Preserve the full bloom colors of your favorite flowers by extracting their pigments through Flower Pounding!
What you need:
-Light colored cloth or paper
-Hammer or rock
-Flowers and leaves from the plants in your garden. Encourage your children to do the collecting.
What to do:
-Place your piece of cloth or paper on a hard surface like a cutting board or even a large, flat rock.
-Place the plants on the cloth/paper.
-Fold over the cloth/paper and have the kids start to pound! "Pounding" is a little misleading... you really only want to softly tap. You can experiment with different "pounding" strengths. You can also place a separate piece of paper over the cloth, to give it a little more protection.
-After significant pounding, open the cloth and remove the plants.
-Let it air dry.
And that's it! You can use any size cloth or paper and even frame them with regular picture frames or embroidery hoops. They can be the center of a dreamcatcher! Use your imagination and enjoy connecting with plants in a new way and sharing that joy with your child.