These flowers are quick to make and the children enjoy making them. Younger children may need some help with accordion-pleating the tissue paper.
Nice project to do together
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These flowers are quick to make and the children enjoy making them. Younger children may need some help with accordion-pleating the tissue paper.
This project is rated EASY to do.
What You Need
Pastel colored tissue paper
Chenille stem
Scissors
Ruler
How To Make It
Cut tissue paper into rectangles of desired size (5x7" is the size pictured).
Stack 4-6 pieces of tissue paper. Use the same color or different colors.
Accordion pleat the tissue paper working from the long side.
Wind one end of the chenille stem around the middle of the accordion pleated tissue paper.
Gently separate each layer pulling upwards toward the middle of the flower.
Let the children make a couple of flowers and put them in a May Basket.
Early on the morning of May 1st hang on your mother's door, a neighbor's door, a friend's, or anyone special to you.
Nice project to do together
