Crazy Hair Cackleberries

Who hasn’t heard of a Chia Pet?  And who didn’t want a Chia Pet when they were younger?  Well, your child is no different and with this craft project, your child can have fully functional hair on their very own...

Crazy Hair Cackleberries!

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Hard-boiled eggs
• Alfalfa or quick growing seeds
• Cotton balls
• Paint and paintbrushes or markers and felt tip pens
• Spray lacquer (optional)

Step 1 – Help your child cut the top off the egg.  Make sure to make a neat cut.

Step 2 – Remove the egg from the shell.

Step 3 – Have your child carefully paint their favourite cackleberry face on the shell.

*If your child desires, they can paint the whole egg a different colour before painting the face on it.

Step 4 – When your child is finished painting the egg, you may want to spray a thin lacquer coat on the egg to protect it and to give it a more finished look.

Step 5 – Have your child place a cotton ball inside the shell and sprinkle some alfalfa seeds on top.  Then get them to add a little bit of water.

*be careful not to get the outside of the egg wet.  It could ruin the painting.

Step 6 – Have your child place the egg or eggs in a cup near a window.

*The seeds will sprout in a couple of days and will keep growing to create "crazy hair" for your child’s new Cackleberry friend.

That’s all there is to it!  You’re child can now have their very own Crazy Hair Cackleberry!