Let the light shine through with beautiful pressed flower window art!

You will need:

Peeled crayons, kid scissors, an iron, and wax paper.

As well as:

Dried plant material such as pressed leaves and flowers, and dried flower petals.

Also, you can use an ironing board with an old cloth to protect the surface from melted crayon, or

 create a work surface by taping scrap fabric around cardboard.

1. Fold and crease a piece of wax paper in half with the waxier side on the inside. Then open it and sprinkle one half of the wax paper with crayon shavings. 

2. Arrange leaves and pressed flowers on the wax paper.

3. Fold the wax paper in half over shaved crayon bits and plant material. Cover with a scrap piece of fabric.

4. Have an adult help to press the wax paper with crayon, leaves, and flowers, covered with cloth, using an iron on the lowest setting, no steam. 

Helpful hint: Less is more!

Too much!

Just right!

See the difference.

Here is the window art on the left framed with white popsicle sticks, so it can sit on the window sill.

Here are some other beautiful examples:

Chaya leaf with asparagus fern.

Sweet potato leaves with dill flower stars.

Lantana.

Bonus!

I melted more crayon shavings onto the scrap fabric and fashioned it into a cool mask.

My kids said it looks like magnified germs. LOL.

It must be working.