Tasha made this for me a when she was 5 and I still have it hanging on
my wall!
Materials:
large paper plate
styrofoam cup (you only need 1/2 a cup for each craft)
paint
glue
string or ribbon
hole punch
green tissue paper
OPTIONAL: flower colored tissue paper (yellow, pink, blue or purple
all work well)
Directions:
have the children paint the paper plate
Cut the styrofoam cup in half (an adult's job) and paint it too if you
like (you can see from the photo above that the kids sponge painted the cup.
Let dry
Glue the cup onto the plate
Let dry
Punch a hole in the top of the plate.
Put a string or ribbon through.
Tie the ribbon so you have a loop that would go over a doorknob or a
pin so mom can hang it up.
Cut pieces of green tissue paper (about 4 inch by 4 inch
pieces).
Children can do this with safety scissors as the cutting doesn't need
to be exact.
Tuck these pieces into the cup (they look like leaves).
Cut one long strip of green tissue paper about 4 or 5 inches
wide.
Accordion fold (fan fold) the piece as tightly as the kids are
able.
Keeping it folded, cut thin strips
tuck them into the cup (they look like grass).
OPTIONAL: Write HAPPY MOTHER's DAY, the child's name and/or the year
along the top.
OPTIONAL: Cut pieces of flower coloring tissue paper about 4 inches
by 4 inches.
Stack 4 pieces on top of each other (you can use different colors)
with a dab of glue in the center between each layer.
Stick the eraser end of a pencil in the center (where the glue dabs
are) and scrunch the flower up around the pencil.
Remove the pencil and tuck the flower(s) into the cup.
OR
ALTERNATIVE OPTION: Cut simple flowers from construction paper or
cardstock.
Cut a circle around a photo of the child and glue to the center of the
flower.
Glue the flower onto the paper plate above the cup.
Glue a strip of green paper as a stem below the flower (down to the
cup) or draw a stem with a marker
for this option to work, you need a fairly small photo of the child.
Note from a viewer (Thanks Gina!):
Here's a variation of your original idea. Simply glue silk flowers
in the center of a paper plate. Rip up pieces of complimentary
colored tissue paper and glue around the edge of the plate.
