Tin Can Planters display creativity and grow herbs! A traditional garden may be outside, in the ground, but at HealthBarn USA, we love to get creative with planting! We’ve shared activities about making eggshell planters and newspaper planters, and now we wanted to show you how to make tin can planters. Place them [...]
Making this herby olive oil is a fun activity to do with kids because it’s simple to do but makes a delicious, sophisticated oil for dipping, drizzling, and gifting! It’s so pretty that it can even serve as a decoration for your countertop. Kids will learn about herbs and how they add flavor to food. [...]
Your kids may be too young for coffee, but they can definitely have fun playing with it! Using old coffee grounds, coffee, and some other kitchen basics, kids can create “fossils” for a mini archaeology lesson. Make sure to explain what real fossils are, and once the coffee ground fossils are dry, you might even [...]
Kids making newspaper pots at HealthBarn USA! I bet you never guessed you could make a planting pot out of newspaper! There’s a great wooden gadget called the Paper Pot Maker that we use at the Barn for this activity, but you could also use any metal can. The basic idea is that [...]
Use this paper mache fish to go fishing for omega-3 fatty acids! (http://www.allfreecrafts.com) Paper mache projects are always a big hit at HealthBarn USA. There’s an arts and crafts element, but there’s also an ooey-gooey, messy element that kids just love getting their hands into. Plus, it includes a lesson about recycling by [...]
Sprouting beans! Have you ever eaten bean sprouts on a salad or in a sandwich? They add a lot of texture to a dish, and tons of super nutrition! Sprouts are very young beans, and they are very nutrient dense. Did you know you can sprout beans at home? It’s a very simple [...]