Flowerworks

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enjoy all things creative. I get a thrill from making something unique, beautiful, and fun. I save up ideas all year long for Rosh Chodesh and Yamim Tovim. As Shavuos is synonymous with flowers, here are some easy suggestions for crepe-paper crafted blooms you can create — whatever your kids’ ages or artistic levels.

Paper Petals

Recommended for ages 3-10

Chrysanthemum seems like such a big word for these fun, colorful flowers. Easy enough for the youngest crew to make, I think we can simply call them pom-poms.

Supplies:

●     4-6 different color rolls of streamers

●     Flexible green straws

●     Glue stick for a kid on his/her own, or a hot glue gun with adult assistance

1. Cut the streamers into 1-inch (2.5 cm) lengths
2. Layer 6-8 pieces of streamer in a variety of colors. To keep the pile together while cutting, glue the edges together in 2-3 spots along one side of the length of pile.
3. Cut fringes ¾ of the way through the width of the streamers.
4. Wrap and glue the fringed streamers around the top of the straw. Continue wrapping in the same place until the streamer is finished and you have a pom-pom shape.

Note: If you don’t have green straws, you can use a skewer and wrap the exposed part in floral tape.