A year end gift for my daughters' 3 year old class preschool teacher in Texas.  The girls were still in the same class at this age so I only had to make one planter. Whew as it was heavy!  To cover the total cost of the plants, planter, and extra soil,  I collected between $5 - $7 per child.  I was happy to find a heavy molded concrete planter for around $25 at Lowes.  The special touch about the planter is I picked a flower that started with the same letter as each of the children in the class.  The teacher was an avid gardener and was very appreciative of the gift.