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• 3 empty 4.23 oz. or 6.75 oz. NESTLÉ JUICY JUICE boxes
• Safety scissors
• Craft knife
• 1 can of fast-dry enamel paint
• Cellophane tape
• 1 - 2 (dry) quart bag of pea gravel
• 1 - 4 (dry) quart bag of seed starting mix
• Bucket or old bowl
• Water
• 3 kinds of herb seeds (available in packets at nursery)
• 3 dried bay leaves (available in spice section of grocery store)
• Waterproof marker
• Craft glue
• Plastic wrap
• Raffia
• 1 - 7 inch saucer for herb garden pot

• Using scissors or a craft knife, cut the bottoms off of the 3 NESTLÉ JUICY JUICE boxes.
• Turn the boxes upside down (the cut edge will now become the top of the herb pot). With scissors, cut a slit about 3/4 inch long at each corner. Fold each edge to the inside of the carton and secure with a piece of tape. Repeat with remaining boxes.
• Make sure the juice straw holes are open. These will be the "drains" for each pot.
• PARENTS ONLY: Take the three prepared boxes to a well-ventilated area and spray with fast-dry enamel. Let dry for several hours before planting.
• Place about a 1/4 inch layer of pea gravel in each "pot."
• In a bucket or bowl, mix about 4 cups of seed starting mix with enough water to make it very moist.
• Fill each pot to within 1/2 inch of top edge with the wet mixture.
• Sprinkle a few seeds on top, then cover with about 1/8 inch more of the mixture.
• Using a marker, write the name of each herb you have planted on a dried bay leaf.
• Attach the bay leaves to the front of the pots with glue.
• Place a small piece of plastic wrap over the top of each pot and tie with raffia.
• Place a layer of pea gravel in the pot saucer and set the pots on top.
• Set the planter in a sunny place where it gets light from a window.
• Remove the plastic wrap after the seedlings appear.
• Thin the seedlings to one or two plants.

• In the spring or summer, once the herbs begin to outgrow their "pot," transplant them to a sunny location in an outdoor garden.
• Have the children help find a recipe that uses the herbs you have grown.
• Play the Smelling Guessing Game. Have your children close their eyes and after smelling each herb, have them guess its name.

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