How to Make a Terrarium Out of a Recycled Topo Chico Bottle

by Lucy caples in Craft > Art

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How to Make a Terrarium Out of a Recycled Topo Chico Bottle

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In this instructable, I am going to show you how to make a terrarium out of a bottle. This project is child-friendly, you will only five materials, and you won't need to water it.

Gather Your Materials!

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Here is a list of the materials that you will be needing.
  1. A Topo Chico bottle with the lid (the label must be peeled off)
  2. Potting soil
  3. Seeds (I used watermelon and lemon balm seeds)
  4. A small leaf cutting from a sticky finger plant or the leaf cutting from a donkey ear plant (optional)
  5. Moss

Fill the Bottle With Soil

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Fill the bottle about a third of the way full with potting soil. You can put the potting soil in the bottle with a paper funnel. If you don't know how to make one the link below will show you how.

https://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-make-a-pap...

Add the Seeds

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Sprinkle your seeds in the jar. Then add an inch of soil.

Add Your Leaf Cutting

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Add the leaf cutting. To put it in the bottle just drop the leaf cutting through the hole. If you want to, you can stand the leaf cutting up with a straw or a pencil.

Water Your Terrarium

Add enough water so all the dirt is wet. Then close the lid.

Enjoy!! : )

Tada!! You now have your own terrarium!! Give it as a gift or keep it for yourself.