This week we are making cardboard flower presses. There are so many fun activities to do with pressed flowers. This is an easy way to press and keep track of your flowers as you are out gathering them.
All you will need is a piece of cardboard ( whatever size you want for your press to be), two rubber bands, scrap paper like newspaper, copy paper, or even tissue paper, and whatever you would like to use to decorate your press.
To make and use:
Cut your paper sheets to roughly fit the size of your cardboard press. You will fold the cardboard piece in half, so the paper inside will also end up folded with it. It will resemble a book. Decorate the outside however you wish. When you press flowers, try to go for ones that have the same thickness and then just lay them on one paper sheet and close the press. You will rubber band the top and the bottom of the press to keep the paper and flowers inside. Then when you are home, just lay several books on top and let them dry for a week. Check on them and if more time is needed, wait another week.
Here is an example one:
