Monday, June 10, 2013

Wildflower Pressing Party

Celebrate National Wildflower Week with our Flower Pressing Project:

GO ON A FLOWER PICKING HIKE

Paper Flower baskets DIY
First you'll want to start by making Flower Picking Baskets.
123 Peppy has a great paper flower basket craft tutorial. Easy enough for kids to assemble.

paper flower basket

Wildflower Hunt
Once your baskets are made, you are ready for some wildflower foraging.
Bring along a Wildflower Guide, or put a Wildflower app on your phone.
Wildflower Guide or Wildflower App

Wildflower preservation
Once your flowers are collected, we will want to preserve them.
Here on wildflower.org, you will find a great guide:
Collecting and Pressing Wildflowers Guide



Wildflower party treats:
Sakura Cookies are cookies made with real flowers, Cherry Blossoms actually! To find out how to preserve the cherry blossoms and make these beautiful cookies, please visit daily delicious:
Sakura Cookies


                photo credit:  bicil the baker

 Wildflower party favor!

These pressed dried paper hearts actually contain a mix of organic wild flower seeds for planting.
To order and for instructions, please visit the following etsy site:
Willdflower Planting

Heart Confetti  Plantable Paper  Rainbow Assortment  Wildflower Seed Mix

Fun Fact:
edible flowers:

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