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Easy seed medallions fine motor craft for kids

February 27, 2015 by Katie 2 Comments

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I’ve been sharing a number of activities we did to learn about seeds. This seed medallions craft was a fun way to incorporate seeds into an arts and crafts project. It was also a great way to build fine motor skills.

Note: For more seed activities your kids will love, see my Botany Unit Study page.

Easy seed medallions fine motor craft for kids. This is a great preschool activity to learn about seeds! || Gift of Curiosity

To make our seed medallions, I started by gathering seeds in a variety of colors. I also focused on selecting fairly large seeds so they would be easy for my kids to handle, which meant that most of our seeds were some type of bean or lentil.

Most of these seeds were ones that we already had in our pantry, but I purchased small quantities of a few additional seeds from the bulk aisle of our grocery store in order to have more colors for the kids to choose from.

A selection of seeds - mostly beans - for creating an easy seed medallions fine motor craft for kids. This is a great preschool activity to learn about seeds! || Gift of Curiosity

Our “canvas” for these seed medallions was the plastic lid of a yogurt container.

The kids spent some time covering the entire lid in a thick-ish layer of glue. Having to squeeze the glue bottles for such a long time really gave their fine motor skills a workout.

Easy seed medallions fine motor craft for kids. This is a great preschool activity to learn about seeds! || Gift of Curiosity

Once they had filled their lids with glue, they selected seeds to create their medallions. Picking up and then placing each seed in just the right spot provides kids with great fine motor practice.

Easy seed medallions fine motor craft for kids. This is a great preschool activity to learn about seeds! || Gift of Curiosity

In the end we created a number of seed medallions. We gave them about 24 hours to dry, and then the kids proudly displayed them in their room.

Easy seed medallions fine motor craft for kids. This is a great preschool activity to learn about seeds! || Gift of Curiosity

More resources for learning about seeds

More posts about seeds from Gift of Curiosity:

  • Books about seeds
  • Exploring seeds from packets
  • Exploring seeds from nature
  • Sprouting seeds
  • Experiment: Do seeds need light to grow?
  • Experiment: What temperature do seeds like?
  • Experiment: Do seeds need air?
  • Experiment: Do seeds need their seed coat?
  • Experiment: What liquids do seeds like?


For more seed activities your kids will love, see my Botany Unit Study page and my Botany & Gardening Pinterest board.

Follow Katie @ Gift of Curiosity’s board Unit Ideas: Botany & Gardening on Pinterest.

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  1. Kalista says

    March 4, 2015 at 8:38 pm

    These are so cute! I’d love to have the kids make a bunch and hang them on a wall. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

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  2. Eljah*B says

    March 24, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    Hi Katie!
    I love this idea. I’m always on the lookout for fun activities to do with my kids and share with my Etsy shop fans. I shared this post today. I can totally see these as gifts for mothers day. You could even use them as coasters or trivets. Love it!

    Many blessings,
    Rachel

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