Things You'll Need:
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Colored tissue paper
- Chenille stems
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Step 1
Gather the materials needed: four to six pieces of colored tissue paper for each flower, chenille stems, scissors and a ruler.
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Step 2
Clear a work surface large enough to spread out the tissue paper.
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Step 3
Stack four to six pieces of tissue paper on top of each other. The tissue paper can all be the some color, or you can use different colors for a "rainbow" flower. Let the kids choose their own colors.
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Step 4
Cut the tissue paper in a 5- by 7-inch rectangle. Larger sizes tend to flop over as flowers. Keep the tissue paper stacked when you are done cutting.
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Step 5
Fold the stack of paper on the long side in an accordion fold. Each fold should be approximately two inches wide.
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Step 6
Place a chenille stem in the middle of the folded tissue paper and tightly wrap about two inches of the stem around the paper.
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Step 7
Pull each layer of tissue paper out around the chenille stem, separating each layer until you have a beautiful flower!
