Easy Tissue Paper Flowers
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.
Servings: 1 tissue paper flower
Cost: $5
Equipment
- 1 pair of scissors
- 1 ruler
- 1 pencil or pen
Ingredients
- 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.
