Flower Pressing

Pressed flowers can be used to decorate a variety of paper items.

Materials

• Small flowers (pansies, violets, buttercups, daisies, and so on)
• Newspaper or other absorbent paper
• Heavy book
• Glue
• Plain note cards, note paper, or construction paper
• Clear contact paper

Instructions
Have the child pick an assortment of small flowers. Make sure she picks them when they’re free of rain or dew.

• Place flowers between sheets of newspaper, making sure the flowers don’t touch each other.
• Cover the paper with a heavy book.
• Leave the flowers for a week or so until they’re completely dried.
• To make stationery, have your child glue the pressed flowers onto plain note cards or note paper.
• She can also glue the flowers onto construction paper gift tags.
• To make a collage, have your child glue the flowers onto construction paper.
• Turn the collage into a placemat by covering it with clear contact paper.

From:http://www.fisher-price.com