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Button Flowers
  • Construction Paper
  • Ruler
  • Pemcil
  • Pipe Cleaner
  • Button
  • Prepare a couple of
    bright flowers to show
    children as examples.
Step 1
Using your construction paper and a ruler,
measure out a bunch of equal strips. (we used the
long side of the paper, and the width of the ruler
for the measurments.)
Step 2
Cut down each line so that you have a bunch of
strips.  Cut whatever colors you want in your
project, you'll need about 5 strips per flower.
Step 3
Optional for Younger children.
Using a hole puncher, make a hole at each end
of the strips, and in the middle.  This makes it
easier for young fingers to work with.
Step 4
Using your pipe cleaner as the stem, poke it
through the end of your first strip.
Step 5
Fold the strip over so that you can poke the pipe
cleaner through the middle hole in the strip.
Step 6
Then fold it over again to poek the pipe cleaner
through the final hole on that strip.  It should
form a figure eight shape.
Step 7
Continue to add your strips of paper to the
pipe cleaner in this fashion.  Do it so that
your petals are spread out and not right on
top of eachother.
Step 8
You can add in different colored strips, if
you like, or keep them all the same color.
Step 9
For the final strip, If you want to write a
message on it, loosely paper clip the center
and write on top.  For this strip, you want
to thread the two ends first, then the center.
Step 10
Attach your button.  You can use a regular
button, or one with a loop on the back,
doesn't matter.  Bend the pipe clener
backwards, and hide back inside the
flower.
"The Christian Kids
Gardening Guide"
by Rebecca Park Totilo

Help your kids grow a green
thumb! Blending Bible truths
with gardening know-how, this
fun and informative how-to
helps plant the seeds for a
lifelong love of God's creation.
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All Done!
Make a whole boquet of flowers, for
your Mom, your teacher, or just to put on
your dining room table!