Plantable Paper

Looking for a fun activity for the kids? Make your own plantable seed paper from your children’s schoolwork or leftover newspapers and magazines.

Photo by Kelly Moore Clark | Styling by Taylor Bennett

DIRECTIONS:

STEP ONE – Grab your recyclable paper and shred into small pieces. Fill your blender half-full with tiny bits of paper.

STEP TWO – Fill the blender with warm water. Turn on low speed for 15 seconds until the paper becomes a fine pulp, then turn on a higher speed for an additional 30 seconds.

STEP THREE – Fill the blender with warm water. Turn on low speed for 15 seconds until the paper becomes a fine pulp, then turn on a higher speed for an additional 30 seconds.

STEP FOUR – Next, add the seeds into the mixture and stir gently. Press the pulp through the mould and deckle (or screen) and flatten out it out on a piece of parchment paper.

STEP FIVE – Now, let the paper mixture dry and then plant or cut in shapes for fun and creative gifts.