Flower Craft for Mommy
Calling all dads! You can help the kids make a beautiful spring bouquet with old magazines from your recycling bin.
By Blair Stocker from Parents Magazine
-
Heather Weston
What You'll Need
Gather these supplies before you start your project:
-- Pencil
-- Ruler
-- Scissors
-- Glossy magazines
-- Hole punch
-- Green chenille stems
-- ButtonsWhat do you think of this story? Give your opinion!
-
Heather Weston
Step 1
Cut 4 to 6 same-size strips lengthwise from colorful magazine pages. Choose the width of your strips from 1/2 inch to 1 inch -- the narrower the strips, the more you will need to make the flower appear full.
What do you think of this story? Give your opinion!
-
Heather Weston
Step 2
Punch 3 holes along each strip -- one centered and the others 1/2 inch from either end. Hold paper facedown and poke a chenille stem through the center hole. Fold ends over to slide other two holes onto stem.
What do you think of this story? Give your opinion!
-
Heather Weston
Step 3
Add remaining strips, arranging them to form a flower design, as shown. Thread the chenille stem through a button, then back in through the flower, twisting stem behind the petals to hold it in place.
Originally published in the May 2009 issue of Parents magazine.What do you think of this story? Give your opinion!
-
Parents Are Talking
Add a Comment