Pressed-Flower Herbarium

Collect leaves and flowers on a walk, press them in a heavy book, and a week later glue them into your own nature album.

Time: 30 min
Age: 5–12 years
Energy: Calm
Where: Outdoors · At home

The steps are in the app

Making a herbarium teaches kids to look closely: the shape of a leaf, the number of petals, where a plant grows. It's how botanists have worked for centuries, and the finished album is a beautiful record of a season.

The steps are in the app

Step-by-step instructions, tips and an easier and a harder version are waiting in the Hopsa app – along with 300 more ideas matched to your kids’ ages.

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