This activity should be done in the spring, check the growing season in your area for the best results.
Before the meeting
- Become familiar with how to make a “Seed Bomb.”
- In a bowl, mix 1 cup of seeds with 5 cups of compost and 2-3 cups of clay powder. You could use clay soil instead if you have it.
- Slowly mix in water with your hands until everything sticks together.
- Roll the mixture into firm balls.
- Leave the balls to dry in a sunny spot.
- Now for the fun bit! Plant your seed bombs by throwing them at bare parts of the garden and wait to see what pops up!
- Prepare the meeting location so Cub Scouts and adult partners can complete the activity together.
- Identify an area to plant the seed bombs, make sure to get permission.
During the meeting:
- Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners and explain to them that in this activity you will be making a seed bomb and planting it to encourage native wildflowers to grow. Native flowers attract pollinators like bees and butterflies that help keep other native plants healthy.
- Have Cub Scouts help make the mixture to make the seed bombs.
- Allow Cub Scouts to make their own seed bombs.
- Put the seed bombs out to dry.
- When the seed bombs are dry take Cub Scouts and adult partners to the location where the bombs seeds will be used. This may be the next meeting depending on how long the seed bombs take to dry.
