Tots to Teens: Choose sustainability with these plantable pencils that grow into herbs

From graphite pencils that can be planted once you finish using them to the May Sunday Festival, here's a selection of products and activities for the children to enjoy

These graphite pencils that can be planted once you finish using them.

Imagine if there were something you could do with your pencils after they had been worn down to stubs other than chucking them in the bin. MJ Jacob, the Waterford-based artist behind www.madjessie.com, has a suggestion — Plantable Pencils.

These are graphite pencils that can be planted once you finish using them. They come in packs of four, and you can choose either herbs or flowers.