Plant-able Paper Earth

Materials

• Scraps of blue & green paper

• 1 large empty can & rubber band

• 1 square piece of screen

• 1 circle cookie cutter, smaller than the size of the can

• Seeds (like these lavender seeds)

• Blender

• Spoon

• Water

Directions

1. Divide your paper by color. Tear the blue and green paper into small pieces, keeping them separated in bowls.

2. Once done tearing, add just enough water to each bowl to cover the paper. Let soak for just a few minutes.

3. Starting with blue, add the wet paper to the blender, along with a cup of water, and blend. The paper pieces should quickly turn into a blue pulp. Once you are done blending, pour the mixture back into your bowl and mix in your seeds.

4. Rinse your blender, and repeat with the green paper.

5. Place the screen over the opening of the large can, and secure with a rubber band as tightly as possible. Then place the cookie cutter on top of the screen.

6. Spoon the blue mixture into the cookie cutter, making a thin layer over the screen, and let the excess water drip into the can.

7. After letting the water drip down for a bit, spoon drops of the green mixture on top of the blue, making your “continents.”

8. While still wet, carefully remove the cookie cutter, and place your Earth in the sun to dry.

9. Once it is mostly dry, carefully peel the paper and press (using paper towels and heavy books) to avoid curling.

adapted from Modern Parents Messy Kids