Families didn’t mind getting their hands dirty. Not if it will make their gardens grow more beautifully.
Parents and children dropped in on a program to make seed bombs Saturdayat the La Grange Public Library.
Following directions left on a long table for them, and using the ingredients provided by the staff, they flattened clay on to parchment paper, added a pinch of dirt, a teaspoon of wildflower seeds and a bit of water. They rolled these materials into a ball that they will drop into bare spots in their yards, keeping their fingers crossed that bursts of colorful flowers eventually will emerge.
“It’s sticky,” said Katie Topazian, 9, of La Grange Park as she rolled the clay.
“I’m making mine into a burrito,” noted her sister, Audrey,10.
Rebecca McClintock of La Grange and her daughter, Alexis, 8, visited the library to check out some books, but they saw a sign advertising the seed bombs program and decided to give it a try.
In fact, Alexis made four.
“We spend a lot of time here,” said McClintock. “They had the seed bombs open so we stopped in.”
As she washed her hands at the sink, Alexis said she is excited to see how her creations will fare once they are in the ground.
“I’m going to plant them in the garden. They’ll bloom and turn pretty,” she said.
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