Celebrate 2023

Seed Balls have been used in a variety of forms throughout history.

In ancient Egypt when the Nile flooded its banks each year, seed balls were used to regrow lost vegetation and farming crops. In Japan, seed balls (or “Earth Dumplings”) were used as a part of natural farming methods.

Australian Landscape Designer Edna Walling also planted many of her gardens using the Seed Ball method.

In this activity we’ll be using a range of found and recycled materials such as cardboard tubes, cones or various recycled boxes, bottles, jars or other vessels in combination with paper clay and other art materials to create a vase for dried flowers or herbs.

Using recycled and salvaged leftover materials from your home or classroom is a great way to link to your sustainability unit!

This activity is a great way to change-up the usual still life / fruit bowl drawings. Students will get to explore the use of oil pastel on black paper for a different drawing experience, and use collage to experiment with composition.

Collect natural items from the environment or bring in fresh fruit and produce to draw from real life and add to the total experience.

Join Tania online or live in-person to complete additional art making activities including 3D cardboard vase using paper construction skils, and design & draw your own illustrated recipes to share.

All activities presented are linked to the Cross-Curriculum Capabilities for Wellbeing, Science, Nature & the Environment, Kitchen Garden and Enjoyable Food programs, and come with downloadable teachers resource notes.