Daffodils and Bonnets

With it being Spring we decided to combine learning the letter D with Daffodils

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First simply cut out a letter D and colour it orange

yellowpaper

I never had any yellow paper so we painted a white sheet – I also think this adds to the fun, gives it more texture, and obviously the added skill that painting brings – you can use yellow paper if you would like though.

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Then we just cut random “petal” shapes out

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And stuck them with tape to our D.

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We just cut some toilet roll holders up and drew some “petals” around them with white paper.

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We painted the toilet roll holders orange.

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And the petals yellow.

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Again we just stuck the two together

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To make our Bonnets we first made a papier-mache bowl by sticking newspaper with a mix of glue and water to a balloon.

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We hung them out to dry on the washing line.

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We then cut paper plates in half.

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We painted the bowls orange.

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And the halfย plates yellow.

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We filled empty jam jars with water to weigh down the newspaper to stop it blowing away whilst the paint dried.

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We taped the plates to the bowl.

easterbits

Using a kit we made chicks with pipe cleaners, googly eyes and pompoms.

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We glued the chicks to the top of the bowl.

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And then we just stuck Easter Pictures around the outside.

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16 thoughts on “Daffodils and Bonnets”

  1. What a fun project with the kids! Thanks so much for linking up to the Spring Fling over at I Gotta Create!
    igottacreate.blogspot.com

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  2. A lovely crafty activity. I am delighted you thought to link to Country Kids too, outdoor painting is great when the weather allows and so much less stressful for the mess!

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  3. Fabulous idea! I love crafts and so does my 5 year old. Its a nice thing to be able to enjoy together. Educational and creative!

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