Spring Flower Craft

It’s May! Wahoo! Aren’t you glad?

It’s a wonderful time to do a spring craft with the grandkids.

One that involves flowers, of course.

One that is easy, of course.

One that is inexpensive, of course.

This little spring flower craft fits the bill!

And, I predict that you probably have all of the materials already on hand!

Here’s what you’ll need:

• several sheets of colored paper
• one sheet of green construction paper
• scissors
• glue stick
• glue gun
• free printable for the spring flower craft
• grandkids wearing their pajamas and all ready for bed (Wait! I guess that’s not really necessary . . .)

First, print out the flower blossom printable on the colored paper of your choice.

Then, take the green construction paper. Do a fan fold (about 3/4 inch wide) on the longest side of the paper. Keep folding until the whole sheet is folded up like a fan.

Fold it in half. (Grandpa was sidetracked at the moment and didn’t take a picture of that step. Silly grandpa!)

Use the glue stick to glue the two edges together. Press and hold until the glue dries. Now open it up as shown in the picture below.

Add a dab of hot glue at the base of the fold. That’s where the paper is the thickest and might not stay together very good with just glue from the glue stick. And, it adds weight to help keep your flowers from falling over. (Yoo hoo! Grandpa. Where are you? Where’s the picture for this step? I just might have to get a new photographer . .  .)

Cut out your flowers.

Little Polly who is only 2 1/2 thinks that she can do the craft just like her big brothers! (I helped her cut out her flowers . . .)

Add dabs of hot glue around and press a flower on each dab. Be careful that the little grandkids don’t burn their fingers!

(Do I have pictures of this? Oh no. Not at all. Do any of you, Dear Readers, want to come and be my photographer?)

You’ll see that Elliot (on the right) placed all of his flowers straight in a row. Simon put them around randomly on his grass. So did Polly. (Do you see Polly? Nope. Her attention span didn’t last long enough to sit still for the final picture.)