For Teacher

I have a something different to share with you today.  It is teacher appreciation week and my daughter and I made her teacher a special gift.  We made this little terrarium with a quart jar.    There was a great how to article online here.  It was super easy to make, I got everything at my local nursery.

We started with rocks and sand (you can add a layer of charcoal and one of dirt depending on the plant).After that we added the two air plants we had picked out.  These were a great choice because they are so low maintenance.  Then we added all these fabulous colored mosses...I LOVE THE PURPLE!  Followed by some shells that we had laying around the house.  We finished it off with some daisy lids for mason jars that I got for super cheap on crafty steals a few weeks back.  That's all and it was relatively inexpensive.  We still have enough supplies (minus the plants) to make a few more.

It was so easy and fun for us to make together. I really hope that Sophie's teacher enjoys it.  It is different than any other gift I've seen given, the colors should make her smile and she doesn't even have to have a green thumb to keep it alive. Bonus!  So there you have it.

Before you go, let me show you my little girl in her brand new glasses.  Today was her daddy's birthday so I got them to pose together.  :)  They will take some getting used to (the glasses I mean), but at least she likes how they look, so that is one step in the right direction. :)


Happy Friday to you all and Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful Mama's out there!