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How to make a cute grass head

Three coloured Kids craft grass heads in pots.

Overview

Thinking of making a grass head character? These guys are super easy to make and you get to watch them grow “hair”. Have fun styling and trimming your grass head once it’s fully grown and keep watching it grow as time goes by. In this tutorial we’ll take you step-by-step through the process of painting the pot “body”, how to correctly fill in the head so it grows lots of “hair” and after care for your grass head so it grows! 

Safety tip: Always wear the appropriate safety equipment (safety glasses, ear muffs, gloves and mask, for example) and always follow the instructions for the product or equipment.

 

Steps

1Paint your pot

First things first, let’s get into decorating your terracotta pot! The pot is going to be the ‘body’ of your grass head, so think about decorating it so that it looks like a shirt. If you’re really crafty, you can also add in some pants too. Pick any design or colour that you’d like, but for this tutorial our pots are footy themed. This means painting the pot in your favourite team’s footy colours! Have a go at painting the logo or your player’s jersey number on your pot. Don’t forget that you can use other things too. Think pompoms, stickers, stencils, glitter and anything else you’d like. 
A young boy is painting a terracotta pot blue at a Bunnings DIY workshop, with craft items set aside.

2Prepare the grass head

Take an old nylon stocking and cut it off at the foot. This is going to make up the head. With the help of an adult, open up the stocking and carefully sprinkle some grass seeds at the bottom.

A little girl is cutting stockings at a Bunnings DIY workshop.

3Add some peat moss

To give your grass head some shape, you’re going to fill it out with some peat moss. Open up the stocking and fill it up with peat moss. Make sure the grass seeds stay in place at the bottom, because this is going to ensure that your grass head ends up with plenty of “hair”. You can push the peat moss around to give your head a shape that you like. Small and round, tall and wobbly - have fun with it! Once you’re happy with the size and shape of your grass head, tie the stocking off with an elastic band.

A Bunnings team member is adding peat moss to stockings held by a young girl.

4Decorate the face

Now that we’ve got our grass head, you’ll notice it’s looking a little bare. It’s time to add personality into your grass head by adding a face! Stick some googly eyes on with craft glue, add a mouth, nose, ears, arms and any other features you’d like. This is where pipecleaners, markers, paint, pom poms and glitter glue come in handy to really bring your grass head to life.

A girl is applying googly eyes to a grass head face using craft glue. 

5Place the grass head in the pot

Once you’re done decorating, all that’s left to do is wait for the grass head to grow its hair. Put your grass head in some gentle sun, preferably indoors - a window sill or a desk near a window is a great place. Make sure to mist it with water often to keep the grass seeds nice and moist so they can grow…unless you want your grass head to stay bald!

Once your grass hair begins to grow, you can trim and style it for some extra fun.

A young girl is watering a decorated grass head placed in a pot at a Bunnings DIY workshop.

6Ready to give it a try?

This grass head D.I.Y. allows kids to get super creative and gives them something they can practise looking after. It’s amazing to watch something grow, especially if you’ve grown it yourself! Simply head into your local Bunnings Warehouse to find everything you need to make some grass heads with your kids now.

Health & Safety

Please make sure you use all equipment appropriately and safely when following the advice in these D.I.Y. videos. You need to be familiar with how to use equipment safely and follow the instructions that came with the equipment. If you are unsure, you may feel it is safest to consult an expert, such as the manufacturer or an expert Bunnings Team Member.

Grave health hazards are linked to asbestos, which may be in homes built up to 1990. Health hazards may result from exposure to lead-based paints in older materials and copper chromium arsenic (CCA) treated timber. For information on the dangers of asbestos, lead-based paint and CCA treated timber and tips for dealing with these materials contact your local council's Environmental Health Officer. You can also use a simple test kit from Bunnings to indicate the presence of lead-based paint.