How to make a dandelion crown
This tutorial comes from our pals at the Active Kids Club. We wonder if the dandelion video has anything to do with Active Kids Club asking how connected are our kids to nature?
Is your local park full of dandelions? Get out there and make some crowns, all you princes and princesses!
Photo by ohsohappytogether via Flickr
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Spring really is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!” Flowers are sprouting, the breeze is warm and trees are ripe for the climbing. We’ve rounded up our most stellar ideas to help you and your kids to take full advantage of the season — we’ve got you covered, from picnic basket pointers to mud puddle musts.
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We recently returned from California and I was so inspired by the lush, green grass, pretty wild flowers and bright sunny days (with a few rainy breaks) — I suppose I didn’t realize how much I missed the signs of spring.
Now, back in Toronto, I wanted my new Make It! post to include flowers so I made a trip to the dollar store, asked my son to pick out his favourite flowers and created these fun floral crowns. Take a look:
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Check out these exotic-looking blooms
Since we’re still hearing weather reports with the phrase “wind chill” in them, it might be a while before we’re puttering around in the soil for real. That’s no reason not to have fresh flowers around the house. Grab some coffee filters, see what kinds of colour combinations the kids can come up with and make these Coffee Filter Flowers from Tinker Lab.
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