mrs. Bobbi’s Art Class Series: Paper Flower Bouquet

What You’ll Need:

Background:

›› white 12 x 18 construction paper

Hand:

›› Flesh-colored construction paper

›› White crayon or paint marker for fingernails.

Flowers:

›› Assorted bright colored paper, including greens for stems

›› Pencil

›› Glue stick

›› Scissors

1. Trace around your hand and wrist onto flesh-colored construction paper. Cut out with scissors.

2. Bend the fingers of the cut out hand as if they were grasping something.

3. Glue the paper hand and wrist 2/3 down the white background paper so that the wrist lays on the edge. Trim if necessary.

4. Cut four or more long, thin strips from green scrap paper for flower stems.

5. Cut four flowers from colorful paper and glue to stems.

6. Arrange and glue stems in the palm and bent back fingers of the hand so that they hold the flowers.

7. Draw fingernails on the fingertips with a white crayon or white oil based paint marker.

›› Use large pom-poms for the flower centers.

›› Add leaf shapes to fill in the empty places.

›› Accent with a ribbon or bow.

›› Make it a Mother’s Day keepsake and be sure to write your age on the back so she can see the size of your hand when you were that age.

›› Write a sweet message to someone you love.

›› Create a bumblebee or butterfly from your scraps to embellish your work.

›› Use pinking shears on the flower centers for added texture.