Valentine Flower Crafts for Kids

Bouquet of Flowers Card

 Hello my readers! Been a little busy lately but I have a new craft for you guys to try out.

      That's the good news. The bad news is I'm gonna have to take away the Eeyore download link :( sorry

You will need:

• Thin card and paper in assorted colours - eg white, red and green
• Paper punch - daisy - approximately 2.5cm diameter
• Paper punch - very small flower - approximately 0.75cm diameter (optional)
• Small foam or paper heart shape
• Mini 3-D double-sided adhesive foam pads
• PVA glue, glue stick or double-sided adhesive tape
• Pencil, ruler, scissors and felt-tip pens or coloured pencils
• Envelope
   

Just follow these step-by-step instructions to create this Valentine Flower Crafts for Kids card design:

1. Take an A5 piece of white card and score and fold in half to form a basic A6 card blank. 
   
   
2. Cut about 9 thin strips of green paper of varying lengths up to approximately 10cm. It is best to cut them slightly longer than you need as you can trim off the ends later. 
   
   
3. Punch out about 15 flower shapes from red paper and some smaller flower shapes from white paper. (I have used a daisy punch for the red flowers with a 2.5cm diameter and a very small flower punch about 0.75cm diameter for the white flowers). 
   
   
4. Place the stems down onto your card one at a time (at varying angles to form the bouquet) and stick into place by attaching a red flower at the top of the stem. Do this with about 9 of the red flowers until you are happy with the shape of your bouquet. Make sure that the tops of the stems are hidden by the flowers. 
   
   
5. Then attach a small white flower to the centre of some of the red flowers already on the card to add interest. (If you don't have a small flower punch, small white circles will do - try using the waste from an ordinary hole punch). 
   
   
6. If you have some mini 3-D double-sided adhesive foam pads, you can add some extra dimension to your bouquet by attaching another layer of about 5 red flowers over the top of your original design. I have added small white flowers to the centre of each of these red flowers for extra detail too. 
   
   
7. Write an appropriate greeting onto a rectangle of white paper or card, mount onto a slightly larger rectangle of red card or paper if required, then stick at an angle close to the flower stems to look like a tag attached to the bouquet. 
   
   
8. Stick a small red foam or paper heart over the stems and the corner of the tag as shown or make a bow with some red ribbon. 
   
   
9. Trim off the ends of the stems as necessary, making them different lengths if required. 
   
   
10. Cut a white paper insert approximately 13.5cm x 20cm, fold in half and attach to the inside of your card with glue or tape. 
    
    
11. Add your own special message inside and any other decorations as required.

Valentine Flower Crafts for Kids - Handy Hints:

Don't forget to decorate the envelope as well to make your Valentine card extra-special.

I hope you enjoy making this Valentine Flower Crafts for Kids project. This design would also be ideal for Mother's Day - just create the bouquet using Mum's favourite colours.