Mother's Day Garden Terrarium
Turn an ordinary jar into a charming DIY terrarium that is perfect for a Mother's Day gift.
Lisa Ely
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(212)
What's included
1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Making terrariums is fairly easy and a long-lasting gift for Mother's Day. In this workshop style class, live hands-on direction is clearly given as we will build one together. The designing phase of the terrarium starts right after a brief lesson about terrariums and how a closed terrariums works. Mothers will never have to water the terrarium once it is made. I am an enthusiastic garden teacher who shares the wonders of the water cycle into the crafting of the terrarium during the workshop. It's amazing science that is broken down to basic understanding during this class through discussion and diagrams. I also share pictures to help inspire the design of an artsy terrarium.
Other Details
Supply List
A glass or clear plastic container with a lid. (Mason jars work great!) Assortment of small rocks/gravel or even colorful aquarium rocks. Sand Potting Soil Moss - optional Charcoal pieces (like for a fish tank) - optional Piece of bark or mulch Small plants (seedlings, succulents, something with roots. Even a weed will work.) Decorative items for inside (plastic flower/animal/dinosaur) and outside (ribbon/rope and hot glue gun)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree from Pepperdine University
Bachelor's Degree from University of Southern California (USC)
Enthusiastic mom of 2 kids, Lisa Ely first learned to garden from her dad in their backyard when she was 6. Ever since there has not been a pile of dirt that she didn’t want to get her hands in.
Lisa is creator of Learn, Giggle & Grow Garden Curriculum and the co-author of three books under the Kinder Gardens umbrella. She is currently working on her next book series and a multi-media, adventure gardening experience for families to learn more and be inspired every day.
Prior to launching her children’s and family gardening enterprise, Lisa traveled the world over and over as an award-winning non-fiction TV producer and director. Some of her credits, like CBSs The Amazing Race, Discovery’s Garden Police and a number of shows on HGTV (including the Rose Parade) have helped her learn more about her garden passion.
Lisa’s always been described as a big kid and it wasn’t until she had kids that people stopped looking at her a bit funny when she would start a mud ball fight or run through the sprinklers. She admits that she’s good at playing because she’s had years of practice! She lives by her new family motto of “We’re washable!”
Lisa loves being in front of group sharing her love of everything fun in the garden. Some of her favorite classes are focused on worm science, eating the rainbow, tomato talk, soil on the move and root, stems, oh my!
When she’s not gardening she’s often with her husband watching their kids play baseball, paddling a dragon boat or playing her own version of “Chopped” to get a nightly dinner on the table!
Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$16
per classMeets once
40 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
8-13 learners per class
