Paper makes a similar journey. First trees are cut down (responsible paper makers always plant new ones). The logs are then taken to the paper mill where they are stripped of the bark, put into a big machine and chopped into millions of tiny pieces. Lots and lots of water is then added – the mixture is like porridge and is called ‘pulp’. The excess water is then squeezed out between giant rollers and out from the other side comes paper! It is then dried and cut up into the pieces we all recognise.

To make our own paper we used a blender, lots of water and recycled the tissue paper from last week’s Egyptian Mummy wrapping game. We also used shredded paper from the school office. The blender helped us to turn the recycled paper into a pulp and then we poured this into a big container with lots more water, food colouring, cornflower seeds and dried flower petals. We used a deckle and mould to make the shape of the paper. It takes a couple of days for the paper to dry out completely but once it has, we can write or draw on it and then… plant it in the garden in the hope that the seeds inside will germinate!

And finally, take a look out our amazing sunflower paintings. We have used only black paint of really tall pieces of white paper. We think that the contrast of black on white is really something… we hope you agree!