The time for gardening in our little neck of the woods is finally here! As we prepare our space for planting, we are also dreaming up the colors and faces of the flowers we hope to see sprout from the soil.
Not long ago my friend sent me over the etsy link for these rainbow seed bombs. I fell in love. I decided I needed to figure out how to make them!
Aren't they lovely?! Here is the etsy link for those of you who would rather buy them all ready to go. I think they would make a great gift for a green thumb loved one.
If you want to give them a go, we did some playing around with recipes online and found a system that worked.
Here's how we made them.
To make you will need:
colored construction paper
seeds (we used a wildflower pack so we could plant all the colors of the rainbow!)
food processor
cheese cloth
elastics
cups & bowls
To begin:
Tear up your paper. One color in each bowl.
Therapeutic process I tell you. Something about the feeling of ripping up paper. A little addictive :)
Pour water over your paper bits until the paper is covered.
Let your paper soak for 15 to 20 minutes.
Taking one color at a time... add the bowl of water and the paper to a food processor and blend.
Cut out a square of cheese cloth, lay it over a cup and secure it with an elastic.
Pour half of your paper/water pulp into the cheese cloth to begin draining.
Sprinkle a small amount of seeds onto the pulp and then pour on the rest of your paper mixture on top.
Undo the elastic and give the cheesecloth a squeeze to drain out more of the moisture.
Roll them in your hands until they are nice and round.
Let your seed bombs dry.
There you go!
Sink your beautiful little bombs in some soil... water them well... then wait as they eventually explode {in slow motion} and burst into a bright rainbow of fresh flowers!
You could also "bomb" areas in need of some beautifying. Throw them around and spread the rainbow love.
Perhaps it's time for a rainbow revolution!
May your day be bursting bright with color and beauty.

I just published a post about colourful books including 'Planting a Rainbow' by Lois Elhert. It would be the perfect accompaniment to your lovely activity. Pinning!
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Another fun and wonderful idea just right for spring planting. I'm so happy to share this. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love your projects! Can I ask a couple of novice questions? Is construction paper what we would call sugar paper? Do you purely use the muslin to mould the balls and then take it off? When you plant them, do you put them on the surface of the soil or bury them? Such a great project. I can't wait to have a go!
ReplyDeleteThanks Emma! So I wasn't sure what sugar paper was but I looked it up and it looks to be the same thing. What a neat thing. Are you in the UK? The muslin we used just to drain and squeeze out the moisture. The balls hold together really well after being drained and squished. I plan to bury them just slightly in rich soil but since these are filled with wildflower seeds, it seems you should be able to just throw them and let them sprout out of the paper and the soil they land in (provided they get a good rain/watering). Hope that helps!
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ReplyDeleteOkay forgive me for such a stupid question, but I am very curious. Does the colored paper dye the actual flower at all or just a fun way to plant flowers?
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't dye the flower but we planted an assortment of wildflower seeds in the bombs, so we are hoping for a rainbow of flowers anyways! Thank you for following along with us :)
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Good morning! How long do these take to dry please? Is it possible to speed the process in the oven at low temp? Thanks!
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ReplyDeletemaybe a hand mixer? or possibly a stand mixer? or a blender?
DeleteDoes one sheet of paper make one ball? Can you make a bunch of smaller sized balls?
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ReplyDeleteThis is such a cool idea, my kid and I just made some for Christmas presents. But before they dried, the seeds started sprouting, and they look like tiny possessed monsters and definitely will not last until spring. Has anyone else had this problem? How to avoid it?
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