When it comes to making crafts with J, there are two criteria I try to stick to: uncomplicated and cheap, preferably free. I spotted this project on Pintrest (are you on Pintrest?) and literally jumped up and went straight out to my recycling bin. I dug out – I didn’t really dig, it was right there at the top – the huge egg carton tray that I had tossed earlier that morning.
I gathered the remaining few supplies and we got started.
You’ll need:
– An egg carton tray. The size you use depends on how many flowers you’d like to make. We used half of this tray.
– A piece of cardboard, cut in a circle with a smaller circle on the inside. Again the size depends on what you want. Ours was less than 12 inches.
– Paint, scissors, glue, ribbon.
What to do:
Cut out each little egg holding section. Cut down towards the center of each piece without going all the way to the middle. There is no art to creating the flowers so don’t worry about getting things perfect.
Have your child paint the flowers in any way their little heart pleases. Paint the round cardboard cut out while your child paints to allow it to dry before gluing down the flowers.
And just so that you don’t hate me later, this can be a bit messy. Consider yourself warned.
Once the flowers have completely dried, glue down each flower. Tie a ribbon to the wreath and hang. J wanted hers hung on her bedroom door. Good choice in my opinion.
brilliant idea…thanks for sharing…going to have a go at this
Thank you. I saw the idea online myself and it seemed like a fun project to try with J.
You are amazing Amnah. <3
Ha! Hardly. But thanks Dima.
Salam Amnah. Your new ‘dot com’ blog looks awesome! I love the background template 🙂
Salams Kayla, Thank you! Do you think the background might be a bit distracting?
love it! Zayd would enjoy doing this, its a great thing for us to do after school lets out..2 more days!!
Woohoo for summer vacation! I would love it if you shared your son’s version with me. If you allow me, I will post it to the Reader’s Projects album on my Facebook page.
I wasn’t exactly sure where this was going when I saw the initial picture. Imagine my surprise when I saw the delightful end product. Absolutely beautiful. BTW I too love the background.
Thank you Sakina! Who knew recycling could turn into something so pretty? The background is my favorite design, but I feel like it’s too busy and distracting. Still working out the kinks.
me again…just letting you know that I tagged you 😉
Thank you for the tag!
what a fun lil project! i have been wanting to comment–but just figured out how to on your blog, it was hidden on my computer!!
Your kids would dig this. Or so I think. I know the comments are hard to get to but it will be solved very soon. I always enjoy your comments 🙂
Salaam sis!
Thanks for sharing! Just did this with my daughter. Anyway great site, I love your pictures and your writing style. Keep it up!
Masya-Allah, I like this project. It’s so pretty…pretty…I don’t mind the mess at all.