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DIY Seed Bombs! {Wildflower Gardening Gift Idea!}

April 21, 2012 By Heidi 17 Comments

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

DIY Seed Bombs Clay

The following is a fun Gardening Tip and guest post
from The Brady Girls… 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:

DIY Wildflower Seed Bomb Tutorial

Wild Flower Seeds

Air Dry Red Clay

Seed Starting Mix

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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.

How to Make Wildflower Seed Bombs

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!

DIY Seed Bombs Clay

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So have you tried making these DIY Seed Bombs yet?

Leave a comment and share…

DIY Seed Bombs

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Comments

  1. Liz says

    April 11, 2022 at 8:09 am

    How much clay and soil did you use to make 5 dozen balls?

    Reply
  2. Christie says

    April 12, 2021 at 12:43 pm

    What a great and fun idea! I love it so much! I’ve never tried this before but it would be a great tip for the garden!

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      April 12, 2021 at 5:18 pm

      Aren’t they so cute, Christie? They make such great gifts, too! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Katie C says

    March 12, 2018 at 1:58 pm

    This is fantastic! Did you mix all the seeds of different kinds of flowers together? Or keep each type separately?

    Reply
  4. megan says

    January 19, 2016 at 8:00 pm

    Can you use food coloring as well? Am making these for wedding favors and want them to be different colors…

    Reply
  5. Meghan says

    June 25, 2015 at 9:12 am

    Approximately how much clay did you end up using for 5 dozen seed bombs? I’d love to make these as a welcome back gift for my mom’s group this fall 🙂

    Reply
  6. Amanda says

    February 22, 2013 at 11:02 am

    i love this idea! i haven’t tried it yet, but it would be cool to get your mixture to a consistency where you could roll it out and use cookie cutters! poke a hole in the top and when it dries it would make a cool embellishment on a gift! (again, i haven’t tried this, it may be too breakable) just a thought, though! i will definitely be doing some flower bombing this summer!

    Reply
  7. Alissa says

    December 7, 2012 at 9:33 am

    Could you use basil or oregano for this? My friend lives in Alaska and loves to cool. Would these work for indoor plants?

    Reply
  8. amber says

    September 22, 2012 at 5:16 am

    Love this idea. Have many gardeners on my list as well. Will be making these for Christmas gifts.

    Reply
  9. Grace says

    September 14, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    I just made these for my baby shower, I’m giving them away as the shower favor. I couldn’t easily find the air dry red clay so I ended up digging up some clay from my backyard (you dig down far enough and it’s pure clay where I live) I’m pretty sure they will dry alright, the shower’s not for a week. Love this idea!!

    Reply
  10. Cathy says

    August 23, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    Can’t wait to try these and give forchristmas gifts

    Reply
  11. JoAnn says

    August 5, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    Love the seed bomb idea! How long can you store them?

    Reply
  12. drew says

    June 2, 2012 at 10:55 am

    Thanks for the post! We saw a bunch on Etsy and wondered how they were made! We will have to make one soon!!!!

    Reply
  13. michelle says

    May 8, 2012 at 10:40 am

    I made this this weekend with my 3 year old. I tried to mix them in my Kitchenaid mixer and the clay was too gooey it just stuck to the mixing paddle. It worked better to just use my hands. I used 2.5 lb air dry clay from hobby lobby (it came in a 10 lb box for $8 before 40% off coupon) 1 cup dirt and 1/2 c water so it would dry faster. My church is giving them away on Mother’s Day to all the moms. They are packaged in little treat bags with labels and two shades of ribbon to tie it together.

    Reply
  14. Naomi says

    May 4, 2012 at 8:41 pm

    Love this idea, so creative and such a fun thing to do!

    Reply
  15. Cindy says

    April 21, 2012 at 1:11 pm

    These are so fun! We’re going to attach them to the Teacher Tree printables you posted last week for our end of the year thank you gifts. LOVE THIS BLOG!!!!

    (https://thefrugalgirls.com/2012/04/teacher-appreciation-gift-idea.html)

    “Thank you for helping us grow this year. We’ve made of few extra seeds for you here!”

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      April 21, 2012 at 1:31 pm

      That’s a great idea, Cindy… I love it!!

      ~ Heidi

      Reply

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