How to Make a Grow Card

When you recycle you are actually turning trash into treasure. Have you ever received a card for your birthday, holiday or other special occasion? Have you ever planted one of those cards in a garden? We made a greeting card for someone we know that can be planted in the garden and will grow a plant. These are the materials and steps we used!

Materials:

1. 1. Newspaper
   2. Colored construction paper
   3. Water
   4. Blender
   5. Cookie cutters
   6. Flower seeds (any seed will do)
   7. Brown paper bags
   8. Raffia
   9. Glue

Steps:

1. 1. Choose a colored construction paper.
   2. Tear the colored paper and the newspaper in really tiny strips, like the size of postage stamps.
   3. Pour water in the blender, about 3/4 full.
   4. Place the two types of papers in the blender with the water.
   5. Blend the papers.
   6. Choose a cookie cutter and put the mixture in the cutter.
   7. Place the flower seeds in the mixture and push them with your fingers.
   8. You can attach ribbon or raffia to the grow card, it can be given as a hanging ornament.
   9. You can also cut rectangles from a brown paper bag, fold the paper in half and then attach the grow card to the front. Special messages can be written inside.
   10. Give it to someone you know.

The card should dry and be ready for giving in a day or two. Don’t forget the cards have seeds embedded in them, they can be planted!

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