It's the beginning of May and spring is showing its best side. The flowers are blooming and the birds are chirping. In the last few days my children have been enthusiastically picking small bouquets of flowers. In keeping with this, a mother from our Pelster's community had a great idea for a DIY project: a colorful flower vase filled with flowers . One of our shipping boxes was quickly recycled for the craft project.
The design possibilities are endless and leave a lot of room for creativity - be it in shape, color or size. It gets particularly exciting when the freshly picked flowers are put through the punched holes, creating a cheerful play of colors.
Although these flower vases don't last long, they are fun to use on sunny days and are a nice addition to nature walks. They also keep little ones' hands busy and encourage fine motor skills.
You will need:
- Scissors
- Felt-tip pens
- a used shipping box
- Flowers
That's how it's done:
To implement this creative idea, you first need a shipping box. Cut out a large area from it to create a rectangular frame.
In the next step, you can either paint a vase on the cardboard yourself or let the children design their own vase.
Now use scissors to punch holes for the flower stems above the vase.
Now you can start picking and planting.
Tip: If you want to give the vase as a gift, I recommend fixing the flower stems on the back with an adhesive strip to ensure that they remain stable during transport.
Variation of lion's head: alternatively, cut the cardboard into a circle and draw a lion's face in the middle. Now design the lion's mane with the flowers.
Have fun making it!
Your Anika
