We are not too deep into spring at all before I take down all our winter-y crafts and get some rainbows, rain storms, frogs, seeds or early gardening, bunnies, frogs, flowers, grasshoppers, caterpillars, kites, baseball, butterflies, or bumblebees art projects going. It can make the art corner of the house feel so bright with the seasonal change. First up for your springtime subject matter could be this very quintessential and one of the earliest blooms, the buttercup.
This craft is simple with simple supplies and it might be even a little surprising how nice and realistic these crafted buttercups end up looking.
This project is good for lots of ages, almost any age. Achievable for a toddler, but pleasant and satisfying for older children too. (Wait, I am an adult and I liked it.) All you need is pretty much paper, paint, and an egg carton!
MATERIALS
- Paper
- Paint
- Brushes
- Pencil
- Liquid glue
- Egg carton
- Scissors
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cut the bottom half of an egg carton into twelve cups.
- Paint egg carton cups and three pieces of white paper your desired shade of yellow.
- With pencil, draw twelve background portions of the buttercup flower (rounded star petals).
- Cut out background petals.
- Glue painted egg carton cups onto background petals with liquid glue to produce twelve buttercups!
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