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TEXAS BLUEBONNETS
Made from recycling plastic beverage holders
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This activity is simple for all ages. (WARNING: Step 3 needs adult supervision.) If you are a child, ask and adult for help. If you are working with children you May want to do step 3 before you involve the children in the activity)
SUPPLIES NEEDED
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THINGS YOU NEED TO GET STARTED
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1. Sponge paint the plastic
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Dip the sponge in the paint and dab the paint on the plastic ring. Paint some sets blue and some sets white. Bluebonnets are blue on the bottom and white on the top. |
Be sure you have a paper blotter under the plastic when you paint them. |
Cut each set in half and trim until they look like this picture. It takes at least 3 sets of 3 rings to make a nice full bluebonnet. |
2. Attach the green leaves to the pipe cleaner
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3. WITH THE HELP OF AN ADULT: Use an ice pick to punch holes in the plastic
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4. Run the pipe cleaner through the holes punched in the plastic.
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Keep adding strips of plastic until
you have added at least 3 strips.
(String the blue
strips first, then top it off by strings a set of white.)
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Finished Bluebonnet
(Now you are
ready to put the bluebonnet in a vase.)
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For a printable version of these instructions click here.
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