{"id":1973,"date":"2023-05-24T06:04:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T14:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/?p=1973"},"modified":"2024-04-30T05:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T13:46:49","slug":"learn-how-to-make-seed-paper-with-this-fun-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/activities\/learn-how-to-make-seed-paper-with-this-fun-craft\/1973","title":{"rendered":"Learn How to Make Seed Paper\u00a0With This Fun Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn How to Make Seed Paper&nbsp;With This Fun Craft<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This art project perfectly mixes two great lessons\u2014<strong>growing plants<\/strong> and <strong>recycling<\/strong>. Seed paper is the perfect project for little hands. Plus, it\u2019s a <strong>great project for Earth Day<\/strong> for your latest plant and science unit. It\u2019s also just a fun art project and would be perfect for creating a birthday gift or Mother\u2019s Day Surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how to make seed paper while also teaching your kids about the planet, recycling, upcycling, and more. It truly is the gift that keeps on giving, turning into flowers, while also being easy to make.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Earth Day Activity: Seed Paper by ABCmouse.com\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E-_oTA9UJ18?list=PLlG8Y2sj2t1EQAUsQ2Mj3ienHa9sACsAL\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group rounded-corners has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#2d56be;border-width:3px;background-color:#eff2ff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What You Need to Make Seed Paper<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wildflower seeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cookie cutters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strainer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recycled paper&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Seed Paper Instructions:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"63\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BlueDot-Separator-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BlueDot-Separator-4.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BlueDot-Separator-4-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BlueDot-Separator-4-768x47.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1:  <strong>Tear and Blend<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-figure-column-spacing is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.05-PM-1200x653.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1602\" style=\"border-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.05-PM-1200x653.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.05-PM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.05-PM-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.05-PM-1536x836.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.05-PM-2048x1115.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tear the recycled paper up (construction paper works great) and put the pieces in a blender. Add water and blend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on how much paper you use, <strong>add in a little bit of water at a time<\/strong>. You want the texture to be kind of mushy overall. If you want to get creative,<strong> try mixing colors<\/strong> to see what you end up with.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eef7ff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: <strong>Add Seeds<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns reverse-order is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>Next, stir in the seeds using a spoon (don\u2019t blend). You can use a general <strong>wildflower mix<\/strong> or something specific like zinnias if you\u2019d like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About a <strong>teaspoon of seeds<\/strong> should be enough, but if it doesn\u2019t look like enough, it\u2019s always fine to add more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.23-PM-1200x664.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1603\" style=\"border-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.23-PM-1200x664.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.23-PM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.23-PM-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.23-PM-1536x849.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.23-PM-2048x1133.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dd225191 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<printables-email-registration style=\"width:fit-content;display:flex;margin:auto\" class=\"wp-block-abcmouse-printables-email-registration\"><\/printables-email-registration>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Strain&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-figure-column-spacing is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.38-PM-1200x654.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1976\" style=\"border-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.38-PM-1200x654.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.38-PM-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.38-PM-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.38-PM-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.38-PM-2048x1117.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>Place the paper, water, and seed mixture into the strainer, and <strong>strain out most of the water<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure you still have plenty of seeds. If you need to add a bit more, you can still do so in this step.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eef7ff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 4: <strong>Make Your Shape<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns reverse-order is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>On a non-stick surface, <strong>use cookie cutters<\/strong> to press shapes with your seed pulp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t have cookie cutters, you can always just create shapes with your own hands, too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.52-PM-1200x656.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1605\" style=\"border-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.52-PM-1200x656.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.52-PM-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.52-PM-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.52-PM-1536x840.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.55.52-PM-2048x1120.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 5: <strong>Dry and Decorate&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-figure-column-spacing is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border rounded-corners\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.56.08-PM-1200x656.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1606\" style=\"border-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.56.08-PM-1200x656.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.56.08-PM-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.56.08-PM-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.56.08-PM-1536x839.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screen-Shot-2023-04-19-at-1.56.08-PM-2048x1119.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>Let your seed paper dry overnight. Then you can color it, draw a picture, and personalize it to <strong>give it as a gift<\/strong> to someone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to let the person you\u2019re giving it to know that the paper can be planted for a wonderful surprise: flowers! You can write little instructions or <strong>include a card<\/strong> to let people know they should cover their seed paper with soil and water it regularly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Want to add colors to your seed paper? You can use food coloring, or you might even experiment with creating your own natural dyes with materials like beets or flowers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This fun earth day activity can engage your child in plant science while learning how to recycle and upcycle to help keep our planet clean. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":18800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[34,35,61,17],"class_list":["post-1973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities","tag-activities","tag-crafts","tag-featured-science","tag-science"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}