Before the summer ends here are some great flower crafts for tweens.
These are fun and simple ideas you can do with your tween, or just supply the materials to keep your kids busy for a whole afternoon.
1.
Make Sachets - this is a great way to make inexpensive sachets for your tween's closet or even as special homemade gifts.
Pick fragnant summer blooms and herbs like lavender.
Strip the stems off the blooms and then set your flowers and herbs to dry in the sun.
You can place them on newspaper or on a mesh drying rack - just be sure to anchor them down so they don't fly away in the sun.
Once the flowers have dried, pack them into a small, airy fabric bag and you have homemade potpourri sachets.
Mesh bags can often be found online or at craft stores, or you can make your own out of old nylon stockings.
2.
Make a Flower Fabric Ring - you and your tween can design a cool t-shirt with this simple craft.
Find a collection of your favorite flowers to use in your design.
Then take a wooden chopping block and cover with three layers of paper towel.
Then take the piece of fabric you want the design on - whether it's a white t-shirt or just a nice white cloth and place it on top of the chopping block and paper towels.
Place the flowers and herbs on the fabric in the desired design and then carefully place another piece of paper towel over it.
Take a hammer and hammer out the design so that the plants colors transfer to the fabric.
When this is done, remove the top layer of paper towel and the flowers and use a hot iron for about a minute to set the colorful design to the fabric.
3.
Make a flower scrapbook - you don't need a flower press to create your own memory scrapbook of flowers.
Consider collecting flowers from all the great summer hikes, walks and trips.
Then press them and place them in scrapbook, adding pictures and details about where they were found to create a wonderful scrapbook.
To press flowers, follow these simple steps.
- Gather the flowers you want to press along with a piece of cardboard, some newspaper and white tissue paper - Place the flowers on the cardboard and then layer on the tissue paper, the newspaper and another piece of cardboard.
- Stack heavy objects like books and bricks on top of the flowers and cardboard and leave for 2-4 weeks before removing After the 2-4 weeks you should have pretty, dry flowers that will last as long as your memories.
Using summer flowers for crafts is a great, inexpensive way to spend time with your tween and to create some neat crafts.
And these simple flower crafts for tweens will allow you to build some great memories and provide you with some fun projects for those long summer days.
These are fun and simple ideas you can do with your tween, or just supply the materials to keep your kids busy for a whole afternoon.
1.
Make Sachets - this is a great way to make inexpensive sachets for your tween's closet or even as special homemade gifts.
Pick fragnant summer blooms and herbs like lavender.
Strip the stems off the blooms and then set your flowers and herbs to dry in the sun.
You can place them on newspaper or on a mesh drying rack - just be sure to anchor them down so they don't fly away in the sun.
Once the flowers have dried, pack them into a small, airy fabric bag and you have homemade potpourri sachets.
Mesh bags can often be found online or at craft stores, or you can make your own out of old nylon stockings.
2.
Make a Flower Fabric Ring - you and your tween can design a cool t-shirt with this simple craft.
Find a collection of your favorite flowers to use in your design.
Then take a wooden chopping block and cover with three layers of paper towel.
Then take the piece of fabric you want the design on - whether it's a white t-shirt or just a nice white cloth and place it on top of the chopping block and paper towels.
Place the flowers and herbs on the fabric in the desired design and then carefully place another piece of paper towel over it.
Take a hammer and hammer out the design so that the plants colors transfer to the fabric.
When this is done, remove the top layer of paper towel and the flowers and use a hot iron for about a minute to set the colorful design to the fabric.
3.
Make a flower scrapbook - you don't need a flower press to create your own memory scrapbook of flowers.
Consider collecting flowers from all the great summer hikes, walks and trips.
Then press them and place them in scrapbook, adding pictures and details about where they were found to create a wonderful scrapbook.
To press flowers, follow these simple steps.
- Gather the flowers you want to press along with a piece of cardboard, some newspaper and white tissue paper - Place the flowers on the cardboard and then layer on the tissue paper, the newspaper and another piece of cardboard.
- Stack heavy objects like books and bricks on top of the flowers and cardboard and leave for 2-4 weeks before removing After the 2-4 weeks you should have pretty, dry flowers that will last as long as your memories.
Using summer flowers for crafts is a great, inexpensive way to spend time with your tween and to create some neat crafts.
And these simple flower crafts for tweens will allow you to build some great memories and provide you with some fun projects for those long summer days.