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My daughter is a girly girl – the princess who’s always wearing tutus and ball gowns. Â However, she’s the girly girl who wears princess dresses in the dirt to dig and make mud! Â Love this kid! Â She loves flowers, princesses, and princess carriages, so I knew when this post opportunity came up that I wanted to find a Princess Carriage to turn into a planter. Â It wasn’t easy – let me tell you….I see old princess carriages in Goodwill all…the…time. {when I DON’T need one} but then, once I’m searching for one…NOTHING…anywhere….at….all.. Â I searched 3 Goodwills and a Savers, and then finally…as if it dropped out of the sky, the PERFECT carriage showed up in a side room of SAVERS.
We grabbed potting soil, flowers, and a shovel.
This carriage already had a few holes in the bottom, but if there weren’t any holes, I would have drilled 3-4 small holes in the bottom for draining.
I put a small amount of potting soil into the bottom of the carriage and then filled up Sami’s bucket with potting soil. Â She used the shovel to fill up the carriage with soil. Â I made a small hole in the soil and then gave her the flower to put in the hole. Â
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After nestling the flower in the hole with some additional soil, Sami watered all of the flowers with a watering can.
Finally, Cinderella and The Prince were added for some final touches and the planter was ready to perch on the porch {after a little zooming around the porch first!}
The perfect idea for a quick idea to do with your kids, that gives them a chance to be outside as well!  For boys, you could use an old dump truck or a wagon!  More ideas for the girly girls…why  not plant mini flowers in small teacups and place around the patio?  So many options!
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