Lolly Pop Seeds

I am not a crafty person.  (You probably guessed that from my uneven lettering on the flower pot.)  I got this idea from my mom's best friend, Sue.  I teamed up with my friend to be my "crafting coach".

Regardless of my lack of crafting skills, I think this is a really neat idea and I've been waiting for my daughter to be old enough to partake in this.    I am so excited to be able to finally share this with her.   Since it involves jelly beans and lollypops, which are food, I thought I'd share here too.

I started with some basic supplies.   A flower pot, a foam florists block, Easter grass, potting soil and don't forget the jelly beans and lolly pops.  For the "seed" envelopes, I took a regular seed envelope and opened it up and traced it onto cardstock.   Then printed the cardstock with a simple design and cut it out.  After I fill the envelopes with the jelly beans, I will seal the tops.  

*It is perfectly ok to skip the first 4 items and just have the kids bury the "seeds" in your yard.  Since I am rocking the townhouse life right now, I don't really have a yard to bury seeds in.  Also, the idea of my little princess digging in the yard in her Easter finest was more than I could take.

When my daughter wakes up, she'll find the lolly pop seeds the Easter bunny delivered with the flower pot.  She can plant her lolly pop seeds, water them and then wait.  When we get back from church and brunch, she'll find her lolly pops that have grown in place of the jelly beans.  Just in case your seeds don't grow, have an adult in your house place the lolly pop sticks into the soil while the kids are being loaded into the car.   The foam block will help hold the lolly pops in place.


Happy Easter!