[ easy to make pipe cleaner roses ~ full instructions! ]

sooooooo... i can't take the credit for coming up with the idea... but i think they are brilliant!! and today i went into oscar's school for his 100th day party & made them with his class. the kids are 5 & 6 year olds & although they did need some help they all got it & you could tell they were all excited with the result!! great for fine motor skills.

& whats great is all you need are 7 pipe cleaners! 6 of the color you want the rose petals to be & 1 green one for the leaf.

i like using different shades of the same color.

check out how easy they are to make:

first take 6 pipe cleaners for the rose petals. tap them down to make sure they are the same lengths.

then hold them horizontally, find the middle & twist them round so they stay together.

put your finger on top of the twist & bend the pipe cleaners up to make the ring part & twist. make sure you can still get your finger in there...

next open up the pipe cleaners like whiskers.

pinch each end over & then roll them up to the middle.

do that will all the pipe cleaners.

then tidy the petals up... i like to start with the darker colors in the middle, take 2 & put them opposite each other, then put 4 around & the others go underneath.

next twist a green pipe cleaner under the petals & pinch the ends & roll up just like the others.

these make great boutonnieres & also are nice for decorating presents.