂
lovely idea!
Thanks Nicole! Hope you are having a great week!
I really need to start my succulent garden! Thank you for sharing! I invite you to please come link up and share this with me, starting tonight at 6p! http://www.wrightsimply.com/search/label/Linky
Have a great day!! xx Ashleigh @simplyWright
I will check it out tonight.. I love a good link party! 🙂 Have a great week!
These centerpieces look fantastic!! Love using succulents in decorating!
I am obsessed with them, it looks great outside!
So cute. I have been wanting to make a garden with succulents. Yours is so cute!
Thank you! It was really easy, but I think a wider pot (a low, square one) would look better. But I couldnt resist giving it a try after seeing that $1 pot! 🙂
I love succulents-mainly because they are, as you said, indestructible. But I've never had any, I should do this with my girl, she's been really into plants this year. I had a run-in with a cactus once while trying to transplant it. Not fun-I feel your pain!
Yeah, my hubby was like, "why were you guys petting CACTUS plants??" haha not my best moment!
What a cute project for your kiddos! I love succulents, too! Hard to kill 🙂
Yes and I am sure I will put that whole 'hard to kill' thing to the test!! ha! 😉 I hope you are having a great week and thanks for stopping by!
Awesome!!! It looks great. I love little Elsa, too! Made the post 🙂
I know, she wears it all the time on the weekends! I actually just bought some new costumes from the Disney store for her (that arent LONG) to see if she will switch out. (at least every once in awhile) ha!
Definitely a great way to teach kids about Earth Day. We got an early start on our Earth Day talk and planted a balcony veggie and herb garden earlier this month.
I really want to start a small veggie garden!
I just came home with some succulents the other day. With the drought we are having, I figured they would work well. I have placed one in a coffee mug and on the kitchen window. Love this 🙂
What a cute idea to put one in a coffee mug!! love that..
I have been wanting to get some succulents myself. I think this just convinced me:)
Yes and they are so cheap! Mine were only 2 bucks each at home depot!
Love this! I completely forgot about Earth Day this month. We'll have to do something like this.
It was lots of fun, the kids loved it. 🙂
This is such a cute way to teach your kiddos about Earth Day ! I can't wait until my little is old enough for little lessons of his own. And Intel looks awesome :). Thanks for sharing, but I'm totally jealous of that pool now 😉
I will tell my husband… he is endlessly cleaning it (since he refuses to pay a pool company to do it!!) so he will be happy to hear his hard work is paying off! 😉
This is such a great idea for earth day! I love succulents.
xo katie // a touch of teal
Yes they are so fun! I am obsessed with them now.
This is so charming. I love any plants that aren't high maintanance.
me too!! 🙂 I hope you are having a good week!
Love succulents! These are perfect! And I love that the kids can help make it 🙂
they held up well to kid-handling, i will tell you that!
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Hi there! Visiting from the Coffee and Conversation link party. I love succulents! This is such a cute centerpiece. Thanks so much for sharing! Happy Earth Day!
Thank you for stopping over… I just stalked all of your social media accounts since I think your blog is so cute!!! 🙂
I love succulents because they don't take much work. I tend to kill all my house plants! It's very sad. Happy Earth Day!
I am horrible with plants too, I dont have the time to give them lots of attention, so far these are holding up great!
OMG she gardens in her ELSA dress? LOVE this! We went through that stage too! So glad we are over Frozen…for now! But back to the post…what are those called? The plants are they a type of cactus? I have a black thumb so looks perfect for us!
She loves being dressed up all the time! I love it! Yes, even those with a black thumb will love succulents. Mine still look great and I think I have watered them once.
I was actually just thinking about making this for a friend!
You should, there are so many fun options and your friend will love how low maintenance it is!
waooww! It turned out so well. I love plants and succulents are perfect as they are low maintenance. Its a great project to do with kids. Beautiful.
I know!! I was really surprised by how good it looks, esp since the kids did almost all of it!
I loved how you turned this activity into a learning experience, however, not as much as I love your daughter planting in her Frozen dress! So adorable!
She does everything in her Elsa dress! haha
I like that the plants are able to withstand little ones smashing it into the pot. A definite project to try with my daughter. Something she can take ownership over to keep alive as I kill everything!
Yeah, the kids were really rough with them and other than a few leaves falling off they held up really well. They even smashed them into the pot and everything. 😉
I love the succulent planter!! Thanks for linking up to the Feature Friday Link Party!! Don't forget to link back to the party somewhere in your post, and come back to show some blog love!
I am horrible with linking back.. I know.. I always mean to but then I forget!! #imfired
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Oh my gosh! succulents are MY FAVORITE! Mainly because they are nearly impossible to kill but also because of the variety. They are the NEATEST looking plants out there.
I agree.. they are my new obsession. 🙂
These are adorable! I need more succulents around my house because they're the only plant I don't kill within days 😉
I know! Ours are still holding up great and I have only watered them once!
I love succulents, they are adorable and long lasting, perfect for not so green thumb 🙂 and earth day was my birthday :))
Happy Belated Birthday!! I hope you had a wonderful day!!
This is beautiful! I will definitely be using this! Thank you so much for sharing (:
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have fun creating your own! 🙂
This looks so incredible! I'm always so amazed by your talent. Pinned and tweeted. Please join us on Monday at 7 pm and party with us! It is so super fun to see what you have been working on! Lou Lou Girls
I will have to miss the party this week.. no new posts! (ughhh… life!) 😉 Hopefully I will catch up next week and thanks for stopping over! 😉
This is LOVELY and so unique in appearance! I totally want to make one now.
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
xoxo
You will love it! (and the kids too) I hope you are having a great week!!
I love succulents! I have one at our house. I think my favorite succulent is called "baby toes" – seriously the cutest plant I have ever seen! I love your project! The pot is pretty too!
What a cool plant! I love that it requires little maintenance, making it easier for kids to care for! I need something like that! 😉