The Vernal Equinox

Chapter Two - Celebrations
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So Teddy and Gerry set to work and started by putting the clay powder into a bowl (they used old, chipped bowls as they would get very messy) and adding some water and leaving it to soften for 30 minutes. In the meantime, they mixed together ½ a cup of seeds (they had to open several packets), and 2-3 cups of compost. They added this mixture to the bowl containing the wet clay then slowly mixed it together with their paws, adding a bit more water until everything stuck together but wasn't too wet (unlike their paws!) Then they rolled the mixture into firm balls and left them to dry in a cool, dry spot indoors for a couple of days.

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They Look Like Mud Pies!

When they were dry, they invited all the other teddy bears to help them fling some of the balls around their garden. They had to be a little bit careful where they threw them though so that they were spread out into places they actually wanted flowers to grow! The others they wrapped in pretty fabric tied into a bag with a bow and gave them to their friends as gifts to use in their gardens.

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