We have found the answer to your question, “What do we get for [insert: Mom, Grandma, My Mother-in-law, or The Special Aunt] for Mother’s Day this year?”
And the answer is: A Macrame Terrarium, from Faber-Castell’s Creativity for Kids line. With this kit, kids, ages 7-97, can make a wonderful, handcrafted present. They’ll learn the awesomely ’70s pastime of macrame (pronounced mah-krah-may) which entails tying knots in the included turquoise cord to transform it into a plant hanger. Then, the child creates the terrarium, using the plastic spoon to layer the included chia and wheat grass seeds, potting mix, colored sand, and gravel inside the plastic, globe-shaped terrarium (which is 5-inches in diameter). Just add water to the garden mister, and they’re ready to grow! The young landscape designer can insert the kit’s teensy-weensy, resin deer and mushroom figurines, or they can use materials from home to create their own figurine or a sign that reads “I love you, Mom.” Finally, place the terrarium into the plant hanger, and voila! — a handcrafted gift for that “deer” lady.
Macrame Terrarium kit by Faber-Castell Creativity for Kids, $20, faber
