Make your own Easter Garden What you will need: A plant pot, a bowl, or other container (even a plastic container from your recycling!) Soil from the garden or compost A smaller container to make the tomb Flower bulbs or plant from the garden you’re happy to be moved Moss or leaves to cover the tomb A larger rock to roll over the tomb entrance Some gravel or small stones to make the path Grass seed, cress seed (if you have any hiding anywhere in the garden shed or garage!) Twigs or bamboo skewers to make the crosses. String, wool or twine to tie the crosses together. An Easter Garden is a great way to teach children the Easter Story. The below is a guide only, just use what you have available and encourage creativity!
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Make your own Easter Garden
What you will need:
A plant pot, a bowl, or other container (even a plastic container from your
recycling!)
Soil from the garden or compost
A smaller container to make the tomb
Flower bulbs or plant from the garden you’re happy to be moved
Moss or leaves to cover the tomb
A larger rock to roll over the tomb entrance
Some gravel or small stones to make the path
Grass seed, cress seed (if you have any hiding anywhere in the garden shed or
garage!)
Twigs or bamboo skewers to make the crosses.
String, wool or twine to tie the crosses together.
An Easter Garden is a great way to
teach children the Easter Story. The
below is a guide only, just use what
you have available and encourage
creativity!
Find a plant pot or reuse a container from your recycling.
Make sure if you’re using a plant pot you put some
stones over the hole inside.
If you are reusing a container from your recycling, why
not decorate it with either paint or tissue paper and PVA
glue?
Fill your plant pot or container with compost or soil from
your garden. If you’re using soil make sure you leave
any worms in the ground and do not put them in your
pot or container.
Next use a smaller plant pot or container to make the
tomb. Cover over the top so it makes a small hill. Firm
the soil around the tomb.
If you have a flower bulb such as a daffodil or a small
plant you can use add this in next to the tomb. This will
create a background. Here we’ve used mini daffodils
called Tete a Tete. You can also add in any stones to
create the front of your tomb.
Next you can cover the whole area with
moss, leaves or even decorative / play
bark.
If you have any grass or cress seeds you
can sow them into the remaining soil. We
had a few cress seeds left and used them
on the path leading to the tomb.
Add your stone to the front of the tomb ready to be rolled
away on Easter Sunday!
If you have any small stones, gravel or grit, you can make
a path to the tomb, just be careful not to cover over the
area if you’ve planted seeds.
Finally, you need to make 3 crosses. Tie the sticks
together with twine, wool or string. Place the crosses on
