It is Fun to Gather and Press Leaves Before Making the Card.
You can also look up the leaves you collected and identify the trees or bushes they came from.
For a tutorial on how to add teabag staining to paper, click here.
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Greeting Cards with Pressed Leaves
Maria and Sheila Show You How to Make Greeting Cards with Pressed Leaves and Flowers.
Supply List:
- Pressed leaves and flowers
- Blank greeting card
- Patterned background paper and glue stick (optional)
- White glue (dilute glue 2 parts water to 1 part glue)
- Sponge brush or brush
Directions for Caregivers:
Watch the video tutorial and design your cards together.
Watch the video tutorial together or explain the activity. It is nice to use leaves that you have gathered and dried yourselves.
Early-stage and middle-stage memory care/dementia.Â
Do this as a one-on-one activity and offer assistance as needed. Bear in mind that pressed leaves can be quite brittle, so only do this activity with people who can be quite careful in handling fragile objects.
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