Art Curriculum- Week 24- Easter Lilies DIY

Week 24-Easter Lilies DIY

Category: Spring/Easter

What you will need:

-egg cartons
-white paint (tempera or acrylic)
-pipe cleaner (yellow for traditional lilies, I opted for sparkly)
-scissors
-brushes (stiffer bristles are easier to work with)

Time: 2 hours (prep and execution)

I found this project on Mr Printables.

Prep:

• Cut your egg carton into stripes down the indent. Then cut and separate the hills. (Tip): Don't worry if your "hills" don't look like mine. Each brand and carton often has different proportions. Some are long and thin and other are rounded and stubby. Try and find a carton where the hills are angular with 4 sides.
• Trim the excess fluff and tears. The flat I used held 2 1/2 doz eggs but I was unable to use the edges.

One unpainted flower

Activity

• Give the kids white paint and a brush. Tell them to cover all of their flowers in white paint.
• Cut the pipe cleaner a little longer than the desired length for a stem. Curl one end around a pencil to form the stamen of the flower.
• Poke a hole through the bottom center of the flower and push the straight end of the pipe cleaner through until it gently stops against the curled end. I used a thermometer to poke my holes. A couple of the kids were able to curl their own stamens.
  
• We also reviewed our Easter Colors. I made a separate blog post on the meaning behind the colors of Easter. Each kid had to tell me the meaning behind the color of pipe cleaner they wanted. :)

Overall: A lot of prep work because of the egg cartons. But fairly easy and the turnout is very pretty!

Related Blog Posts:

-Easter Colors
-Easter Crosses (Out of Egg Cartons)
-Easter Egg "Reveal" Card

(logging 2 hours for prep and execution)