Making DIY Seed Bombs

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Today we have a fun and Eco-Fiendly craft type thingy for you, Making DIY Seed Bombs. These are fairly quick, easy to make, and you only need a few ingredients.

There are two ways you can go about making DIY seed bombs, make your own clay or buy your clay. Either way will do, it just depends on you. Below is the step-by-step for making DIY seed bombs and the recipe for making your own air dry clay as well.

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Homemade Air Dry Clay will work just fine but you can use the store-bought stuff if you like.

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This air dry clay recipe does not require cooking. You see in the pictures we are on the stovetop but we are not cooking the clay. Generally speaking we use the stovetop to do most of our work. This is because we do not have to bend down and it does not get stuff on the kitchen table. So do not cook this air dry clay.

1. In a large pan mix the flour and salt. Use a whisk to blend or mix well.

This picture shows flour being poured into a large, blue, enamel pot.

This picture shows salt being added to the flour.

This picture shows the dry ingredients of DIY Seed Bombs being whisked together.

2. Add warm water and mix to get a sticky clay consistency.

This picture shows water being added to the dry ingredients.

This picture shows the air-dry clay being kneaded.

3. Kneed and work the clay until it is blended and smooth.

This picture shows a lump of air-dry clay on a sheet of parchment paper.

This picture shows a box of parchment paper.

Making DIY Seed Bombs:

1. Cover the bottom of a large container with potting soil. This will help keep the clay from sticking to the container while you mix.

This picture shows a bowl of potting soil.

2. Add the clay to the container. This can be store-bought or the DIY Air Dry Clay in the recipe above. Just be sure to use No-Bake clay.

This picture shows a metal tray with potting soil and the lump of air-dry clay.

3. Spread the clay out in the container as best you can to make a thin layer on top of the potting soil.

This picture shows the air-dry clay spread out on top of the potting soil.

4. Sprinkle the seeds onto the clay.

This picture shows the air-dry clay spread out on top of the potting soil and four packets of wildflower seeds.

This picture shows the seeds sprinkled across the air-dry clay.

5. Now mix all together until blended and smoothish. As you are using potting soil it will not be all that smooth but it does need to get all the parts to stick together.

This picture shows all the ingredients of DIY Seed Bombs mixed into one large ball.

We find it best to start mixing with your hands. This mix it too thick to use a spatula or blender, and who wants to put potting soil in the kitchen blender.

This is the part where the kids come in. They love getting into the dirt and using their hands to squeeze, push, mush, and mix the “dirt”.

On another note, the mixing process is a great hand and arm workout.

6. When you have a good blend, start rolling it into balls. The general rule is 1-inch balls but as everyone has different sized hands, the balls usually come out several different sizes. The size does not really matter.

This picture shows the seed balls now rolled into smaller, hand-sized balls on a metal tray.

This picture shows a close up of one of the DIY Seed Bombs.

7. Lay out the Seed Bombs and let them dry. Usually at least 24 hours but it may take longer as some may be bigger and thicker than others.

This picture shows the seed bombs in a metal pan with a sign that says “Do not eat seed bombs”.

After the seed bombs are totally dry, they are ready for use.

These seed bombs are fairly thick so they do take some days to totally dry out. If you are in a rush you can still use them but just know they will be damp for a while. The outside will dry pretty quickly, so they are not wet but the inside will still be damp for days.

This picture shows the seed bombs dried out, they have a white look to the clay.

To use your DIY Seed Bombs simply go outside, pick a spot where you want flowers and throw them on the ground. At this point you can either water them or just wait for the next rain. As the clay is not baked it should dissolve. When they get wet the seed bombs should fall apart “planting” your flower seeds. The potting soil will give them some dirt to start in. In a couple of weeks you should have flowers starting to grown in your “mine field”.

This picture shows a seed bomb in a pile of hay in the yard.

This picture shows the seed bomb being watered.

This picture shows the seed bomb falling apart and “planting” the seeds.

And there you have Making DIY Seed Bombs.

Here are some ideas for decorative things you can do to and with your DIY Seed Bombs.

If you want to get really creative, you can mash this mix flattish and use a cookie cutter to make cute shapes.

Accents can be added to make the seed bombs cute and decorative if you like. Whatever you dress up your seed bombs with, make sure it is earth-friendly and bio-degradable.

These seed bombs make great eco-friendly gifts. They can be wrapped in colorful paper, tied up with a ribbon, maybe a cute little basket. Give them as door prizes at showers, weddings, graduation parties, or whatever event you have where little gifts are handed out. Not sure throwing seed bombs at a bride and groom is a great idea but the guests can take them home and plants them in their yards, that way they will always have a reminder of the event.

Birthdays and Christmas are also good times to use these seed bombs as gifts. Everyone loves a good homemade, handmade gift and the fact that it is made with all kid-safe and pet-safe ingredients is a plus.

Parents, Grandparents, and teachers love getting gifts that were made by their kids.

Seed Bombs would even make a unique Valentine’s gift. Give your special someone a seed bomb you made by hand just for them. They can have flowers from you that they grew from their seed bomb. That is a real gift that keeps on giving.

This picture shows a package of tissue paper.

This picture shows a seed bomb in a square of tissue paper.

This picture shows the seed bomb wrapped in blue tissue paper with a bow on the top.

This is a great craft for Sunday School, School room craft time, birthday parties, stuck-inside days, or any time you need a quick, easy to assemble activity.

With only three ingredients and a few steps, no cooking, no stove and only a bit of warm water, there is little chance of someone getting hurt. The worst that should happen here is that you get dirt under your fingernails. And you know kids love to get their hands in the dirt.

You have a simple craft that will help the environment and support bees and other pollinators. It is also a good way to start kids off with learning to garden and grow.