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Homemade Tropical Flowers
These flowers come out looking so fancy no one will think they were a crafty kid project!
My daughter had a Luau Birthday Party and we wanted colourful, flower décor without a high price tag. We traditionally get pretty crafty in advance of her parties as she loves to be involved and I find the easiest way is to create a craft project for her.
All the supplies came from the dollar store:
1 Package of pre-cut mutil-coloured Foam Flower shapes (you could substitute pre-cut cardboard or card stock)
White Glue
Fabric Flower Petals in various colours (it takes about 15-30 petals for one flower)
Starting on the outside, dab glue as you go to stick on one petal at a time. Go in a circular motion and keep adding rows until you get to the middle. Eventually you will have a beautiful flower!
I will admit, I got a little particular about my petals, trying to get them to line up perfectly. My daughter however just had fun and kept gluing – for the record hers were WAY better, more full and symetical than mine. Lesson learned – just be creative, don’t’ overthink it!
After the flowers dried we stuck them up all over the house in prep for the upcoming party. They added a touch of colour everywhere – very tropical!
Takes the reader through the alphabet while learning about Hawaii. A bit text heavy, so recommended for older ‘listeners’. It's got some great information and learning about Hawaii to kick off a beach luau!
Beautiful illustrations accompany rhyming text. A mother and child snuggle while watching dancers, listening to instruments, and sending them off to sleep. A nice way to show children elements of Hawaiian culture through the illustrations and text.
An action book celebrating animals on the beach. Children can scoot like a crab, slither like an eel, walk like a penguin, trek like a turtle to join the beach party!
What you need:
Cut strips of green paper and make fringes at one end to make the palm leaves. Tape into the inside of the toilet roll or tube so that the ends tuck in and the fringes are on the outside.
We used green pom poms for coconuts and glued them on with white glue. Brown ones would have been even more authentic but we made do!
Cut the paper into strips about an inch and a half wide.
To assemble the lei, string pipe cleaner through each folded piece and string together. We used two pipe cleaners for the colours (4 colours on each) and two pipe cleaners to complete the lei and make the 'necklace'.