It’s a bit rainy, but it’s still starting to feel a bit like Spring! We’ve been busy planning for my mom’s birthday party - which Jane insisted be rose-themed. To make our table a little more festive, we made these cute, scrunchy “roses” to attach to the chairs - basically the toddler version of these tissue paper flowers I used to decorate a baby shower here and as napkin rings here.

Materials

• Gift wrap tissue paper
• Pipe cleaners

How To

Jane got a kick out of all the noisy scrunching.

When we were finished, she stopped to smell the roses:

They actually ended up quite pretty!

What springtime activities have you been up to lately?

Happy Spring!

LEARN! Fine motor skills, imaginative play, sensory play

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