Page 9 - Apr-Jun 2013

VOl. 10 No. 2

ACTiviTies 4 u

fuN wITh flOwERS

Flowers, whether fresh or dry, add beauty to any space or thing that they
become a part of. Let’s try and use some dry flowers and make some lovely
writing paper and cards.
Here is how that can be done:
Step 1: Collect some fallen flowers and a few delicate leaves, preferably Press flowers
thin leaves. These would be easier to press and dry.
Illustration by: Divya Saini, Std. 10,
Step 2: Press each bloom separately in a thick book folded between Convent of Jesus & Mary, Ambala Cantt.
tissue paper so that the book does not get stained. Drying them will take
about a week. Press flowers
Step3: Once dry, remove the flowers carefully and paste them on paper,
using a thin layer of glue, and lo! your card, envelopes, writing paper will
look exciting. Use them or gift them to a friend!

Embroider Embroider Sand paint

Illustration by: Tanvi Mittal, Std. 10, Convent
of Jesus & Mary, Ambala Cantt.

Fold cloth
Illustration by: R. Nithya, Illustration by: S Parameshwari Illustration by: Jind, Std. 7,
Illustration by: Gurmender Seth, Std. 7,
Std. 10, SRMMSS, Ambattur, Std. 10, SRMMSS, Ambattur, Delhi Public School, Gurgaon Convent of Jesus & Mary, Ambala Cantt.
Chennai Chennai

every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. flOwER fEEl fIND
Pranjali Pandya, Std. 10, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's PS, Jubilee Collect different flowers from
Hills, Hyderabad the school garden. blindfold a
student and let them feel one
flower for 10 seconds (less or
flOwERING NOTES more according to the age
group). Then ask them to go,
Illustration by: D. Kavi
Go around a garden in your vicinity and look at touch and point out the same Bharathi, Std. 9, Sri Sankara
all the flowers. Find out more about which flower flower in the school garden. Vidyashramam Mat. Hr. Sec.
blooms in which season. You could make a little School, Chennai
scrapbook using this information.
Illustration by: Divya Singh, Std. 7, Sir Padampat Singhania Education
Centre, Kanpur

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