All moms love flowers, and all children love chocolate! If you’re looking for a way to pass the time, why not spend the morning helping your child make these pretty and yummy chocolate flowers?
You will need
- Bamboo skewers
- Green paint
- Floral foam
- Glass bottle with the label removed
- Tissue paper
- Paintbrush or foam brush
- Thick, colourful cardboard
- Scissors
- Khokis
- Wrapped chocolates
- Double-sided tape
- Craft glue
- Sellotape
- Print a label from the Internet or get the kids to decorate the label themselves.
Method
- Paint the bamboo skewers green and leave them to dry.
- Cut a piece of floral foam to fit inside the bottle, cover in tissue paper and place it inside the bottle.
- Print the flower templates and cut them out in a size that fits your chocolates. Remember to use sturdy cardboard that’s strong enough to support the chocolates.
- Using a khoki, draw small dots around the edges of some of the petals.
- Tape the bamboo skewers to the back of the flowers with sellotape.
- Apply double-sided tape to the back of the chocolates and stick them on the paper flowers.
- Cut a few green leaves and stick them onto the bamboo skewers.
- Arrange the flowers.
- Complete the arrangement with a ribbon bow.
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