Toddler Activities: Colorful Flowers to Welcome Spring or Celebrate Mother's Day

Here is a simple toddler activity that will create one of a kind flowers. Perfect for that Spring bouquet or for a pretty Mother's Day gift.

1. Cover your work area with newspaper.
2. Make dye as you would for dyeing Easter Eggs. Follow directions on package. Durkee Food colors: 1/4 tsp color, 2tsp distilled vinegar and 2/3 cup boiling water.
3. Using dropper or small spoon, drop various colors of choice until filter is colored how your child likes it.

4. Let dry on newspaper
5. When dry, fold a coffee filter in half, fold again. Repeat two or three times depending on how many petals you want and how wide.



6. Cut a curved shape on the wider end of the folded filter. Cutting deeper on the sides creates longer petals.
   
   

7. Cut 3 filters and open each filter. Lay filters on top of eachother so that the center is lined up. Fold all three together in half and once again into fourths. Snip off the point a very tiny bit(this should be the center of all three filters)




8. Open all filters and slide pencil through the hole until the last 1/2 inch.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

9. Bunch up the filters and secure with tape.
10. Open filters petals and arrange.

TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS

Chenille Stems or Pipe Cleaners

Use chenille stems or pipe cleaners to secure by twisting around base of flower. Make a few flowers, bunch into a bouquet and tie with a ribbon or place in a small vase.

EDUCATIONAL NOTE