How do you make a vase to hold various paper flowers, pomegranite branches and Rosh HaShana symbols on skewers? Well, I've just come up with a really fun way that has great results and is so very enjoyable to make. The room was almost silent as my group of 9 year old boys got to work, meaning this was perfect for them. And I'll admit, I had fun making a few as well! For kids whose confidence level is low when it comes to crafting, something like this is perfect! I of course am against buying pre-made crafting elements to glue onto things as there is no creativity in that, but arranging pre-cut paper strips in a great range of colors is a few steps above that, and to encourage kids to craft sometimes you've got to encourage them with projects that are relatively easy! These vases got an extra boost of cuteness with a t-shirt yarn rim and a row or two of bobble yarn. Aren't they truly just the sweetest?
You'll Need:
- plastic "soda" bottles with straight sides
- pre-cut quilling paper, or cut your own, but not recommended
- a good glue stick
- t-shirt yarn, scraps of a t-shirt, ribbon
- bobble yarn, tassels, pom poms etc.
How To:
- Cut bottles to approximate height, exact height is cut at the end according to strips.
- The plastic bottles we used have a faint rim at the bottom of the bottle, a great place to start.
- Apply glue to the bottle for each strip or two, and start gluing, Our strips were not long enough to go around the bottle, so an additional small piece was needed per row.
- When desired height is reached, cut the bottle so that it is even with the last row, that is hopefully straight.
- Using low tem hot glue or sticky craft glue, affix ribbon, t-shirt strip, or t-shirt yarn such that it forms a rim by covering both the outside and the inside.
- Add fun trim such as rows of bobble yarn, pom poms or tassels.
- Enjoy!
I have to say, the boys that just went ahead with no plan produced the most charming results, right? So let each child do what suits them!
