How-To: Make A Seed Bomb - Clay (purchase at craft stores) -
Compost or potting soil - Seeds (we recommend easy-to-grow or
native varieties) Bring this activity home, or share it in the
classroom with these easy step-by-step directions (PDF). »
Taking a walk together as a family is a great way to teach your
kids about varieties of flowers, shrubs, and trees. It's an
unstressful time to engage and allow them to ask questions about
their own local environment. You probably won't have to travel
very far to discover a blank vacant lot, or abandoned side yard
by the street. Those haunting lots can become an exciting summer
project for you and your kids--not by buying and transplanting
lots of flower pots, but by becoming "Top Secret Agents" and
planting some seed bombs. Seed bombing on a larger scale is done
by introducing new vegetation to land by throwing or dropping
(usually from an airplane) compressed bundles of soil containing
live vegetation. This aerial revegetation dates back to the
1930s and is still use