Taking a walk with the children in the street, we often get them as a gift of grass, flower, leaf, twig. Smiling, with admiration and gratitude, we accept the gift, and then, more often quietly throw away, not to drag home that quickly wither and deteriorate. But there is a fine, well-known from childhood, a way to preserve such touching and cute gifts - herbarium. On this day and talk.
Herbarium - dried plants is decorated in a special album with signed names on the labels. This is a classic use of dried plants, which can be very educational for all-round development of the child, especially if the baby likes to sit and consider the "preservation of beauty."
To all this was more colorful and lively, be issued in the album is not just dried samples, but also place it next to the pages of a small poem about this plant, puzzle, interesting story, photo plants alive nature. Thus, you and your child become the author of a book that will be read with interest of more than one day. By the way, this book - a great gift for your best friend or grandparents. Perhaps, thanks to you, they will learn a lot of new and interesting.
No less interesting exercise for you and your child can be a creative decoration of the apartment. Often the usual interior "boring" and want something new. With the help of herbals each season can bring variety to the design of the apartment.
If you like the picture, but do not know how to paint, to dry them. Make a three-dimensional picture is to purchase (or make your own) frame, insert into it thick cardboard, well, then - let your imagination run wild! Many variations: it can be both voluminous bouquets and baths, and separate samples. All collected and correctly the dried material is carefully glue or sew on to the cardboard. Or take a picture under the glass, taking special frame with clips, and placed inside a prepared material. In any case, you'll have a unique masterpiece!
If you like to sit in the evening with his family by candlelight, a great idea would be to make their own hands, the more that the high cost is not required - you can use whatever you have on hand. And candles are perfect as a gift, it is completely unimportant age birthday - they are equally admired both small and large!
So, now we move on to more practical matters. To your masterpieces stored for a long time and bring joy, plants should be to dry properly. There are several proven ways:
• collect the plants in dry weather, close to noon, when the dew has evaporated from them. Otherwise, the ugly dark spots may appear on the leaves;
• Choose fresh, not dried up and podvyavshie plants;
• dry the plants between sheets of paper with a press. A proven method for decades - drying plants in the book. In order not to spoil the page, lay several layers of paper, changing them periodically, until it disappears all moisture (average drying time lasts about two weeks);
• You can dry the plants and using iron. To do this you need a dense core, which will be based on the plant, the paper, which, as in the classical way, will perform the function of moisture absorption. Ideal - paper towels or toilet paper;
• drying plants can be in sand. For this you need the cleaned sand (you can buy it at the pet store). Paving plants neatly between the layers of sand, leave them for a few days, preferably in the sun. Then gently remove the plant, cutting some holes in the bottom of the box, in which the dried herb to a spill sand, and the plant itself has remained intact. Dried so that the plant does not change color, and retains its shape as much as possible
• drying in silica gel. This method is identical in sand drying;
• lamination - the modern way to preserve plants and further multiple use. For this it is necessary to dry leaves the classical way, for example, in the book (and sufficiently It will be dry for about a day), and then put in an exhibit without paper bag and let him twice laminator. After that, it is desirable to cut off all protruding parts, so that the child does not hurt himself. After this treatment, the plants can be used, wherever and as much as necessary - they are not broken and does not tear.
• skeletization plants are increasingly used in the decoration of interiors and objects. For this we need: leaves, baking soda, toothbrush and towels. In solution 1 tablespoon baking soda with four tablespoons of water should be boiled leaves about half an hour. Then, laying them on the table glossy, wet cloth and carefully clean off the pulp sheet toothbrush. Thereafter, the sheet must be washed and re-wet cloth. If desired, they can be omitted in the various dyes and then dried.
Create their masterpieces, and no matter what the final result will be, after all the time that you spend with your child, forever imprinted in his memory good, bright, autumn memories! Be happy!
