Pressed flower creations

For this activity, you'll need:

• A variety of flower cuttings
• A book
• Something heavy
• Paper sheets
• Glue

• Make sure the flowers are not wet when you pick them – it’s best to do this on a dry day
• You’ll need a variety of colours and shapes – you’ll be surprised what is still about at this time of year
• Look out for fuchsias, clematis, dahlias, cosmos, and asters
• Don’t forget to pick some leaves and grasses too, they can make your design look even better

• As soon as you have your flowers, press them straight away so that they don’t start to wilt
• Press each flower face down on the page, keeping them spaced out
• Then add another layer of paper on top
• Close the pages inside a book and leave them out of the way with a heavy object on top
• Be patient – most flowers will take 2-4 weeks to press properly – you need to do this to make sure they will last

• Once your flowers have dried, it’s time to get creative!
• You could make a collage, a butterfly, a rainbow or your favourite animal – it’s up to you
• Either glue them to a page to display, or you could add them to a glass frame to hang up