Kia ora tamariki ma - I was having a look around my garden this morning and noticed lots of spring flowers poking up especially in Mrs Cox's pots of pansies. I think they are so beautiful and it made me think about pressing some of them so I could keep them - because flowers don't last forever do they?
I did some research and found out how to preserve flowers by pressing them. You can buy flower presses but they are expensive and there is no need because you can do it without them as long as you have a few heavy books. So that's what I'm going to do! You could try it too - remember you may need an adult to help.
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| 1.Choose some flowers to preserve |
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| 2. Pick the flowers you want to preserve |
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| 3. lay a piece of absorbent paper on a book and place the flowers on top |
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| 4. put another piece of paper on top |
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| 5. put some more heavy books on top |
Now, put the pile in a safe place and leave for about a week. Then carefully lift the books and paper off the flowers. If they are not thoroughly dried out put everything back carefully. Keep checking every few days until your flowers are dry. When they are dry the should have kept a lot of their colour. Enjoy!
Once they are dry they are delicate so handle them carefully. You could use them to make a card for someone special or put them in a frame to enjoy.
Keep safe and be kind
Nga mihi
- Alan 🐾
I like that book that was on the heavy books pile.
ReplyDeleteHi Phyu Sin - yes it's a great book - a very different perspective on the story of Red Riding Hood.
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