{"id":314933,"date":"2026-10-27T00:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T00:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/314933\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T00:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T00:54:08","slug":"maker-monday-kids-can-make-their-own-paper-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/314933\/","title":{"rendered":"Maker Monday: Kids can make their own paper flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

As winter approaches, we aren\u2019t seeing many flowers growing outside. So it\u2019s a perfect time for this fun and easy \u201cLet\u2019s Try\u201d Maker Monday project, courtesy of our creative friends at the Children\u2019s Museum of Pittsburgh<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This free Maker Monday activity lets kids to get super-creative by making flowers from any paper you have handy, including junk mail. (Yay for upcycling!) You\u2019ll find all the details on materials and instructions right here, and you can follow along on the video below to do each easy step.<\/p>\n

A note to kid\u00a0makers: Please work with a parent or caregiver on every project and always be very careful when using tools of any kind.<\/p>\n

Maker Monday materials you\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n

any junk mail or other colorful paper
\nscissors
\na pen or marker
\ndisposable chopsticks (or any other long thin sticks to use as stems)
\ntape or glue<\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/p>\n

Make a template for your flowers by cutting a square piece of thick paper or cardstock. You can use a ruler or a piece of scrap paper to measure a square.
\nUse the template as a guide to cut 4 squares out of colorful pieces of junk mail.
\nFold one square in half and then fold it in half again. Then fold it diagonally in half to make it into a triangle. (See video.)
\nRepeat this process with the other three squares.
\nUse your pen or marker to draw a rounded petal shape on the non-folded edges of the triangle.
\nUse your scissors to cut along your rounded petal shape.
\nUnfold the triangle to see a flower. Then fold your flower back into a triangle and use it to trace and cut out the other 3 flowers.
\nNotice how each flower has 8 petals. Cut out one of the petals on one flower. Then cut out two petals on another flower, and cut out three petals on another flower. Cut the last flower in half (set aside one of the halves).
\nNow organize your flowers from 1 through 7 petals.
\nWrap the rounded edge of the single petal around a chopstick or pen to curl it slightly. Then create a small \u201ccup\u201d by taping together the flat sides of the single petal.
\nRepeat this curling and taping process with the remaining petal sets. (Quick tip! When curling the petals of larger sets, it helps to make small cuts along the petal folds.)
\nIf you need to, snip off the bottoms of your petal sets so that your \u201cstem\u201d fits inside.
\nPlace your single petal onto a \u201cstem.\u201d
\nAdd the remaining sets of petals (from 2 through 7) from the bottom up on the \u201cstem,\u201d using tape as necessary to secure the petals.
\nUse a pen to touch up the curls on the edges of the petals if they\u2019ve become too flat.<\/p>\n

Want more at-home fun creating cool stuff and making beautiful things? Check out more\u00a0Maker Monday projects right here<\/a>.
\nDo you have an idea for a Maker Monday craft project? If so, please share it with Kidsburgh! Send your maker activities to\u00a0info@kidsburgh.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As winter approaches, we aren\u2019t seeing many flowers growing outside. So it\u2019s a perfect time for this fun…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314934,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[24174,40219,73,75,74],"class_list":["post-314933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-childrens-museum-of-pittsburgh","tag-maker-monday","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}