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Good Morning SuperForest!

Here’s a great little project for your upcoming weekend. Have you even seen those cool water and plant life filled glass terrariums and thought: “Gee, I’d like one of those.”

Bob, over at the Bob Blog has posted a simple instructional on D.I.Y. terrarium building, and his results are beyond lovely.

Here’s the instruction list. Thanks, Bob!

“To make your own:

1. Target sells the glass cookie jars for $10-20. I like using cookie jars because they have the glass tops and a rubber seal.

2. Go to the park and look for moss covered rocks on walking trails. The moss will peal right off. Put in a large zip-lock bag. Try to get at least 4 different varieties to mix in the jars.

3. Add rocks to the bottom of the jars to allow for drainage. Fill a few inches with dirt (any dirt will do). Make the dirt uneven, little dips and valleys make for a better terrarium.

4. Place the moss in the jars. You don’t have to “plant” the moss, simply laying it on top of the dirt will do.

In the large terrarium I added a branch, a rock, and a LEGO horse, however once the moss starts growing, it will cover up objects you may have placed in the jar. I also added rubber bumpers on the bottom of the jars so they don’t slide around.

So there you have it, for under $20 you can have a cool Ecosystem moss terrarium.”

Got it! Now I’m on the lookout for a LEGO horse.

Massive thank yous to Bob at the Bob Blog for sharing this idea with the rest of us.