THIS WEEK'S FUN LEARNING AT HOME

Happy Mother’s Day!   Let’s have a little fun this week and make some tissue paper flowers for mom!

Materials: Tissue Paper (at least 3 sheets per flower) Fuzzy stick pipe cleaner (1 per flower) Ruler Scissors Green paper (optional)

Step 1 - Measure and Cut  Cut 3 (or more) sheets of tissue paper into a 12 inch by 6 inch rectangle. Tip #1: If you want a big, bushy flower, use a few more sheets of tissue paper. Tip #2: If you want a layered look to your flower cut some tissue paper shorter than 6 inches or cut some wider than 6 inches.

Step 2 - Layer Layer your tissue paper sheets.  If you’re using multiple colors, the color on the bottom will be the outside edge of the finished flower. If you’re using different sized tissue paper, the widest piece should be at the bottom and the shortest piece should be on top.

Step 3 - Fold Accordion fold – fold forward and backward – all of the tissue paper sheets.   Make a fold about every inch.

Step 4 – Cut Cut and trim the edges of your accordion folded tissue paper.  You can round the edges, cut fringe, make a point, or choose any design you want.   This will form your petal shape in the finished flower!

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Step 5 – Add the Stem Wrap a fuzzy stick tightly around the middle of the tissue paper.  To make sure it’s centered try folding the tissue paper in half first, then wrapping the fuzzy stick around the fold.   The fuzzy stick will form the stem of your finished flower! Tip:   If you don’t have a fuzzy stick, you can wrap floral wire around the tissue paper or even just staple it!

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Step 6 – Open the Folds! Gently open the folds to form a circle around the stem.   Spread each half of your tissue paper folds to make each half of the circle.

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Step 7 – Pull! Starting with the top layer of tissue paper, gently pull up and separate it from the rest of the folds.   Repeat this with the other layers of tissue paper, separating each layer from each other.

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Step 8 – Add Leaves (optional) Cut out some small leaves on green paper, and glue them to bottom of your flower or directly to your stem!

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