How do get leaves and branches to stick to paper. I tried cellotape as i didn't think glue would work but it just looks messy and they are falling off anyway

Lots and lots of pva glue :D

Lots and lots of pva glue :D

and then some more :D

I find twigs a PAIN to stick, even with gallons of PVA they fall off! Leaves stick fine with it however :) Have you thought of an alternative way to display your twigs, maybe make a mobile kind of thing with them, all strung together with string or something? I made a mini-wigwam kind of thing with ours, which looked quite effective (even if I say so myself) :blush:

Easiest ways I've found are to either use a glue gun or to mix pva with wood shavings/sand/flour/talc (anything powdery really) so that you get a glue that has the consistency of polyfilla that you can press the sticks and twigs into.

Once the children have gone home i use the glue gun to add a bit of extra glue to things but i make sure never to move items so they are always in the same place the children stuck them.

i use spraymount :thumbsup:

I use Anita's PVA tacky glue - you still have to use quite a bit though

Miffy xx

And then some more pva:laughing:

Blu Tac especially for twigs

Could you use small strips of paper (same colour as backing sheet) to cover over thick part of twigs and stick the paper strips to the back sheet - sort of like a sling or a paper loop. probably not explaining it properly - can see it in my head -it is a great idea and will work as easier to stick paper to paper than it is to stick twigs to paper!!

Glue gun!

Last year I laminated dried leaves and used a small amount of sellotape to stick then on the window...looked lovely inside and out.

OOH Im liking that idea, may have to copy it :thumbsup:


Glue gun!

Last year I laminated dried leaves and used a small amount of sellotape to stick then on the window...looked lovely inside and out.

I bring out dried laminated leaves every year. each one has a hole punched into it to hang the leaf and a autumn poem stuck on one side and a number on the other side (1-10) got about 10 done this way the others are just laminated and stuck with blu tack around my notice board.

P.S. If you are a childminder you need a glue gun!:)-

You could also get an oasis ball from the florists, put it in a plant pot - stick the twigs into it, get the kids to decorate small leaves, lamiate and hang them on your 'tree'

I'm loving all the ideas everyone, thanks so much