Herbarium Kit

About The Den Kit Company Herbarium Kit

Step into the fascinating world of botany by making your own herbarium - a visual record of the plants you have collected, identified and pressed. The result will be a wonderful piece of natural art to study and to treasure for years to come.

What's included in this kit;

• drawstring bag to keep your potion making components safe. Made from natural jute hessian.
• Hard-backed book. A hardback A5 spiral-bound book with 50 x sheets of 160gsm cartridge paper, made here in the UK.
• A 12 colour block watercolour set for observational painting.
• Wooden handled, size 4 paint brush - with a fine tip for delicate work.
• 5 sheets of classification labels for capturing essential information about your plant specimen.
• White PVA glue in a 50ml screw-top bottle, for securing your plant specimen to the page.
• Round ended metal tweezers for delicate removal of fragile flowers

Our Herbarium Guide with helpful hints and tips on capturing and classifying plant specimens for study.

 

Age: 3+

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