Tissue Paper Flowers

This is a very easy and low cost activity for kids that produces bright and beautiful flowers for months of enjoyment.

You will need:
tissue paper
scissors
pipe cleaners

Save tissue paper from gifts you receive to create lasting flowers, which you can even attach to the next gift you give.....or give as a gift themselves...as a thank-you or for anyone in your life you want to show is special to you. It doesn't matter if the tissue paper is wrinkled because you will be purposefully crushing the flowers to add texture and body.

Begin by folding a piece of tissue paper so you have roughly 10 layers. Cut the paper into a stack of circles.

Continue to do this for other colors of tissue paper, varying your sizes.

Pierce a hole through the layer of tissue paper circle to make way for the pipe cleaner. We used the point of a large paperclip. 

Do this for the next two layers of the flower, being sure to choose a smaller stack of circles each time. 

Thread the pipe cleaner through each stack of tissue papers and twist on the end to secure the papers. Do this for the back of the flower as well. 

Wrinkle the layer of paper by crushing the flower and then spread the flower out flat.

Arrange in an empty bottle or jar and you have a timeless bouquet!