How to Make a Flower From a Drinking Straw

Use drinking straws in craft projects.

Drinking straws do not only have to be used for drinking. Drinking straws make good supplies for craft projects. A drinking straw makes an ideal stem for flowers. Using either tissue paper or an egg carton with some drinking straws can let you make a bouquet.

Things You'll Need

• Scissors
• Marker
• Yellow tissue paper
• Egg carton
• White, non-toxic glue
• Drinking straws

Instructions

Tulip From an Egg Carton

1. Cut out an individual cup from an egg carton with scissors.

2. Form four petals by trimming the sides of the cup with your scissors. Petal ends can be round or pointed.

3. Color the petals with a marker.

4. Make a slit, using your scissors, at the bottom on the flower.

5. Insert the straw into the flower as a stem.

Daffodil From an Egg Carton

1. Cut out two individual cups from an egg carton using scissors.

2. Form four petals in cup as you would for a tulip using scissors.

3. Cut the second cup, with your scissors, about 1 inch tall with all sides even.

4. Glue the shorter cup into the first cup using only a dab of your white, non-toxic glue. Allow to dry.

5. Make a slit with your scissors at the bottom of the flower.

6. Insert a straw at the bottom of the flower.

Daffodils From Tissue Paper

1. Cut yellow tissue paper with scissors into a 5-by-5-inch square.

2. Fold the paper in half and cut along the fold with scissors.

3. Using a thick marker, roll one rectangle around it tightly. Leave about half of the paper hanging over the marker.

4. Twist the overhanging paper like a candy wrapper.

5. Fold the other rectangle in half and in half again.

6. Cut a petal shape into the folded rectangle using your scissors.

7. Unfold the rectangle; the petals should still be intact.

8. Roll the petals around the marker as you did with the first rectangle and twist the bottom-overhanging portion.

9. Put a dab of white non-toxic glue on the end of a straw and insert the twisted end into the straw. Allow to dry.

10. Remove the marker and bend down the petals.

References

• Family Fun: Spring Flowers
• Crafts for All Seasons: Tissue Daffodils