With Earth Day coming up quickly, Mila and I have been making Earth friendly DIYs. Our favorite is seed bombs! They are messy and fun to make, but they lead to a summer of beautiful flowers.
Since we love picking flowers, this is a win all around!
This recipe comes from the Kids Art Box, which is an amazing subscription service that has activities curated for your child with all the supplies.
Here’s what you’ll need to make seed bombs:
- 1 cup of flour
- 1/3 cup of water
- 2 cups of soil
- 2 packets of flower seeds
As I said before, this can get quite messy, but toddlers love it!
Mila was able to help with every part of the activity. It’s a great way to help them with their motor and life skills by pouring and mixing. Plus, we counted everything we could. This is also a great time to talk about Earth Day and how we need to protect our Earth.
Anyways, back to how to make the seed bombs!
First, mix the dirt, flower, and water up until you get a sticky concoction. Once it starts sticking to the spoon and forming together, add the two packets of seeds too. Mix them evenly in the mixture.
Then either use cookie cutter to form shapes or make little balls.
Let them dry out. I would definitely recommend waiting two days for them to dry out and then plant.
It’s really that simple!
Mila loved helping out with this project. It was a great way to talk to her about how plants and flowers grow. Actually seeing the seeds helped her understand where plants came from. In our “Identifying Parts of Flowers” activity, seeds were the biggest confusion for her. This DIY helped cross that bridge!
Another great idea to use with seed bombs is to give to family members. With Mother’s Day here, they’re a great DIY present for aunts, grandmas, and other motherly figures!
If you try this activity out or have any suggestions to make these seed bombs better, let me know in the comments.
Grey Skies & Rainbow Highs 
This is so fun! It does look messy, but that is what the kids will love about it. Earth Day is one of my favorite holidays. We celebrate it too.
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Yes! That’s why Mila loved it so much too.
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What a fun idea! My 2 and 4 year old would love this! Thanks for sharing!!
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I hope you guys have a blast making them.
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What a cute idea! These would make cute little party favors too.
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Thank you so much! That’s a wonderful idea!
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Such a nice idea! I will definitely be making this with my kids and will give it to their grandma for mother’s day.
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Nice use of nature for the bomb!
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How fun! I have not heard of Kids Art Box but this activity sounds great. Not only does it teach about nature but also makes for great gifts. My son would love this!
Maureen | http://www.littlemisscasual.com
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What an awesome idea for something to do with kids. And it is nice to have some eco-friendly activities too. Perfect for Earth Day!
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I love this activity for Earth day (and every day), thank you for sharing – can’t wait to try it out!
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I hope you have fun making them. Thank you!
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This is so neat and looks so easy to make! I will definitely try this out with the kids!
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Yay! I can’t wait to hear about your experience.
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such a cool idea and I am sure will be perfect for party gifts too (a flower pot with these seed bombs would be great!!)
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That would be a perfect gift idea!
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Aha, another great project for me and my younger son who loves anything that has to do with soil. Of course, it’s educational, which I like.
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Any activity can be educational! We love it. This is such a fun activity and I hope your family loves it too.
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What a fun activity another i’m going to have to add my list
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Yay! I hope you have as much fun as we do with it.
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What a super cute idea!
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Thank you!
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