How to make a herbarium in school?

In the autumn period of the year, every child is happy to collect fallen leaves and try to keep them for a long time. However, it is possible to collect various flowers and plants for further use in summer and in spring. In most schools, pupils are instructed to do their own work and bring a herbarium made of natural material, namely flowers, leaves and plants collected in the warm season. In this article we will tell you how to do this.

How to prepare leaves for herbarium?

You can make a herbarium in a variety of ways. The main thing is to prepare the necessary material, namely: to collect and dry multi-colored leaves and other plants. To do this, you can use one of the following methods:

1. Collect the samples in a file and define them in a folder so that they are not wrinkled.
2. Put the plants between thick books and leave them there until it dries completely.

How to make a herbarium of leaves and flowers in school in a frame?

Herbarium in the frame turns out beautiful and neat, so for the school you can use this way of creating it. To make a craft with such a simple method, the following step-by-step instruction will help you:

1. Take a sheet of paper, the size of the corresponding frame. Deploy the dried plants in front of you and select the element that will be located in the center.
2. Gradually paste to the leaf various plants, leaving between them a sufficient amount of space.
3. After you finish spreading the leaves and flowers, place the entire composition in a frame, covering it with cardboard on one side, and with glass on the other. The lower part of the frame, if desired, decorate with braid or lace. You will have an unusually beautiful panel.

How to properly prepare a herbarium for school in the album?

Another popular way to compose a collection of dried plants is to design an appropriate album. This method to make a herbarium in school can be done with the help of such a scheme as:

1. Arrange the dried plants in front of you, which you prepared to compose the herbarium.
2. Accurately paste the plants in a small album using small pieces of scotch and scissors.
3. If you want, sign the names of the plants.
4. Gradually fill all the pages with any plants that are at your disposal.
5. It remains only to arrange the cover of the finished album. To do this, you can use the technique of decoupage, draw a beautiful pattern or make an application of natural material.

In our photo collection you will find ideas demonstrating how to beautifully decorate the herbarium for the school.