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To say I’ve been dreaming about this greenhouse is an understatement. Ever since we purchased our first home and I got a little taste of gardening I was hooked. It’s funny how my Mom and Nana were so into gardening and as a kid I couldn’t get far enough from a greenhouse or doing yard
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I’m so excited about today’s DIY project, because it is one that I’ve been planning and working on for a while now. You all know I’m a huge fan of IKEA hacks, and you have seen quite a few on the blog recently. But I couldn’t resist another project idea when I saw the ÅKERBÄR tabletop greenhouses .
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I’m so excited about today’s DIY project, because it is one that I’ve been planning and working on for a while now. You all know I’m a huge fan of IKEA hacks, and you have seen quite a few on the blog recently. But I couldn’t resist another project idea when I saw the ÅKERBÄR tabletop greenhouses .
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I am linking up again with Teaching With Nancy's weekly linky - TGIF - Thank Goodness It's Free! Be sure to head over to her blog to pick up some more free stuff! We are finishing up our unit on plants and here are the greenhouses that we made. I have seen similar designs on Pinterest and decided to create one that we could use. Let me pause here to say - SEEDS ARE AMAZING! I forgot to buy bean seeds and remembered that I had pinto beans in my sensory bins! So I just grabbed some from the bins!!! And they grew!!! AMAZING! And did you know that you can use dry bean soup mix from the store to sprout? Here are the seeds on Day 1. And on Day 11. I love planting in plastic bags, because we are able to see all the plant parts! You can grab the Greenhouse pattern and directions below! Just click on the cover thumbnail! ***If you are having trouble accessing the file, please try using a non-work, non-school related account.***
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