Seed Bombs: Spring Activity for Children and Adults
Seed bombs are bundles of happiness for many insects, small animals, and birds. They look and smell just like bath bombs, but are made of various seeds, clays, and compost—valuable ingredients that help to grow more wildflowers.
Wildflowers are beautiful and play an important role in protecting, feeding, and housing a wide range of insects, small animals, and birds that find it hard to survive in urban or developed areas.
Creating and spreading seed bombs is a super fun, easy, and fruitful spring activity for kids at home or at school. That’s why we are inviting you to join us!
All you need:
Large container to mix the ingredients
Water
Meadow flower seeds or seeds collected from the garden and the park
Potting soil or homemade soil from compost
Powdered clay that you can easily find in craft shops
If you can’t find powdered clay, you can use clay soil instead
Creating the seed bombs:
Start by mixing together 1 cup of seeds, 5 cups of compost, and 2 cups of clay powder in the bowl.
Slowly add in water and knead with your hands. Knead your earthy dough until everything sticks together. Add more water if necessary.
Roll your mixture into firm balls.
When ready, leave the earthy balls to dry for 24-48 hours. The best way to store them is in a cardboard box (perhaps you can reuse the ones from eggs).
Plant your seed bombs by dispersing them in bare sections of your garden, backyard, nearby parks, or in pots and then wait to see what pops up!
Best seed bomb plants according The WilfLife Trusts:
Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil
Common Knapweed