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Sunday, May 6, 2012

Flower Petal Sun Catchers

Awhile back I saw an idea to make a sun catcher using flower petals on Pinterest. I made a few changes and modifications to what I saw and came up with a project for our class. 


A gracious parent brought in a variety of beautiful flowers. We set up a provocation with the flowers, paper plates with the centers cut out, Contact paper (sticky side up), and glue.



The children were told that we needed their arrangement to be as flat as possible and were encouraged to pull the petals apart and place them any way they liked onto the sticky Contact paper. Once they were done with their arrangement, another piece of Contact paper was placed (sticky side down) onto the original piece, sealing the flowers within. The children spread glue around the white edge of the plate and placed another cut out plate on the original one, which sealed everything inside. 





When the glue was dry we used tape to adhere the colorful sun catchers to our classroom windows. Beautiful!!



I love it when we do a project that the process is unique to each individual, their tastes and liking AND it produces a beautiful end product. This is that kind of project.
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24 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 10, 2012 at 12:38 AM

    I tried something similar; putting the petals/leaves in laminating pouches and laminating them. A bit of an experiment but it did work and looked great. - Giselle

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    1. Ms. BarbaraMay 12, 2012 at 8:58 PM

      Wow, Giselle! That sounds awesome. I'd love to see a pic of how it turned out. After awhile the flowers began fading and discoloring in the contact paper just like fresh flowers would. Did you have that result with the laminating??

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  2. abbieMay 17, 2012 at 4:30 PM

    This is so fun. My girls have been asking for days if we can craft with some of the rose petals that are falling off. Now I know what project we can do! Thanks.

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    1. Ms. BarbaraMay 18, 2012 at 6:37 AM

      It is a fun one, Abbie. I love that it's so open-ended and the composition and creativity is up to the child. Please send me a pic of your girls' project. You can post it to me on my blog Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/For-the-Children/170943436350531

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  3. Chrissy @ The Outlaw Mom Blog@June 13, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    These are beautiful and I bet so fun for the kids because of the petal-pulling and sticky paper!

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    1. Ms. BarbaraMarch 23, 2013 at 10:53 AM

      Thanks, Chrissy! They really did enjoy it and I loved how they all looked different.

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  4. Jessica @ View from River MountainMarch 27, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    Awesome. I remember doing something similar when I was younger. Love the idea. New GFC follower.

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    1. Ms. BarbaraMarch 27, 2013 at 2:11 PM

      Thanks, Jessica. The kids really enjoyed choosing the flowers they were going to use and pulling off the petals. I love how each of them is uniquely different.

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  5. KarynMarch 29, 2013 at 2:01 PM

    These are lovely! Thanks for sharing at Share It Saturday this week.

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    1. Ms. BarbaraMarch 29, 2013 at 7:32 PM

      You're welcome, Karyn. Thanks for providing a forum for sharing!!

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  6. UnknownMarch 29, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    These are gorgeous! I'm featuring this post at The Sunday Showcase tomorrow.

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    1. Ms. BarbaraMarch 30, 2013 at 4:57 AM

      Thanks so much, Allison. The kids really enjoyed doing the activity. Every one turned out uniquely different and they were absolutely gorgeous when placed in the window with the sun shining through them.

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  7. AprilMarch 30, 2013 at 5:09 AM

    These turned out really pretty! Thank you so much for sharing with Saturday Spotlight last week. I hope you come by today to share more of your awesome creations! Happy Easter :)

    http://angelshomestead.com/

    April

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    1. Ms. BarbaraMarch 30, 2013 at 5:57 AM

      Thanks, April! I just got back from popping over and linking up our Inspired by Nature post. Thanks for providing a forum for sharing and inspiring!!

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  8. AnonymousMarch 31, 2013 at 2:12 PM

    This is lovely! Thank you for sharing on Party In Polka Dots!

    Shelley

    www.piggyinpolkadots.com

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    1. Ms. BarbaraMarch 31, 2013 at 9:46 PM

      Thanks, Shelley and thanks for providing a forum where we can share.

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  9. Kelly at Little Wonders' DaysMarch 31, 2013 at 5:45 PM

    What a fun spring project! They turned out really nice. Thanks for sharing at the After School Link Up.

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    1. Ms. BarbaraMarch 31, 2013 at 9:46 PM

      Thanks, Kelly. We had a lot of fun doing them.

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  10. HannahWApril 1, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    Great fun! Very pretty! I am pinning this for future ideas! Thanks for sharing it with us. Hope to see you again tomorrow at Eco-Kids Tuesday!!

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    1. Ms. BarbaraApril 1, 2013 at 5:41 PM

      Thanks, Hannah! We did have lots of fun doing them and they looked beautiful with the sun shining through them.

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  11. Learn with Play at HomeApril 2, 2013 at 1:53 AM

    Thanks for sharing on Tuesday Tots. I have featured them this week :) http://www.learnwithplayathome.com/2013/04/easy-crafts-for-kids.html

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    1. Ms. BarbaraApril 2, 2013 at 6:51 AM

      Thanks, Deborah! I just grabbed the "I was featured" button and applied it to my blog. I also just shared my newest post: Butterflies...Hands-on Activities to Enhance Learning.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 24, 2014 at 11:14 AM

    Has anyone tried this using dried flowers or even silk flowers with the plastic parts removed? Seems like that would solve the issue of the flowers fading / rotting. Melonie

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