Here’s a fascinating way to bring the outdoors inside this fall and winter: A Family Guide to Terrariums for Kids will teach you step-by-step to create miniature living landscapes with your children. Making a terrarium can be both artistic and scientific, developing aesthetic sense and teaching children about the water cycle and plant care.
Patricia Buzo’s just-published guide includes 15 unique projects with clear, concise instructions and beautiful photography. We received a complimentary copy from Cool Springs Press to share with you all on the blog. Plus, there’s a GIVEAWAY, so you can enter to win a copy for yourself!
The project ideas are varied and include a Japanese Garden with Living Rocks…
and a Dinosaur Bones Diorama.
Terrariums are an ideal project for children because they are low maintenance, hands-on, and visually appealing. Plus, it’s a great way to repurpose and recycle things that you already have at home (jars, bowls, rocks, etc.).
This book is designed to be used by parents who will be guiding their children through the process. Of course, any adult who’s just getting started with terrariums can benefit from this book, whether a parent or not.
For many of the projects, the only purchase you’ll have to make is the plants themselves, and thankfully small succulents and cacti only cost a few dollars.
Author Patricia Buzo, of Doodle Bird Terrariums fame, founded her business in 2008, and through trial and error has become an expert in her craft. Both by experimentation and research, she perfected how to best create and care for planted terrariums, while at the same time using her artist background to create realistic miniature landscapes using live mosses and other tiny plant life.
I highly recommend A Family Guide to Terrariums for Kids for indoor fun year round!
Giveaway: Readers in the US may enter to win a copy of this book by using the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck!
Yes. My mother would show us how to make terrariums! We loved it. I remember one that had a mirror for a lake. It was winter themed so my sister added little people ice skating.
I am a big fan of terrariums. And I’ve enjoyed previewing this easy-to-follow guide! I’ll be checking out the book!
I haven’t made one before, but my kids love plants and rocks and arts and crafts so I know this would be a hit around here!!
I think terrariums are awesome, little worlds inside glass. I wish I would have made these with my kids when they were younger.
I just had a friend buy a terrarium kit for her nieces. It turned out a huge hit! We’ll definitely be doing our own soon!
I love terrariums. This would be so neat to have. I’d love to make a few of them with my daughters. They’d love this.
How cool are these terrariums for the family! The boys would love this.
I’ve seen this book before and was wondering if I should grab it. I think it would be fun to include with our long list of homeschooling lessons/fun!
This sounds like a lot of fun. I haven’t tried making one before. I bet kids in our place will love it.
What a wonderful idea. Plus perfect timing for the holidays. I can see some kids in my family that would enjoy making their very own terrarium.