Daily Idea #349: Zen Garden

I have been trying to create a fountain out of planting pots, stones, and a water pump in my backyard for over a year now and I am just not getting it right. It’s been stressing me out, even though it is supposed to be a soothing element. This brought me to the idea of looking for other small do it yourself projects that bring zen into our world. So, for today’s daily idea, we are going to create a zen rock and sand garden.

ITEMS NEEDED:

Shoebox lid (or something like it)

Sand (enough to fill the lid halfway)

Some small smooth rocks

Chopsticks

Paint your shoebox lid any color you’d like or leave it natural. Fill the lid with the sand halfway. Place your rocks in the sand however you’d like and use your chopsticks to create patterns and designs in the sand and around the rocks.