Recycled Flower Art

Steps

Celebrate Earth Day with recycled art! Gather cardboard tubes from around your home and transform them into colorful flowers on a brightly painted canvas!

Supplies:

CIY Staff

Theme: Earth Day

Steps:

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1 Choose a bright color of Crayola Portfolio Series Acrylic Paint, and brush the paint onto recycled cardboard tubes. Completely cover the tubes with paint and set them aside to dry.

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2 Cover a blank canvas with another bold color of paint and allow it to dry completely.

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3 When dry, flatten the painted cardboard tubes, and use Crayola Blunt-Tip Scissor to cut each tube into several short pieces.

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4 Use the short tube pieces as flower petals and arrange them on the painted canvas. Glue the flowers in place with Crayola No-Run School Glue.

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5 Allow the glue to dry, and then display your recycled work of art!