Making this easy craft is a great activity for Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day or even to celebrate Spring. This tissue paper flower craft is a simple, kid-friendly, and low cost activity that kids can be proud of making on their own or helping with!

While this craft is for all ages, older kids will be able to do more of it on their own while younger kiddos will need adult involvement and help. It uses basic supplies and is great for fine-motor skills when fluffing the flower (pulling apart the layers to make it resemble a flower). This handprint flower bouquet is a great option for younger siblings to make alongside a tissue paper bouquet!

Child holding a bouquet made up of flowers made from tissue paper in red, pink, purple and white.

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What is a tissue paper flower?

What’s great about this craft is that you can use saved tissue paper or grab some at the dollar store or local store in your preferred colors and it’s very affordable. A flower made from tissue paper uses the thin paper to mimic flower petals for a bouquet.

Why kids love making tissue paper flowers

They can do some or all of this on their own!
Cutting the tissue paper differently will create unique flower petals.
They’re fun to gift! Kids can be proud of sharing them with a loved one.

What you’ll need to make it

Tissue Paper (or any paper that won’t tear when wrinkled/folded)
Pipe Cleaners
Scissors
Ruler

How to Make a Tissue Paper Flower

Choose six sheets of tissue paper. Lay them out flat, one on top of the other, aligning the sides as best as you can.

Using a ruler, measure a rectangle 12″x6″.
Cut out the rectangle. (save the other paper for a different project- tissue paper mosaics, etc).

With the short (6″) side facing you, make 1″ accordion folds. (Fold the tissue paper away from you, flip the paper, fold it, repeat.)

Wrap the folded tissue paper with a pipe cleaner around the middle.
Trim the edges of the folds in a rounded shape.
- TIP: This is optional. You can leave the folds untrimmed for a slightly different look to your tissue paper flower.

Carefully fan out one side of the folds.
Gently start to separate the layers of tissue paper. Don’t worry if a little bit tears here and there – it is tissue paper. Once the flower is completely unfolded, a few small tears won’t show.

Continue separating the layers on one side until they are all apart. Repeat on the other side.

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After all the layers have been separated, then you can gently “fluff” the flower, bringing some of the layers to the middle and shaping it.
To make a bouquet, take several stems, an extra pipe cleaner and twist it to securely wrap around the stems.

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Make this easy tissue paper flower craft for kids for Mother's Day, Valentine's Day or just for a fun craft they can share with a loved one.

Cost $5

Yield 1 tissue paper flower

Prep 10

Cook 15

Supplies

▢ 6 pieces tissue paper (in colors of choice )
▢ 1 single pipe cleaner

Instructions

Choose six sheets of tissue paper. Lay them out flat, one on top of the other, aligning the sides as best as you can.
Using a ruler, measure a rectangle 12"x6".
Cut out the rectangle. (save the other paper for a different project- tissue paper mosaics, etc).
With the short (6") side facing you, make 1" accordion folds. (Fold the tissue paper away from you, flip the paper, fold it, repeat.)
Wrap the folded tissue paper with a pipe cleaner around the middle.
Trim the edges of the folds in a rounded shape.TIP: This is optional. You can leave the folds untrimmed for a slightly different look to your tissue paper flower.
Carefully fan out one side of the folds.
Gently start to separate the layers of tissue paper. Don't worry if a little bit tears here and there – it is tissue paper. Once the flower is completely unfolded, a few small tears won't show.
Continue separating the layers on one side until they are all apart. Repeat on the other side.
After all the layers have been separated, then you can gently "fluff" the flower, bringing some of the layers to the middle and shaping it.
To make a bouquet, take several stems, an extra pipe cleaner and twist it to securely wrap around the stems.

Equipment

1 pair of scissors

1 ruler

1 pencil or pen

Easy Tissue Paper Flower Craft