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Wildflower seed balls

Little balls of future flowers. Roll muddy seed balls, then throw them where you'd like flowers to grow.

  • 20 min total
  • Messy fun
  • Ages 2–5*
  • Indoors or out
  • Spring and 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: 5 min to prepare · 12 min to roll · 3 min to tidy. Leave a day or two to dry. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • 10 small scoops of soil or compost to 1 scoop of flour
  • A little water
  • A packet of native wildflower seeds, tipped onto a tray

Let's begin

Five simple steps

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

  1. Little one leads

    Your child mixes the soil and flour in a bowl.

  2. Add water bit by bit until it's sticky like dough.

  3. Roll into balls about the size of a ping-pong ball.

  4. Roll each ball in the seeds.

  5. Leave to dry, then throw them onto a bare patch of your garden.

All done!

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

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