Hairy heads.

Do you have a green thumb? Get a "head" start on summer with this "hair raising" project.

YOU WILL NEED:

3 empty eggshells
(bottom halves)
Felt-tip markers
3 small jar lids
Glue
1 cup potting soil
1/8 cup grass seed

DIRECTIONS:

1. Use the markers to carefully
draw funny ears, a nose, eyes,
and a mouth on each eggshell.

2. Glue the empty eggshells
to the jar lids (open side up).
Let dry.

3. Put 3 tablespoons of potting
soil followed by a layer of grass
seed in each eggshell. Cover the
grass seed with another tablespoon
of soil.

4. Place the eggshells in a windowsill
and sprinkle lightly with water
twice a week.

Send pictures of you and your Hairy Heads to: U.S. Kids Magazine, P.O. Box 567, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206. We'll publish as many as we can.