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Paper Flower BouquetGifts to Make For Mother's Day
This paper
flower bouquet is an easy craft for children to make as a gift for
Mother's Day. My child's preschool made these this year, and
the children had fun practicing their cutting and gluing skills!
The flowers look really pretty sitting on your window sill or
on the mantle. These paper flower bouquets can be made in two
different sizes. For the larger bouquet, you need a larger
piece of paper and a larger disposable cup. The smaller
bouquet can be made using a standard 8.5"x 11" paper and a dixie cup.
 Here are several flower bouquets in my daughter's preschool room:  Things Needed For Large
Bouquet (pictured above):
Additional items needed:
1. Begin the paper flower bouquet by folding the green paper in half lengthwise.  2. Using a ruler, draw a horizontal line, one inch up from the bottom edge. Above this, measure off vertical strips one inch in width. See the photos below for help.   3.
Using the scissors, cut on the vertical lines. Stop
when you reach the horizontal line so you don't cut all the way
through. When you are finished, unfold the paper.
 
4.
Next, you are going to begin to fold the paper back in half
again. However, do not bring the paper to meet the bottom
edge, but instead bring it one inch up from the bottom edge, as shown.
Use a stapler to secure this at each edge and in the middle.
This offset causes the ends of the "leaves" to curve outward.
 5.
Next, begin to roll the paper so the leaves are turning
outward, and secure the tube with a staple.
  6. Place the bouquet in the cup, and staple it to the side of the cup to secure.  7.
Crumple up the little one inch squares of tissue paper.
Then put a dot of white glue on the top of each folded leaf.
Then glue on the crumpled tissue paper to be the flowers.
   8.
The paper flower bouquet is complete. Mothers are
sure love this homemade craft!
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