Watch the eyes open wide with wonder when you share this magical paper craft.
A bit of science added to a bit of craft creates some magic.
Cut out a flower shape, you can draw your own or print out the magic flower pdf.
Cut the flowers out and fold the petals in.
Drop the folded flower in a small bowl of water, folded petals up, and watch what happens. For a faster result and more impact, use warm water.
My son had made them before at school but we found the craft and a template to follow at Made by Joel – a very cool site that had lots more things that my husband wants to make, he might even let the kids help him!
Print out the shape at Joel’s site – or our version. Decorate with a suitable tumbling character, position your drawing in the same place as ours so that when it is assembled you have a character on each side. The fabulous frog is my daughter’s version and the wobbly egg is my husbands – good try honey!
Fold the tabs and tape together as pictured, before you tape up the last section, add two marbles to the inside of your paper tumbler.
Then set up a slope and let the races begin.
We used an ironing board raised at one end for a nice long slope. We found that it was a bit slippery so we lay a towel over it to make the tumbler grip and tumble properly.
A movie demonstration that zooms through the making of a tissue paper flower.
The movie I made at the same time I made the blossom tree …
For the final piece and instructions on how to make this pop over to Blossoming Tissue Tree
A bit of a demo on making a pop-up card, and then a horrifying end to the card …
Super easy to make, check out the Tutorial or the worksheet – Worksheet – Pop-up Cards PDF
