This is a lovely little project for this sunny spring weather. Setting up a mini composter now will give your child ready to use compost in just a few months. Perfect for a lovely planting activity later in the year.
You will need:
A 2l pop bottle
Some brown or duct tape
Scissors
Water
Fruit and vegetable scraps or peelings
Grass cuttings or leaves
Shredded paper
Some garden soil
You need to:
Cut the top of the bottle off to make a flip top
Fill the main part of the bottle with 8 layers as follows:
(Soil, Scraps, Soil Shredded paper, Leaves/grass cuttings, Soil, Scraps, Soil)
Spray the top with a little water
tape up the bottle (leave the top where the lid was open
Place in the sun and wait
In a few days you should see the layers sink
In a few months you should have some compost
Keep the mini composter damp by adding a little water to the top when it looks dry.