Last week after a few gloomy days, I got ahead of myself. Mai and I made our first Fall themed crafts a few weeks early. This weekend was a pleasant reminder that the summer was still indeed here.
Mai & I had a lot of time outdoors enjoying the beautiful weather, but we did manage to squeeze in a craft or two. This time we stayed in theme with the season & made flower crafts.
Popsicle stick flower craft
What you will need:
Craft sticks
Cardboard
Pipe Cleaner
Bendy Straw
Paint
Glue
Pom Pom or Gemstone (Optional)
Directions:
Cut out two 1 1/2″ circles out of card board for each flower that you are making.
Paint 12 craft sticks & let dry.Use a hole punch to punch holes in the middle of the cardboard circle.Place & glue 8 of your craft sticks on top of one of the circles in a pattern like shown.Glue the second piece of cardboard on top, making sure to line up up the center holes. Let dry.Paint the top piece of cardboard. Let dry.Glue 2 sticks in a X pattern over the top of the circle.Glue the remaining 2 in a similar pattern & let glue dry.Trim the short end of a bendy straw so that there is about a 1/2 inch left before the bendy part of the straw.Insert a green pipe cleaner into the straw to add sturdiness & color.Push the bendy side of the straw into the hole in the backside.Add a pom pom or gemstone to the center of your flower.Here is Mai’s flower.And Mommy’s…They spin too.
Keeping with the flower theme we also did a hand & foot craft this weekend. Mai gets a kick out of the paint on her feet. She painted mommy’s feet & made me do a footprint as well. It only seems fair, right?
Green feet for the leaves.Mommy, I paint your feet too.We did hand prints too, but Mai got a little over zealous with this, so we decided to trace hands instead.That’s better.Displayed proudly on the refrigerator
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2 comments
I always love your crafts and you usually give me great ideas to try with my girls, too. Thanks 🙂
Thanks Janine. You are always so sweet. I love my craft time with my daughter.