Cellophane Paper Poppies

Poppies are one of our favorite flowers, so delicate and beautiful. We created poppies using materials from recycle bin like cellophane paper and egg cartons, combining a bit of painting, crafting and fine motor practice as kids put them together.

Have you seen other junk play ideas shared by fellow bloggers since the beginning of this month? Check the link on the bottom to get to 60 Day Junk Play Challenge page and get inspired to use everyday materials from your trash bin for learning, playing, crafting and more!

Cellophane Paper Poppies, created as a part of #junkplay challenge. Lovely little craft for kids and adults alike.

Several things are needed to create these lovely poppy flowers:

cellophane paper ( from recycle bin )
egg carton ( from recycle bin )
small buttons ( any color )
green chenille stems / pipe cleaners
acrylic paint (green and red)
scissors and brush

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Start by cutting circles from cellophane paper and coloring them red with acrylic paint. Cut pieces of an egg carton for sepal and color it with green paint. Make a hole in the middle for a stem.My toddler helped with painting because it really doesn’t have to be perfect and older daughter helped put together poppies.

When paint dries, cut a small hole in the middle of the flower (fold it several times and simply snip the top). Pull the pipe cleaner through a button, secure the end. Then pull the cellophane paper and all together through the egg carton piece. Pull until button sits well in egg carton.

And there you go, you’re finished! Now you have a bouquet of lovely poppies!

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Items we used to create our poppies can be purchased on following links if you don’t have them on hand (affiliate):

acrylic paint (US / UK)
chenille stemps / pipe cleaners (US / UK)

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