Rapunzel spent many years of her life locked up in a tower, so I think the enchantress  taught her quite a lot of crafts to keep busy with during these years. (In the fairy tale, Rapunzel did ask the prince to bring her skeins of  silk so she could weave a ladder to get out of the tower…  she must have learned the art of weaving and maybe a few other crafts too).

As the whole story of Rapunzel began with the herb that grew in the enchantress’s garden, activities like making miniature gardens or using items from nature will fit in well with the Rapunzel theme.

Here are some ideas:

• Miniature gardens and terrariums – here’s an easy way to make a terrarium:

Large (32 oz.) plastic drink bottles, empty
2 or 3 small plants
Artificial flowers or bugs
Sticks
Small stones
Potting soil

Soak the bottle in very warm water for a few minutes. Then empty it, pull off the colored bottom part and peel off the label. Clean the glue out of the bottom part. Put a layer of small rocks in the bottom part. Put potting soil over the rocks and then put in your plants. Be sure to press the roots of the plants down. Add more soil around your plants to fill the planter. Arrange pretty stones, tiny sticks, or tiny toy animals around the plants. Use a sharp knife to cut the top off the clear part of the bottle (about 4″ from the cap). Turn the clear part upside down. Slip the cut edges into the planter to make a dome top. You can glue an artificial flower or bug to the dome for decoration.

• Let them make pictures with seeds like dried peas, beans and grains of all shapes, sizes and colours. Let them make their own patterns or print out pictures from colouring books to use as patterns.
• Pebble painting
• Leaf Prints or pictures made from leaves
• Older girls will love to make potpourri or sachets filled with potpourri

or they can even make lavender bottles or wands if you have lavender in your garden.

As a last resort, you can always just wrap a small terra cotta pot and some herb seeds in cheerful cellophane and tie it off with some brightly colored ribbons after you have given the party guests a lesson on sowing seeds and nurturing plants as they grow.  Herb seeds grow so quickly that they will see results in a day or two.

Download your free printable seed envelopes (right-click and choose the Save Link/Target As option to download the file to your computer)

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