26 family friendly activities

1 Newspaper pots

You will need

• Newspaper

• Compost • Seeds

1 Fold a sheet of newspaper lengthways and roll it around an empty can or jar to get the shape you want.

2 Fold one end to form the base and gently press down to flatten.

3 Fill with compost, sow your seeds and keep the pots watered.

George says: If you’ve got too many of the same seeds or plants, swap them with friends and neighbours for something else!

2 Grow popcorn in the dark

You will need

• Plant pots or trays

• Compost • Popping corn

1 Sow some popping corn seeds (or kernels) into a pot or tray of shallow compost, cover with a thin layer of compost and place them in a warm, dark place.

2 When the seeds have germinated and the shoots are about 6cm tall, you can snip them off and eat them – they should have a taste like really sweet popcorn – yum!

3 Clay snails and hedgehogs

You will need

• Clay • Twigs • Pine cones • Paint (optional)

1 Take a ball of clay and warm it up in your hands, which will make it easier to use. Then model it into a snail or hedgehog.

2 Add pine cones for the snails shells or twigs for the hedgehogs spikes.

3 You can paint your new friends or leave them in their natural state – whatever you like, it's time to get creative!

4 Grow egg heads!

You will need

• Egg shells • Pens

• Compost • Cress seeds

1 Clean out the inside of the egg to stop it getting smelly! Then carefully decorate the shell with pens – you could draw a face.

2 Fill the egg shell with compost, sprinkle some cress seeds onto the top and cover with a sprinkling of compost.

3 Water your seeds but be careful not to wash off the face. Now place the egg in an egg cup or an open egg box and put it on a sunny w