It has actually been Spring where we live for quite some time, but with the recent celebration of the Spring Equinox we decided to make some lovely little blooms for this week's art activity. This was definitely another "use whatever's on hand" project. We took pipe cleaners, cupcake papers, napkins and pages of an old magazine to create a bunch of fake flowers. Elliot was only interested in bending pipe cleaners. I don't think she really could've done much more than that given the supplies I put before her. Rebecca and I, however, had fun making each flower it's own special creation.
I got this idea from a Klutz craft book (that Rebecca will likely get in her Easter basket this year, shh!) and thought it would be a good activity. We'll definitely do this again with other types of paper and perhaps some colorful felt. There are lots of possibilities here! And as long as the cat doesn't decide they will make good playthings, we can enjoy their sweetness for many days to come.
The top picture is a cluster of wild irises that have been growing in our gardenia beds since we moved into this house two and a half years ago. I originally thought they were weeds but I was happily surprised when the bloomed the first time. We didn't plant them, but we'll keep them!
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