How to Make Paper

This is a great project for kids – almost easy enough to do themselves (if they’re a bit older). My friend, our kids, and I did this and they LOVED it. We used a blender, to mash the paper, not our hands, but the results are the same. In addition we added stuff like:

Dried flowers – both chopped up in the mix, and we tried pressing some into the wet paper too. Both worked.
Herbs – both dried and ground for color, and some whole dried for looks.
Essential oil (a few drops)
And in one crazy moment dried chili peppers. …read more