I love that all of the Center Parcs’ challenges I have taken part in so far have been really seasonal. For March the challenge is painting flowers which has led to some lovely discussions between myself and the boy about Spring. I really think the challenges so far have helped him to begin to grasp a bit about the different seasons and what they entail.
It may be a little over-simplified but he has certainly got to grips with the fact that in Autumn the leaves fall from the trees, that Winter is cold and there may be snow and, now, that in Spring the flowers come back out.
We spent lots of time looking at the daffodils and other flowers that have sprung up whilst we have been out and about. I also placed a small bunch of flowers next to us on the table when we began this craft.
So, for this craft you will need:
- Yellow Paint
- Green Paint
- Paper
- Paintbrush
- Sweet Wrappers/Tissue Paper
- Glue
- One keen toddler
At the start of this activity we began by painting a yellow middle for our flowers. This led to a simple discussion about pollen…and bees…and honey…and then, of course, Winnie the Pooh. Never let a chance for a little education slip by eh?
My favourite tip from Center Parcs’ Crafter Emma was:
“Find materials around the house to add to the painting, giving it a 3D effect. Why not paint an old bottle cap and stick it in the centre of a flower, really bringing your painting to life?”.
We decided to use some old sweet wrappers as colourful petals, though tissue paper would also work well. We glued the wrappers around our flower middle with Mod Podge.
Finally, with some green paint we painted our flower stem…
…and then made some more.
I am delighted to be a Center Parcs Family Blogger and will be visiting Longleat village with my family. If you want to enter to win a place as a wildcard winner just go to the challenge page to find out how http://bit.ly/1kAhiA1
Aww this is lovely x
Oh thank you 🙂
These look lovely. Great excuse to eat more sweeties too! They would be a lovely Mother’s Day card.
They would, great idea.
Awww, what a pretty flower!
Thanks Emma.
This is a lovely Spring craft activity and I love that doing your painting led to discussions about pollen and bees. We absolutely LOVE Longleat, although it is very hilly! Hope you have an amazing time x
I honestly CANNOT wait 🙂
What a really good idea – and an excuse to eat chocolates before Mother’s day too.
Absolutely, perfect excuse!
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Gorgeous! Hope you got to eat the choccies too!
I may have had one or two…
Lovely and vibrant and great use of materials!
Thanks Becky. He had fun making them.
Those flowers are ADORABLE!! Love them. Perfect for Mother’s Day too! Good luck with the challenge!
Ah, thanks Maggy.
What a clever recycling craft Jenny.I hope you make through to the wild card challenge.
Thanks Aly but I already did, yay! We can’t wait to go on our visit 🙂
Lovely idea, it looks great 🙂
Pinned x
Wow this is a cool way to recycle as well =)
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