The REAL Reason Pantyhose Exist

To make Grassheads, of course! 
I love Grassheads.  I got the idea from a magazine a couple of years ago, and how I love a "kid-friendly" project!
Just in case someone has pantyhose they can't figure out what to do with ;) (Wear it? Nah...)- here is how we made ours:

Materials Needed

• Empty yogurt cup (we like the tapered Yoplait cups)
• Potting soil  (we used Miracle-Gro)
• Grass seed  (we used dense shade seed- works well inside)
• Cardstock, scrapbooking paper, colored paper, etc..
• Pantyhose
• Googly eyes
• Waterproof glue (we used super-glue)
• Waterproof permanent marker

1. Decorate the yogurt cup in a paper "outfit."  Anything goes here- paper, felt, ribbon- use your imagination.   
2. Cut the hose off at the foot (about 6").  Cut 'em both and make two.  You only live once!  Throw the rest of the hose away! 

3. Fill the bottom of the hose with about a tablespoon of grass seed. 

4. Add enough soil to make a "head" that will fit on top of your yogurt cup.  Tie the end in a knot.  There should be a "tail" left.  Try to keep grass seed in places you want hair!


5. Glue on googly eyes and add a mouth, ears and nose with a waterproof marker.
6. Add water to cup- the tail should hang down into the water.
7. Wait for water to "creep" up tail into soil and eventually to top of head.  It took about a week for us to see grass 'hair' growing.  Make sure to keep cup filled with water.
8. When hair gets long- cut it!  Kids LOVE this!

   

                                                             Aren't they great!?