6 min read
Age: Suitable for ages 7+
6 min read
Age: Suitable for ages 7+
Making paper roses is a lovely way to spend creative time together. This easy Paper Rose Craft adds colour and charm to any room – and little hands will love helping to make them bloom.
Crêpe paper in green and other colours (pink, red, etc.), approx. 180 g
Coloured paper
Card stock
Scissors
Pencil
Ruler
Hole punch
- Crêpe paper in green and other colours (pink, red, etc.), approx. 180 g
- Coloured paper
- Card stock
- Pritt Glue Stick
- Pritt Multipurpose Glue
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Hole punch
approx. 25 minutes for each rose
Always supervise children when using sharp tools.
Start by creating the template for your rose petals: draw a circle with a 5 cm diameter on the card stock and cut it out neatly.
Cut out a rectangle measuring 16 cm x 5 cm from the card stock. This will become the little tube you’ll use to shape your paper rose flower.
Use your round template to draw circles onto pink crêpe paper and cut them out neatly. You’ll need 12 circles to make one paper rose. Of course, you can use any colour you like – red, lilac, or orange also work beautifully for your paper rose bouquet.
Every rose needs a few leaves. For each Paper Rose Craft you make, cut two leaves from green crêpe paper.
It’s time to make the tube for your craft roses. Apply some glue to one narrow end of the green card stock strip – either with the Pritt Glue Stick or Pritt Multipurpose Glue. Roll the rectangle into a tube about 4 cm in diameter and press both ends together until it holds firmly.
Now your rose is ready to bloom! Fold each crêpe paper circle in half, so the paper’s texture runs vertically to the fold. Place the first petal over the edge of the tube – don’t glue this one yet.
Apply a small amount of Pritt Multipurpose Glue to the pink petal where it folds over the green paper tube. Only glue the area where the next petal will overlap, not the entire edge.
Press the next petal, slightly overlapping the first one. Continue gluing all twelve petals around the tube in this way to form your paper rose flower.
Carefully pull the tube out of your rose and turn it upside down – the fold should now be at the bottom. Allow your paper roses DIY to dry thoroughly.