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ARTS + CRAFTS Flower Canvas ls Gather Materia • Egg Carton • Paint • Paint Brush • Green Pipe Cleaners • Ribbon or Twine • Glue • White Foam Board or Canvas • Buttons This cute craft is a perfect Mother's Day gift. It's easy, inexpensive, and looks great hanging on the wall. There also is a good chance that you already have most of the supplies at home! Directions 1 Cut out individual egg placements from an egg carton for the flowers. The egg cartons will have to be rounded to look like flower petals. 2 Use your choice of paint for the flowers and paint the individual flower shaped egg cartons. 3 Once they are all painted and dried, glue buttons in the center of the flowers. Then glue the flowers on the canvas in a bouquet format. 4 Glue the pipe cleaners that are tied with a ribbon or twine onto the canvas to look like stems for the flowers. 5 If you would like to create a fun background, use the extra paint and create designs or pictures to make the canvas more exciting. www.newchildrensessentials.com children’sessentials | 11