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What to do with kids’ pressed flowers?

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Orangedaisy · 19/06/2020 11:43

DDs (3 and 6) pressed some flowers —weeds— a few weeks back and I’d like to do something easy to display them, plus entertain the kids for a bit longer. I have perhaps key rings, beads or perhaps a picture frame/mounting them squashed between a frame in mind. Don’t mind spending a few pounds. Can anyone link to anything I could use please? I have looked on amazon and eBay but don’t really know the right term to search on, and I don’t think I want to be pouring resin with the kids? Thanks in advance. Don’t want candles as then kids can’t really keep them.

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sleepismysuperpower1 · 19/06/2020 11:46

could you get them to write their names on a piece of card, and the date, and then arrange the flowers in a frame with the piece of card in the middle? Like this:
www.5minutesformom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Pressed-Flower-Crafts_0021-680x453.jpg

Orangedaisy · 19/06/2020 11:49

Thanks @sleepismysuperpower1 but not sure how to stick the flowers down without the colours running?

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sleepismysuperpower1 · 19/06/2020 11:51

I don't think you would have to stick them down. Just get a flat piece of card the size of the frame, stick the piece of card your dc's have written on in the middle, and then place the flowers around it. The glass of the frame will squash them and hold them in place. If not, fold a little sticky tape so it becomes double sided and use that to hold them down

BloddersMum · 19/06/2020 11:56

We laminated them to make bookmarks! (Cheap aldi laminator) My daughter wrote a little message to each friend on a little card and added that and the flowers to the lamination pouch. Today we well cut them out, pouch a hole in the top, add some ribbon and deliver them (social distancing rules obv) to her friends.

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