These DIY Seed Bombs made with air-dry clay and pressed flower petals are super easy to make and a fun craft for spring. Plus, they are a perfect gift for Mother’s Day!

My mom retired last week and, like any retired person, she’s been working on her hobbies. Her latest hobby is her garden, so for Mother’s Day I thought I would give her some gardening gifts including these homemade DIY Seed Bombs!

These seed bombs will be great! My mom can “garden” from her patio chair with a refreshing beverage in hand and just chuck the seed bombs into her backyard! That’s my kind of gardening! And exactly what you should do when retired – sit back and relax!

And I can package up some of these pretties and send them to my Mother-in-Law, too. I’m pretty sure she shares my same idea of gardening and would love to just toss some seed bombs out into her yard and then go antiquing while nature does all the hard the work for her.

DIY Seed Bombs

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If you want to make some seed bombs for your mom (or mother-in-law) for Mother’s Day, I’ve got the tutorial below with a printable tutorial at the bottom.

First, you’ll need the following supplies:

Supplies:

Instructions:

Step 1: Take pieces of your air dry clay and form them into balls.

Step 2: Then you’ll flatten each ball of clay so you can press flower petals into the what will become the outside of each ball. Then flip them over.

Step 3: Next, mix together your wildflower seeds, potting soil, and a little water and then add a small spoonful of your new soil/seed mix to the middle of each flattened seed ball.

Step 4: Finally, fold all the edges together and roll the soil/seed mix up into the ball. Let the balls dry for 2-3 days, then throw them into the yard or plant them for some simple gardening!

After making the seed bombs, I quickly whipped together a little package of gardening gifts with some gardening gloves, a foam knee pad, and a hat.

These could also be a great group craft activity for children making seeds bombs for their mothers for Mother’s Day! It might be a little messy with the potting soil, but a little dirt doesn’t hurt. And then simply wrap the seed bombs in little muslin bags stamped with a heart or a flower and it’s a cute little gift!

DIY Seed Bombs

Materials

Air Dry Clay
Wildflower Seeds
Potting Soil
Water
Flower petals

Instructions

Take pieces of your air dry clay and form them into balls.
Then flatten each ball of clay so you can press flower petals into the what will become the outside of each ball. When done, flip them over.
Next, mix together your wildflower seeds, potting soil, and a little water and then add a small spoonful of your new soil/seed mix to the middle of each flattened seed ball.
Finally, fold all the edges together and roll the soil/seed mix up into the ball.
Let the balls dry for 2-3 days.
Throw them into the yard or actually plant them underground for some simple gardening!