DIY Cement Planter Family Project

My artsy oldest daughter decided to bring over a project for the whole family to make. 

She gathered all the materials we needed to create little cement planters. It was a great idea with adorable results. 

First we mixed the cement in a large bucket with water until it was the consistency of cake batter. 

We sprayed paper cups and the inside of recycled plastic containers of all shapes and sizes, with cooking spray then filled the containers with cement. 

Try to ignore the very pregnant daughter in the kiddie pool in the background of this photo.... she is due any minute now.

We had 4 generations of people helping with this project including my 3 year old grandson, the water boy.

The next step was to drop the paper cup into the cement. 

We filled the paper cup with rocks to hold it down in the cement and let it dry overnight. 

The next morning we pulled out the cup and cut the plastic container from around the cement. 

Aren't they fabulous??!! 

If that wasn't fun enough, we then painted them.

We taped off areas on the cement and decorated them with metallic paint. 

Some of the cement planters were left unpainted because they were just as cool as is!

For those of you (like me) that may be a little green thumb challenged, you can also use them as cute little candle holders. 

This was such a fun family project that we decided to make a new tradition and do a craft project on every holiday. 

It's a great way to get everyone involved, learn new skills and take turns teaching what we know!