Grow Your Own Grass Christmas Tree Ornament

Materials
1 sponge cut into shape of a Christmas tree
Small bowl of grass seed
Tray or shallow pan
Spray water bottle

Directions
Soak tree cut sponge in water and place on a tray or shallow pan. Invite your child to place grass seed on top of the wet sponge.  Gently press into sponge.  Using the spray water bottle, ask child to spray the sponge.  Place tray near window.  Water daily using the spray water bottle and keep a small amount of water in the the bottom of the pan or tray.  Grass should grow within two weeks.  As grass grows longer, invite your child to trim the grass with scissors.

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