Preschool Plant Pressing

A great way for parents and children to appreciate nature is to press some of your favourite flowers and leaves. This is a great way to preserve some of your summertime memories and observe all the beautiful changing colours that the Fall provides. You can use them to add colour and texture to regular colouring pages. Just follow these easy steps:

1. Collect some of your favourite leaves and flowers, try collecting a variety of sizes and colours
2. Arrange them so that they are spread out and can be flattened on a sheet of newspaper
3. Place a sheet of newspaper on top of them
4. Apply weight on them by placing heavy books, a phone book, or weights on top
5. Let the plants dry for 2-3 days
6. Once they’re dry, you can glue them onto a sheet of paper
7. Put a layer of wax paper over the plant and weigh it down to make sure it sticks to the paper
8. Once dry, you can colour and paint around the plants to create your own garden scene