While school curricula focus on subjects like reading and math, simple creative activities are some of the most important building blocks of child development, and positively affect children’s social-emotional development.
Ready to start creating? Grab these common household items and usher in a burst of color and creativity.
• Empty egg carton
• Canvas (11x14" or larger)
• Large buttons
• Pipe cleaners
• Ribbon
• Scissors
• Acrylic or tempera paint
• Paintbrush
• Glue
Choose the color or colors you would like for the background of your bouquet. Paint your canvas and set it aside to dry. Don’t forget to paint the edges of your canvas!
Next, cut apart your egg carton so you have 12 round sections.
Cut out rounded pieces from the edge of your egg carton sections, to create rounded looking petals.
Paint your egg carton flowers with acrylic or tempera paint. Set them aside to dry.
Choose buttons to add to the center of your flowers and glue them down inside of flower. If you do not have buttons you can paint the center a different color from your petals.
Pick out the pipe cleaners you would like to use as the stems of your bouquet. Pipe cleaners do not have to be green, have fun with your bouquet and mix up your stem colors!
Now you can assemble your bouquet! Make sure everything is dry. Glue down your flowers.
Gather your pipe cleaner stems together and use your ribbon to tie a bow around them.
Glue down the tops of your pipe cleaners under your flowers. Glue down the section of the pipe cleaners that has the ribbon tied around them. Let dry.
Now that your bouquet of flowers is assembled and you have given it time to dry you can use it as a gift for a loved one or hang it to display somewhere in your home.
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Find more simple, age-appropriate ways you can introduce and encourage creative activities and interest in the arts as your children grow here.