Bright Painted Flowers

What you'll need:

* Empty toilet-paper tubes
* Ruler
* Pencil
* Kid-friendly scissors
* Bamboo skewers
* Paint
* Paintbrush
* Green card stock
* Glue
* Tissue paper


Instructions for Bright Painted Flowers

.1. Draw a ring 2 inches from the end of the tube. Repeat at other end. From each ring, draw lines every 1/2 inch. Snip along each line to make petals







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2. Fold the petals back to create a flower. Paint the flower and bamboo skewers; let dry. Cut out green leaves and glue to the skewers








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3. Push the skewer through one end of the flower's center until it just touches the other end. Crumple an 8-inch square of tissue paper and glue in the center