DIY Easter terrarium kit centerpiece

By Leanne, AKA Mrs. Doer

Ever since having kids, I've had really bad luck keeping any sort of plants alive. In terms of priorities, plants are somewhere on the list in between dusting the baseboards and organizing the kids' closets. I've heard awesome things about how low maintenance terrariums are, so I thought this might be the perfect solution to adding some green, living decor to our home.

Since I'm a novice terrarium maker, I opted for the DIY terrarium kit from ProFlowers called Going for a Ride Moss Terrarium. The picket fence, the bike, the reindeer moss – I loved it all and couldn't wait to put my own spin on it. I began to collect fun spring-themed goodies to make myself a scene that would be perfect as an Easter centerpiece.

It didn't take long to assemble at all and I had the whole kit together within 20 minutes of receiving the package – and that’s including the time it took to photograph each step!

Thankfully, the included step by step instructions made creating a little terrarium world seem as easy as cooking from a box. Each step was clearly written out and easy to understand, and everything coordinated with the clearly labeled individual bags of supplies, making it simple to put together quickly and easily.

For those of you worried about mess, you will be happy to note that the kit is actually really well packed and easy to dump directly into the glass container without much spilling or requiring a bunch of extra supplies {other than a small dish with water}. This made it easy to whip out during naptime without worrying about little hands spreading charcoal and mossy layers throughout the house. But, because I knew they would adore putting the kit together as well, I saved the fun part for the kiddos to help with – the decorating. Once they were awake, we placed the red bicycle on the grassy knoll I created using the different types of moss and added some special rocks they had collected, including a special one that said "LOVE" and then sat back and admired our creation. But, then we decided it wasn’t spring-y enough for our tastes, so we added some Easter ornaments we already had, complete with flowers in the bike baskets and hearts and glitter. My plan is to add some mini Easter eggs on the day of, as well as a special little bunny right by the love rock for a real Easter feel. After having the terrarium displayed for the past few weeks, I love it more and more every time I see it. I love the Easter accessories we added in the glass container, but I’m also really looking forward to decorating it for each season.

I’m thinking of getting some mini train people and making my own small kites they can fly, maybe some fake balloons for the kids' birthdays, and then adding some fake autumn leaves in the fall, white moss for winter, etc. I will love looking at the lush green moss even when all my houseplants shrivel up, and it will be nice to have around during the freezing temps as a little bit of summer right on my tabletop. Making your own DIY terrarium is simple with a good starter kit and I would definitely recommend the one we tried at ProFlowers. It was easy to get started without going from garden store to garden store gathering supplies, and it was incredibly fun while being {mostly} mess free.