Flower Box

Why

Beautiful flower displays like this tissue box vase stem from creative minds.


Steps

1. Spread newspaper over your work area. Color and decorate several strong paper facial tissues with Crayola® Washable Markers. Spray colored tissues lightly with water to blend colors. Dry.

2. Place a chenille stick in the center of each tissue. Twist tissues around the stick, or twist the stick around the tissues, to create a flower and stem.

3. Place flowers inside a tall tissue box vase and arrange.

Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Sharp Point— CAUTION: Contains a functional sharp point and should not be used by children under 4 years. Close adult supervision is required and adult assistance may be needed.

Related Crafts

Crafts

 

Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Markers
household supplies
  • recycled newspaper
  • paper towels
  • spray bottle filled with water
  • chenille sticks
  • recycled tissue box
  • facial tissues

Where & When

"Students cut out pictures of their faces and glued them to the flowers. We called their arrangements God's Garden."
Millicent H., religious education teacher.

"We sprayed our tissue flowers (and each other!) outside. Kids had so much fun learning about recycling and color blending."
Arcadia M., teenage babysitter.


Interesting Info

When facial tissues were first sold, they were marketed as a medical product to stop the spread of germs and sicknesses.