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Paper Plate basket of Flowers
What You Need
* 2 Flimsy paper plates
* Construction paper
* Markers or paint, optional
* Scissors
* Decorative scissors, optional
* Glue
* Stapler
* Hole punch
* Ribbon or yarn
How To Make It
1. Cut one plate in half. Set aside one half for another project or for another child to use.
2. Decorate the outside (bottom) of the plates using markers, paint, construction paper, or whatever you wish. Let
dry.
3. Staple the circular paper plate and the half plate together, outsides facing out.
4. Hole punch two holes in the top of the circular paper plate.
5. Attach a piece of ribbon or yarn so you can hang the basket on the door handle.
6. Create flowers and leaves from construction paper. Glue pieces together.
7. Assemble in your basket. Glue in place.
Spring Planting
Plant a bean seed in a clear plastic glass. Watch as it grows.
Hand Flowers
Make a Hand flower out of construction paper, and decorate it any way you like, with paints, glitter, tissue paper, etc.
Springtime Songs
Springtime Song
(Tune: Did you ever see a Lassie?)
My eyes can see it springtime, it's springtime, its springtime.
My eyes can see it springtime, the grass is so green!
The green grass, the flowers, the sunshine and showers.
My eyes can see it's springtime, and I am so glad.
My ears can hear its springtime, its spring time, its springtime.
My ears can hears its springtime, the birds sweetly sing.
The birds sing, the lambs bleat the frogs croak, the bees buzz.
My ears can hear it's springtime, and I am so glad!
My body can feel its springtime, it's springtime, it's springtime.
My body can feel it's springtime, the air is so warm.
The warm air, the breezes, no frost and no freezes.
My body can feel it's springtime, and I am so glad
FLOWERS EVERYWHERE
Tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
Flowers, flowers everywhere,
In the garden, in my hair.
In the vase, at the store,
On the table, on the door.
What a lovely time of year,
Flowers blooming, bringing cheer.
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Spring Windsock
Use construction, or craft foam to shape the windsock, add spring flowers, by painting or cutting, add tissue paper, fabric
or construction paper to the bottom. Add yarn or string to hang.
Tissue Paper Flowers
What You Need
* Pastel colored tissue paper
* Chenille stem
* Scissors
* Ruler
How To Make It
1. Cut tissue paper into rectangles of desired size (5x7" is the size pictured).
2. Stack 4-6 pieces of tissue paper. Use the same color or different colors.
3. Accordion pleat the tissue paper working from the long side.
4. Wind one end of the chenille stem around the middle of the accordion pleated tissue paper.
5. Gently separate each layer pulling upwards toward the middle of the flower.
Sunflower Song - sung to "I'm a Little Teapot"
I'm a little sunflower bright and yellow
Here is my stem and here are my petals.
When the sun comes out, just watch me grow.
I'll come out and say Hello!
Spring Fingerplays
Little Raindrops
This is the sun, high up in the sky.
(Form large circle with arms up)
A dark cloud suddenly comes sailing by.
(Move hands through the air in
a parallel motion.)
These are the raindrops,
(bring arms down, flutter fingers)
Pitter, pattering down.
Watering the flowers,
(Cup hands to form flowers.)
growing on the ground.
The Rain
Pitter-patter, raindrops falling from the sky; (flutter fingers down from the sky)
Here is my umbrella (cup one hand over pointer finger of the other hand)
To keep me safe and dry. (hold over head)
When the rain is over and the sun begins to glow, (make a big circle with your arms)
Little flowers start to bud, (cup two hands together)
And grow and grow and grow! (spread hands apart slowly)
Five Little Zinnias
Five little zinnias growing out side my door,
I picked one for Grandma, now there are four.
Four little zinnias, the prettiest I've seen,
I picked one for Grandpa, now there are three.
Three little zinnias, just a lovely few,
I picked one for Mommy, now there are two.
Two little zinnias reaching for the sun,
I picked one for Daddy, now there is one.
One little zinnia, a colorful little hero,
I picked it just for you, now there are zero!
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