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Exploring Nature with Children Although summer has ended there are still many wildflowers in bloom well into the fall. You and your child can extend summer a bit by drying your own flowers. Common wild flowers that are often still in bloom through October and early November include: golden rod, asters, chicory, and the black- eyed susan. All of these flowers can be found in open fields, backyards and on the side of the road. Materials: white corn meal Borax one or more flowers plastic or glass jar (size depends on the number of flowers you are trying to dry at once) How to: 1. Mix 6 parts white corn meal to one part Borax 2. Fill the bottom of the jar with the corn meal mix. 3. Insert the flower(s) upside down 4. Gently cover the rest of the flower with the corn meal mix. 5. Let sit for 10-14 days. 6. Enjoy and display your dried flower arrangement! Children also will enjoy decorating jars and containers to arrange their flowers in. Adapted from the The Curious Naturalist by John Mitchell and the Massachusetts Audubon Society

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