A Family Guide to Terrariums for Kids: Imagination-inspiring Projects to Grow a World in Glass - Build a mini ecosystem!

Patricia Buzo

Sep 2020 · Cool Springs Press

About this ebook

With A Family Guide to Terrariums for Kids, budding botanists and artists can build, plant, and grow their own living worlds under glass following 15 unique and inspiring terrarium plans.

Ratings and reviews

Fun and Sometimes Beautiful Range of Terrariums What a fun book of terrarium projects, perfect for homeschooling during a current global crisis as well as for family projects any time! Full of informative and inspiring photographs, the book is divided into two sections: (1) general information about containers to choose, growing mediums, and plants to consider and (2) actual terrarium projects. Some of the finished terrariums are surprisingly beautiful (like the one with geodes, the orchidarium, or the ones with interesting-looking containers) while others are certainly whimsical ones that will interest children, like a dinosaur diorama including toy dinosaurs. There's even a praying mantis vivarium, which is a type of terrarium that not only has plants but also insects. Some could even easily springboard into a discussion about ecology, like the closed jungle ecosystem with tropical plants. The projects in these books are clearly meant to be done by the entire family. This book is not written for kids; it is written for the adults who should direct the projects. If you have any interest in making terrariums with your kids (or heck, even by yourself if you don’t have at-home children), this book will certainly inspire you to either create your own or do one of the step-by-step projects included in this book. Highly recommended. I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.

About the author

Patricia Buzo is the owner and artist behind Doodle Bird Terrariums. From the age of 15, she had a successful career in fine art and mural painting, often choosing plants and nature as her preferred subject matter. Looking for a chance to work more closely with nature, Patricia founded her terrarium-making business in 2008, and through trial and error has become an expert in her craft. Both by experimentation and research, she perfected how to best create and care for planted terrariums, while at the same time using her artist background to create realistic miniature landscapes using live mosses and other tiny plant life.