DIY Seed Bombs! {Wildflower Gardening Gift Idea!}

Looking for a fun little gift for the gardeners on your list? How about Wildflower DIY Seed Bombs?!?

The following is a fun Gardening Tip and guest post
from The Brady Girls at Cookin’ Food… enjoy!!

What on earth are DIY Seed Bombs?  Well to describe them, they are clever little balls of clay, dirt, and seeds that you can make and share as gifts.

Kids will love making and using these because it involves getting their hands busy in the wonderful cool clay and dirt, and ‘bombing’.  Truth be known, I had a great time getting my hands dirty and squishing the cool concoction between my fingers.  It was like I was 5 again.  Love it!

Earth Day is a few days away… Mother’s Day is coming, and let’s not forget that the end of the school year is fast approaching! A teacher might like a little thank you gift that keeps on giving!

DIY Seed Bombs are super easy to make, but are a bit messy so be sure to make these outside.  All you need is a small container of red clay… the air dry variety works best.

To this I added dirt from the garden.  Yup, regular dirt.  I did relocate a few worms, but that is the fun of it!

DIY Seed Bombs

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What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This Project:

Cyndi writes: “They were a big hit as a party favor.”

Mel writes: “Turned out great!”

Jessica writes: “Cute idea for you classroom”

Melody writes: “Thanks for posting this. I had fun creating it, and it is wonderful how the seeds spread. ”

Wildflower Seed Bomb Supplies Needed:

Wild Flower Seeds

Air Dry Red Clay

Seed Starting Mix

Clear Gift Bags

Wildflower Seed Bomb Instructions:

• Mix together about 4 parts Clay to 1 part Seed Starting Mix. You do not have to be exact here, we are not baking a cake. 🙂
• Then I took about 10 packs of various wildflower seeds that are native to my area and added only enough water to get everything workable. I believe I only used a bit less than 2 cups water.
• Then the fun part… I mixed and squished and mixed some more until everything was the consistency of thick cookie dough, not too sticky.  That was my favorite part!!
• Then roll these into the desired size.  I made the DIY Seed Bombs smaller than a ping pong ball and it made about 5 dozen.
• Set them on a tray until completely dry.  Depending on where you live and your humidity levels, it could take a couple of days. Then package up and give away!

There should be instructions included, something fun and clever explaining what these funny little things are.  Something like: “Fling me into the wild blue yonder where I will be sure to land on ground that is in need of beauty and color, like a vacant field or abandoned lot.  Or plant in a sunny location and water regularly.”

Now when I was all done with this little project, and began to clean up, I passed by the spinach patch I realized that it did NOT have to be just flowers.  Think about it -lettuce and spinach and kale!  All of these grow well and quick. Deer and other woodland creatures will love this as a treat.

Oh and a side note. After I had finished and hours had passed, my dear Hubby saw a plateful of little round, brown nuggets.  He thought they were cake balls and was reaching his hand out to grab one while asking what sort of cake they were. “STOP!!!” I yelled, “don’t eat those! They are dirt!”

The craziest look came over him. I then explained and we both just giggled, but oh how we would NOT have been laughing had he got a mouthful of those.  Well, I would have laughed… and laughed.  And I am actually giggling right now writing this.

Anyways, try DIY Seed Bombs out with your family.  Then let us know what you think and how much fun you had dispersing DIY Seed Bombs around town.  Maybe take some pictures when your eco-friendly works of art start to appear this summer! Happy Earth Day!

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