Spring is in Bloom

Well, it's April. There's rain, there's sun, there's strong winds, and refreshing breezes that whistle and whoosh through the tree branches. Trees and flowers are in full bloom. Beautiful white and pink blossoms are sprouting on the trees and flowers are popping up every which way. Everything from hand planted plants to weeds seem to be everywhere you look, in the grass, in the dirt, in the house, in the forest, etc. Speaking of flowers here's a fun flowery craft to do with your little ones...

Tissue Paper Flowers

Things You'll Need:

• Tissue paper in a variety of colors
• A miniature flower pot per participant
• Crayola Washable Paint 
• Possibly paintbrushes 
• Green pipe cleaners

What to do: 

1. Use the Crayola Washable Paint to paint the kids' hands or fingers
2. The kids then can put hand prints and finger prints all over the outside of their pot
3. Make sure to throughly wash the hands before touching or continuing the project
4. You can also just paint the pots one solid color with paint brushes if you don't want to use the hand and finger print method. (strips, polka-dots, etc work too).
5. Let the paint dry completely 
6. Meanwhile, have the kids choose a few different colors of tissue paper
7. Have them take a couple pieces of one or more colors and hold all the pieces together at the bottom
8. Twist them together to form a swirly flower shape
9. Take a green pipe cleaner and wrap and tie it around the center of the swirl to create a stem for the flower
10. Repeat a few times
11. Twist all the stems together at the bottom 
12. Put the whole thing into the pot when the pot has dried entirely
13. Place the pots on a windowsill for a decoration

This would be a good May Day project or Mother's Day Gift!