Les Ateliers papier ensemencé Parsemains
Who runs the workshops?
Juliette or Andrei!
In love with the world of paper and nature, we have set up our workshop in Bagneux, in the Île-de-France region. In our workshop we make recycled seeded paper by hand. Our desire to share what we've learned about paper and nature has naturally led us to offer our workshops off-site.
Who should attend our workshops?
To everyone. Children aged 4 and over, teenagers, adultsThere's no age limit to learning while having fun!
Vor even both at the same time: these workshops are a great opportunity to spend some quality time together as a family, on a fun, creative and environmentally-friendly activity.
Where can we share our workshops?
- If you are based nearby, on your premises School, office, cultural centre, media library, association, leisure centre, etc.
- You are planning to an event in the Paris region?
Fairs, festivals, biodiversity or zero waste days... We'll come and meet you for a fun awareness-raising workshop.
Discover our workshops
We offer a range of original workshops, where creativity and nature come together to create little wonders.
Making flower bombs
Objective: to learn how to how to make "seed bombs" for biodiversity with simple simple and materials.
Seeded paper workshops
Objective: introduction to making of recycled recycled paper, with inclusions of wild wild flowers from from organic farming.
Manufacture of natural inks
Objective: to discover different plants and natural pigments to produce your own dyes and inks.
More details on the workshops
Flower bomb workshop
Public Children aged 4 and over | Teenagers | Adults
Number of participants 5 to 20 people
Recommended duration : 2h
Course :
- explanation of the zero-waste seed bomb project in the context of seeded paper production
- preparing seed paste from seeded paper scraps, clay and organic wildflower seeds
- making seed bombs
Each participant makes their own seed bombs, which they can take home with them (dry or wet, depending on the workshop).
What to expect The host organisation should provide enough tables for the number of participants, a water point nearby, and a place to clean up after the workshop. The floor should be easy to clean. Depending on the type of workshop planned, it may be useful to provide an area for drying paper (particularly for schools).
Participants can also bring an empty cardboard egg carton to take along their wet flower bombs.
Find out more about this workshop, contact us !
Seeded paper workshops
Public Children aged 5 and over | Teenagers | Adults
Number of participants 5 to 20 people
Recommended duration : 2h30
Course :
- introduction to sorting recyclable paper
- making paper pulp with organic wild flower seeds included
- discovering the process of forming and coating sheets "à la forme
- pressing and drying of formed sheets of paper
Each participant makes their own leaf, which they can take home with them (dry or wet, depending on the workshop).
What to expect The host organisation must provide enough tables for the number of participants, a water point and an electrical socket nearby, as well as everything needed to clean up after the workshop (mops, cloths). The floor should be easy to clean. Depending on the type of workshop planned, it may be useful to provide an area for drying paper (particularly for schools), with a drying rack or clotheslines.
Participants can also bring along an old book or cardboard folder so that they can leave with the wet leaf.
For more details on the workshops, contact us !
Workshop on making natural inks
Public Children aged 6 and over | Teenagers | Adults
Number of participants 5 to 20 people
Recommended duration : 2h30
Course :
- discovering the different processes for creating natural inks and tints
- production and stabilisation of several natural colours
- colour experiments
What to expect The host organisation will need to provide enough tables for the number of participants, a water point nearby and something to clean up after the workshop.
Find out more about this workshop, contact us !