Preparation
Flowers and leaves need to be pressed before making the sun catchers. Check our resource for different ways of pressing them.
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For best results: press for 1-2 weeks using the plant press or heavy book method.
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For quickest results: place materials between two sheets of kitchen paper, place a heavy book on top and press down for a few seconds. Or use the iron method.
Ask your group or child to think about what design they might like to make. Do they have a colour scheme in mind?
Equipment
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Natural materials such as flowers, petals and leaves
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A bowl or sandwich bag
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A way to press your materials
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Laminator and laminating pouches or sticky back plastic
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Scissors
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Tweezers or toothpicks (only needed if using smaller, fiddly materials)
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Hole punch
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String or twine
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Lolly sticks (4 per sun catcher)
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PVA glue
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Coloured pens or paint
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Optional: sticks/twigs and a glue gun