Spring Bouquet
To make a bouquet of flowers, you will need: tracing paper, a pencil, bright colored paper, green paper, scissors, straws, clear tape, and ribbon.
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Trace the flower and leaf patterns on this page. Use the patterns to cut out flowers and leaves from the colored paper.
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Fold the flowers into eighths, then unfold them. If desired, more than one circle can be used to make a flower—just cut additional ones slightly smaller.
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Cut the straws to the length desired.
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Slip each straw through the center hole of the flower and secure it with tape. Crease the leaves in the center, and tape them to the straw.
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Tie the flowers together with a ribbon. The bouquet could be put in the May basket.
Paper-Plate May Basket
To make a basket, you will need: 2 large fluted paper plates, scissors, a pencil, colored markers or crayons, a stapler, and a ruler.
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Fold one plate in half, then in half again. Cut a small hole in the corner that marks the center of the folded plate (see illustration).
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Unfold the plate, place it on top of the second plate, and mark the center of the second plate. Set the first plate aside.
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Cut a straight line from the edge to the center of the second plate. Starting at a cut edge, decorate halfway around the plate with markers or crayons (see illustration).
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Keeping the decorated side on the outside, turn the plate into a cone shape until the two cut edges are even with each other, then staple in place (see illustration).
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For a handle, cut a strip 3/4″ (2 cm) wide halfway around the first plate, then staple it to the basket (see illustration).
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Fill the basket with the Spring Bouquet, small fresh flowers, or treats and give it to your mom, or hang it on a neighbor’s doorknob for a surprise!
[illustrations] Illustrated by Elise Black
