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To make the pot, we need a paper cup and some newspapers. Fold about a quarter page of newspaper several times into a ¾ inch wide strip. |
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Measure this strip around the top edge of the paper cup and cut out the excess length. |
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Glue the newspaper strip along the top edge of the paper cup. |
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Paint the pot with your chosen color of acrylic paint. |
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While waiting for the paint to dry, print out the sunflower template. Color the flowers with crayons, oil pastels, or colored pencils. |
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Cut out the flowers. |
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Curl the petals of two of the four flowers. Hold the flower with the bottom side facing you. Gently curl the tips inwards with a pencil. |
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Pair up the flowers by putting one curled sunflower on top of an uncurled flower. While keeping the pair of flowers aligned at the center, punch a hole at the center with a pencil. |
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Insert one end of a green drinking straw through the hole to make the flower's stem. If the hole is too small, widen it a little more with the pencil tip until it is just big enough for the drinking straw to get through. |
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Fold a piece of green-colored paper in the middle. Draw a leaf shape starting from the folded side, making sure the base is wide enough for a drinking straw to get through. |
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While keeping the paper folded, cut out the leaf shape then open up the cut-out to reveal a pair of leaves. |
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Cut out cross slits at the center of each leaf pair just large enough for a drinking straw to get through. Insert the bottom end of the drinking straw stem through the slits and move the leaves midway up the stem. |
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Fill the pot one-third of the way with any of these materials: clay, play dough, salt dough, or sand. |
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Plant the flowers inside the pot, gently burying the stems deep into the dough or sand. |
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Fill the inside of the pot with more sand, shredded paper, or confetti. |
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Good job on this awesome project! Surprise your mom or grandma with your cheerful sunflower creations. |
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