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Seed savers

Shake, shake! Tiny seeds for next year. Collect seeds from dried flower heads to plant again.

  • 15 min total
  • Low mess
  • Ages 3–5*
  • Outdoors
  • Late summer to autumn
Let's do this

*Illustrative age guidance. Your child's development and circumstances matter more than a number.

A tiny plan for your day

Estimated time: 2 min to prepare · 10 min to collect · 3 min to label. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • Dry seed heads from your garden, like poppies, sunflowers or marigolds
  • Paper envelopes
  • A pen

Let's begin

Five simple steps

That's the whole activity. Tick each step off as you go, and stop whenever you like.

  1. Find a dry, rattly seed head.

  2. Hold it upside down over an envelope.

  3. Shake! Listen to the seeds pour out.

  4. Close the envelope and draw the flower on the front.

  5. Keep somewhere cool and dry until spring.

All done!

That's every step. However it went, you made a little moment together.

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