Make Seed Starters — Jackie Partridge

Seed starters are a fun and easy DIY project you can do by yourself or even with kids. Make seed starters as great gifts to grandparents, moms, coaches, teachers and any special gardener in your life. Make seed starters to teach about the environment, composting, recycling, Earth day, growing seeds etc. You can teach students or kids about the importance of protecting the bees by adding seeds in your seed starter that will naturally attract bees. Bees generally gravitate to flowers that are yellow or purple.

The supplies needed to make seed starters

Materials Needed to Make Seed Starters

A blender, food processor or hand blender (Smart Stick)
Water
Recycled paper like construction paper/newspaper/egg cartons
A package of seeds
A cookie cutter
Plastic tray or baking sheets
Sponge or tea towel
A strainer/sieve
A bowl

*If you don’t want to use a blender you can rip the paper into smaller pieces and let in soak in water for longer until it becomes a pulp

Make Seed Starters!

Start by tearing up your recycled paper into small pieces about an inch in size
Start by putting a couple of handfuls of torn paper into the blender
Add some water to cover the paper. It should all be wet. If you have added too much water add some more paper. If your paper is dry add more water. Your blender should be about half full of water and paper. You don’t want to do too much and overwork your blender
Blend it for a minute or so. Pour the blended pulp (paper torn up with water mixed) into a strainer over a bowl
Squeeze excess water out through the strainer into the bowl by pressing the pulp with your hands

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You can dab out the water of a seed starter with a tea towel or sponge to help it dry faster

What to Do Once You Have Made Your Seed Starters

You can plant them in a flower pot, garden or start them in your home and then transplant them
You can give them as a gift to someone

Ideas for Making Your Own Seed Starters

Hole-punch your dried seed starter and add a ribbon to make an ornament
Glue on your dried seed starter to decorate a card
Use seed starters as place cards for a dinner party
Give seed starters as a party favour
Give seed starters to a school/library or community centre to plant a garden
Create seed starters as a birthday party activity
Try mixing other colours of paper pulp together to make a multicoloured seed starters
Make seed starter fridge magnets
Use seed starters as gift tags for presents