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Plantable Paper & Other Fun Seedy-ness

What if you combine love (or curiosity) for growing things with crafty desires? However you enjoy getting your hands messy, we can add to it! Whether you're a kiddo or a grownie, these resources will help! #IndyPLAdults #IndyPLKids

The Indianapolis Public Library

11 items

  • On Guerrilla Gardening

    a Handbook for Gardening Without Boundaries

    Reynolds, Richard
    One of the key things to do with seed bombs... beautify. Learn about it from a master!
    Book, 2008New York : Bloomsbury, 2008. — 635 REY
  • Plant, Sow, Make & Grow

    Mud-tastic Activities for Budding Gardeners

    Coombs, Esther,
    I mean... it's mud-tastic. Do you need any more encouragement to check it out? I don't!
    Book, 2019Lewes, East Sussex : Button Books, 2019. — J 635 COO
  • Gardening Lab for Kids

    52 Fun Experiments to Learn, Grow, Harvest, Make, Play, and Enjoy Your Garden

    Brown, Renata Fossen
    This extends beyond seeds to a variety of garden-related craftiness. One per week of the year!
    Book, 2014Beverly, Mass. : Quarry Books, 2014. — J 635 BRO
  • This is part of a well-regarded series for kiddos (so it's a little thin). Check out these step-by-step instructions for things you can do.
    Book, 2012Edina, Minn. : ABDO Pub., [2012] — J 635 SCH
  • Cool Crafts With Seeds, Beans, and Cones

    Green Projects for Resourceful Kids

    Jones, Jen
    This is also part of a series with how tos, focused on other things to do with seedies (especially if they're past viability)!
    Book, 2011Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, [2011] — J 745.5 JON
  • Little Green Fingers

    Easy Peasy Gardening Activities

    Philip, Claire,
    Totally cute and sweet. Check out these simple projects.
    Book, 2023Berlin : Die Gestalten Verlag, 2023. — J 635 PHI
  • The Papermaker's Companion

    the Ultimate Guide to Making and Using Handmade Paper

    Hiebert, Helen, 1965-
    Maybe you're just drawn to MAKING paper. If you've got the time and space for drying it - this is for you!
    Book, 2000Pownal, Vt. : Storey Books, [2000] — 676.22 HIE
  • This isn't about seed paper or bombs - but it IS about taking some "old" thing and growing something from it. So it has the spirit of it all (Also, I'm always looking for an excuse to promote this book).
    Book, 2003New York : Knopf, [2003] — SHARED SYSTEM
  • Similarly, this is a fun seedy book.
    Book, 2017New York : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] — J P MAT