The flowers are pretty easy to make and are a fun craft activity for kids. .if you have to entertain children this Easter weekend and or looking for a fun Earth Day make and take activity. .consider turning your water bottles into Flowers!! Its a great way to promote creativity and recycling at the same time! They also make fun gifts because although they are made from water bottles, these flowers never need water. Here is a bouquet I made for my own kitchen.
Yes that is my real kitchen, here is a close up.
How to make a Water Bottle Flower by Lanajean Vecchione
Tools:
- Water Bottles (I use Crystal Geyser because its a soft plastic that does not have sharp edges -kid friendly!)
- Cutting Tool - I used a spring loaded craft scissors, also known as gardening sheers
- Floral wire - this can be purchased in the fake flower section of any craft store for under two dollars. Use stainless steel for outdoors, or green for indoors.
- Paint and glitter for decorating ( I use regular non-toxic paint pots as my flowers stay indoors. Outdoor flowers use spray paint.)
First, use your cutters to cut the bottom half of the water bottle off. Recycle it
Second, cut your top half of the water bottle, the part with the opening hole, into sections.
For a basic daisy flower, cut into 11 sections roughly about 3 quarters of an inch wide all the way to the hold
For a flower like the blue one shown above, just cut into 7 larger sections about an 1.5 inches wide stopping about two inches from the bottom, and use a pen to gently curve the plastic into petals. You can also use your hands.
Trim ends of the flowers as you like. . .
To decorate. . just apply the paint with a brush and apply glitter while paint is still wet by gently springing on top of the paint.
I'm just getting comfortable using my upgraded computer and will be able to add video to this page. Its best to show than tell so this web 1.0 pioneer promises to evolve and get this tutorial on youtube.
