Magical Stepping Stones
Categories: Crafts


It is important to create walking paths in your garden for a number of
reasons. It's a great way to create a design, other than with plants,
in your garden. It shows you and others where it is safe to walk so
plants won't be stepped on a crushed. Lastly, the soil won't become
pressed down when people walk too close to the plants. If soil DOES get
pressed down, the plants will not grow as well since their roots will
not get enough of the needed nutrients, water, and air.
Here are the easy steps to make stepping stones:

1. Construct 13" square wood frames out of 2x4 pieces of scrap wood.

2. Purchase concrete mix (ask at you local hardware store about the
different types of concrete that will work for this project), mix it
according to directions and pour it into the frames. The frames should
be laid on a flat surface with plastic under the frames.

3. Here's the creative part. Draw designs into the concrete. Think back
when you were a child, or have your child help you. Make hand prints,
flowers, vines, rainbows, write words like "Jamee's garden," "Welcome,"
"I luv gardening," etc. into the stones.

4. Allow the concrete to set for 3 days or overnight (if using a fast-
drying concrete), then remove the frame.

5. Set the stones into the garden.