An elementary school class started a class project to make planters to take home to their parents.
They wanted to have a plant in it that was easy to take care of, so they decided to use cactus plants.
The students were given green-ware pottery planters in the shape of clowns which they painted with glaze.
The clown planters were professionally fired at a class outing so they could see the process. It was great fun!
They planted cactus seeds in the finished planters and they grew nicely, but unfortunately, the children were not allowed to take them home.
The cactus plants were removed and small ivy replaced them and the children were then allowed to take them home instead.
The teacher said cactus seemed like a good idea at the time!
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Oh no!
Posted by: Heidi | August 17th, 2007 12:37 pm |
Too funny!! You've made me giggle!
Posted by: Kathy T. | August 17th, 2007 7:37 pm |
Oh mercy! Seems to me that someone would see the problem with that after the first cactus.
Posted by: Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings | August 18th, 2007 5:13 pm |
Sweet Jeebus! I love this photo. It's now my desktop background. All I can say is "thank you." Too funny.
Posted by: Megan/ Velveteen Mind | August 18th, 2007 8:58 pm |
That is hilarious!
Posted by: Amy | August 20th, 2007 9:13 am |
Baaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!! Too funny!
Posted by: Ivy | August 20th, 2007 12:02 pm |
I just love innocently funny stuff like this. I can just see a classroom of kids laughing their heads off!
Posted by: kristen | August 20th, 2007 4:46 pm |
These are the ugliest planters I've ever seen! The real question is why the teacher thought it would be a good idea to have ANY plant sticking out of a clown's pants.
Posted by: Shauna | August 29th, 2007 8:14 am |
UPDATE: The story is an urban legend.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/risque/planter.asp
Posted by: Shauna | August 29th, 2007 8:15 am |
This is a hoot! Haven't we all had good ideas that have gone wrong at one time or the other?
Caroline
Posted by: Caroline Sobolak | November 1st, 2007 6:23 pm |