February 28: Floral Design Day

image from paperflowerstudio.com

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Paper Flowers

Materials:

• construction paper
• straws
• stapler
• glue
• scissors
• can or cups

Directions:

1. Cut 8” squares of construction paper and fold like a fan.
2. Fold fan in half to form flower and staple to straw.
3. Cut leaves for each flower and glue or staple onto the straw.
4. Flowers can be arranged in a cup or can to form an arrangement.

Source(s): Toolbox Training’s 100 Art Activities for Kids (activity B6).

Note: this book also has directions for making a flower basket out of paper.

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