Summer Paper Flower Project
Looking for something to keep you busy in the post-exam period? This fantastic summer paper flower craft activity hits the spot!
What you’ll need:
(You can find all of these materials in the craft aisle of supermarkets and high street shops, or craft shops)
- Coloured paper
- Scissors
- Double-sided sticky tape
- A piece of card
- Template
- A pencil
How to make your spring paper flowers:
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Using your card, draw and cut out the template. The bigger you draw it, the bigger your flowers will be!
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Next, choose some coloured paper (whichever colour you would like your flower to be), draw round Template 1 four times and cut the shapes out.
- Take one of your cut-out pieces, and fold up the bottom edge, about ¼ of an inch
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Turn the paper over, and fold it up again, the same amount. Keep turning and folding, until you reach the top.
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Now fold your folded paper in half along the long side.
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Put a piece of double-sided sticky tape on one of the inside sides, and stick it to the other one.
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Using the double-sided sticky tape, stick all four pieces together, to make a flower shape.
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Using different coloured paper, cut out a small rectangle, to make the middle of your flower.
- Make lots of little cuts along one long side of your rectangle.
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Roll your rectangle into a tube shape, and stick the ends together. Flatten down the ends where you made the little cuts.
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Flatten the other end of your tube, and stick it to the middle of your flower…and that’s it!
You can experiment with different colour combinations and sizes: how about trying with tissue paper, or patterned wrapping paper? These flowers look great when they’re used as decorations - if you are having a summer party outdoors, you could hang them from tree branches!
Amelia says: “I enjoyed this craft because it was a really calming experience. As you can see from mine, they don’t always work out perfectly. Mine definitely didn’t! But everybody’s will turn out differently. I think the folding was the easiest part: the hardest part was definitely the cutting.”
Once you’ve made your paper flower, why not have a go at one of Amelia’s other craft projects, like these decorated animal jars?
