Children's Holiday Project - Decorate and grow!

Buy a terracotta or plastic pot about 25cm in diameter. If you use a terracotta pot, paint it with PVA glue to seal it and prolong the painting. Once dry paint the outside with emulsion or acrylic paint in your child's chosen colour. Let the pot dry in the sun. Let your child decorate the pot by painting a pattern - you could even help make stamps from potatoes or sponges - think of fun shapes like flower heads, hearts and swirls. If you go wrong, paint over with the base colour and try again! To help preserve the painting apply another layer of PVA glue to the dry painted surface then fill the pot with compost. Either sow with seeds or pre-grown plants. You could either have a colourful flower pot or what about a vegetable or salad pot? At St Bridget Nurseries Garden Centres you'll find the pots, seeds and compost you need plus a lovely range of gardening tools for children including small trowels, watering cans and gardening gloves.