How to Make a tissue paper flower!

Turn some leftover tissue paper into a bouquet of flowers.

Tissue paper flowers are easy to make and are a great craft activity for young children. Cut squares of colorful tissue paper beforehand and then have her help to transform the squares into flowers to decorate her room. You can also turn the tissue paper flowers into a personalized Mother's Day gift by having her decorate a Styrofoam cup with markers and filling the cup with the tissue paper flowers like a vase.

Things You'll Need

• Tissue paper
• Yarn
• Green chenille craft stick

Instructions

1. Lay the tissue paper on your working surface and cut it into squares. First, draw a 10-inch square on one section of the paper and cut it out. Use the tissue square as a template to make seven more squares.

2. Pile the squares on top of one another and align the edges so that no section is overlapping.

3. Make a 1/2-inch fold along one side of the squares. Continue making folds like an accordion all the way across the tissue paper square.

4. Cut a piece of yarn to a length of about 24 inches. Find the middle of the accordion and wrap the yarn around the accordion. Tie the yarn in a knot and then tie it in a knot again for extra strength.

5. Cut each short end of the accordion into thin, triangular points.

6. Pull the layers of tissue paper apart. Start with the top layer and pull it straight upward. This will spread out the first layer of pointed-end petals for the flower. Pull the next layer of tissue paper upward, around the first layer. Continue until you have separated and pulled each layer.

7. Make a small hook at the end of a green chenille craft stick and hook it onto the yarn underneath the flower.

8. Repeat the above steps to make additional tissue paper flowers.

Tips & Warnings

• For a flower with rounded petals, cut a rounded edge at each short end of the accordion shape instead of pointy ends.

References

• "Tissue Paper Flowers"; Inc Klutz; 2000