Georgia O’Keeffe’s passion for flower gardens is easy to trasmit to kids. During our week of camp dedicated to Georgia O’Keeffe using the language through art curriculum, we looked at many such paintings including “Mariposa Lilly and India Paintbrush” (1944). This was one of the most loved projects over the course of the campus. Big and small alike loved putting together CUPCAKE FLOWERS and creating their own gardens.
Age: 4 to 8
Word development: Petals, stems, leaves, shapes, green, orange, red, blue, purple, zigmag, fold, triangle, spikes, glue, buttons, glitter, layers, center
You will need:
Craft buttons
Glue
Cupcake Liners
Glitter glue
Small Beads
Cardstock
Let’s get started:
Step 1: Show the kids the color options.
Step 2: Fold a cupcake liner in half 3 times to create a triangle.
Step 3: Cut different shapes along the top of the triangle.
Step 4: Open and discover the effect.
Step 5: Glue different layers of cut cupcake liners and decorate the centers with glitter glue, buttons and small beads. After you have made several cupcake flowers glue onto cardstock to form unique colorful flower gardens.
These colorful creations are guaranteed to brighten up an day!
Have fun
Alison
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