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An easy holiday craft for elementary aged kids to make. Due to the detailed cutting of the small flowers, this poinsettia flower craft might be too difficult as a pre-school craft. A cute gift for the teacher, make as many poinsettias as you like. These are attached to green bendable straws, but could also be used as pencil topper.
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MATERIALS:
- Craft glue
- Scissors
- Hole punch
- Gold Mardi Gras beads
- Red printer paper
- Green construction paper
- Green bendable straws
- Mini rubber bands – 2 per flower
- Poinsettia Flower Template
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INSTRUCTIONS:
- Print out the Poinsettia Flower Template on the red construction paper. This will print out 2 flowers.
- Cut the three sizes of flower bracts apart.
- Trace the largest flower on green construction paper and cut out.
- Wrap one of the mini rubber bands around the top of the straw, about 1/2 inch from the top.
- Add the poinsettia green leaves first then the flower bracts – largest to smallest. Alternate the pieces using the front then back so that the the flower bracts go in different directions.
- Once all the green and red cut out sections have been added (total of 4 per flower) wrap a second mini rubber band to the top of the straw and push towards the flower to hold it securely.
- Snip off any section of the straw after the rubber band.
- Place a bit of glue on one end of the gold Mardi Gras bead and place it on the end of the straw.
- Stand the flowers upright until the bead dries.
- Arange the bracts of the flower for a fuller affect and use the bendable part of the straw to angle the flowers in a small vase.
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