Tabletop Garden

Get your little one to tap on his inner horticulturalist.

- Janice Lin

Your child’s school holidays need not be filled with boredom or mindless video games. A hands-on activity like building a terrarium makes for great family fun and can inspire your child’s creativity.

YOU WILL NEED

A clean glass container of any kind. Get creative: use fishbowls, teacups, Christmas baubles – anything that looks unusual and interesting

Small plants that grow slowly, such as cacti, succulents, ferns, Peperomia, friendship plants, aquamarine or mosses

Soil

Small rocks, stones, gravel or pebbles

Sand

Landscaping accessories like figurines and geodes (crystallised rocks)