Little Green FINGERS
Encouraging your children to develop an interest in the garden and nature has no end of benefi ts. It gets them out in the fresh air and helps them learn about, and care for the environment and all the wonderful things it has to offer. Plus, they’ll eat anything they grow themselves, even if it’s green! We spoke to the experts at the Gardening with Children website, who have suggested these lovely activities to start them off...
PRESS SOME FLOWERS TO MAKE
A PICTURE Pressing fl owers and leaves is easy and fun. Follow these simple steps to get the best results, and then enjoy making pictures, cards and bookmarks. Firstly, you will need some blotting paper and
a fl ower press or a heavy book. We advise that only fl owers from the garden should be picked and pressed. It is against the Countryside Code to remove plants from the countryside and wild fl owers should always be left for the enjoyment of everyone. When selecting fl owers to press always choose those that are looking at their best and collect the fl owers when they are dry
✔ Lay the fl owers fl at and take care to arrange
leaves and petals as you want them to appear when pressed
✔ Place the fl owers and leaves between two pieces of blotting paper or fl ower preserving paper
✔ Put the two pieces of paper between two pieces of cardboard and transfer carefully into a fl ower press. Tighten the wing nuts and leave to dry for a few days
✔ Depending on the press you may be able to fi t in several layers like this
✔ Alternatively, place the fl owers between sheets of blotting or fl ower preserving paper and place inside a heavy book such as the phone book and leave for a few days. Be careful to use enough plain paper sheets to protect books from staining.
✔ Experiment with different types of fl owers. Pansies and violas are particularly easy and tend to keep their colour well. If the fl owers turn brown during pressing it may be because they are taking too long to dry out.
GO SEED COLLECTING Many garden fl owers and vegetables will be produc- ing seeds at this time of year, and children enjoy collecting them.
✔ The seed pods should be allowed to ripen and can then be collected on a dry day.
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