Looking for an Easter craft activity to do with the kids? Check this out lovely Daffodil card from Mama Laura.
Made by Laura and her six year old daughter.
Happy crafting!
You will need:
1 x A4 Sheet of cream card
1 x A4 sheet of yellow card
Double sided tape
Red paint
Green paint
Yellow paint
Pencil
Orange Pen
Black Pen
Paint brush
Something for mixing paint on
Instructions
Cut the sheet of cream card in half length ways to size 29.7cm x 10.5cm.
Cut a piece of yellow card 10cm x 14.3cm
Cut one of the strips of cream card to 9.5cm x 13.85cm
Fold the long strip of cream card in half to make the card base
Put the double sided tape on the back of the yellow card
Attach the yellow card on to the card base
Using a finger dipped in paint make 5 flower petals on the small piece of cream card
Colour in the centre between the petals too
Add a second flower using the same process, leave to dry
Using the orange pen draw a flower shape at the side of the flowers
Draw lines from each side of the flower shape to the centre of the painted flower and then draw around each of the petals, joining them in the middle
Mix some red and yellow paint together
Dip a finger in the paint
Fill the small flower shapes with orange paint
Get some green paint on the paintbrush
Paint stems under the flowers
Attach the card once dry on to the base cards and then write an Easter Greeting in black pen at the top (You can write this in pencil first for your child to write over)
We hope you enjoy getting creative.
Thanks to Mama Laura for the design, you can visit her shop, full of handmade cards here
Happy Easter!