The amazing Alica from The Mayfly has an awesome idea to make a homemade chia pet! Too fun!
Alica writes…
How to make a Chia Pet
Find an old nylon stocking.
Drop a scoop of grass seed in the toe.
Stuff a handful of mulch in next.
Tie it off tightly in a knot, so it can’t shift around in there.
Paint on a face. Or draw one on with a Sharpie.
After the face is dry, place the chia pet (knot side down) in a little saucer of water.
Keep him wet and in the sunlight and the grass seed will sprout up through the stocking.
I apologize for not taking an after photo- part of what makes these guys so funny is the hair is very unpredictable. It can come in in some crazy patterns.
Have fun!
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Oh my gosh! That is amazingly creative. You would probably do really good on a contest I recently found. Below is more information about it.
You can go to chiaart.com to learn more. If you decide to register, you can register via chiaart.com or go to chachia.me/trumpet/ which will automatically put in my announcer ID. If you register via chiaart.com then please put my code as the announcer code. 21CHA is my code. Thank you!
It cost $5 or $7.50 and you can win $1,000.
How long will it take for the grass seed to grow?
What do you use for mulch?
I’ve so had intentions to make these for some time – I need to…
Thank you so much for this great tutorial. I love it and can not wait to try it with the kids.
I have always wanted to try one of these. Thanks for showing my how and now I can make one of my own. I can imagine how the hair grows.