Hubby and the boys blessed me with some gorgeous flowers for Mother’s Day. Love them! They came via FedEx, so I had to unpack them and get them all arranged. This was fun – I’m easily amused. One of the directions was to peel two or three petals off of each rose as the tough protective petals were left on the buds for shipping. So, I peeled.
This was of course a great opportunity for some learning so I called The Manager and Captain Earthquake (the older boys were not home at the time) and cupped the petals in my hand to show them. First we inhaled deeply. Okay, well I did and then the Captain tried it and when he approved, then The Manager deigned to dip his nose my way. He’s, uhhh, not one to try new things.
The boys each picked out a few petals and enjoyed touching and pinching them, something they’re normally told not to do. Then The Manager took off for some computer time, but the Captain decided it would be fun to float the petals in some water. Totally his idea!
He really enjoyed putting the petals into the water. Then we noticed that some were attracted to the side of the bowl (static charge of some sort?) while others floated in the middle. The Captain experimented with dunking the petals underwater, pushing on some lightly and exclaiming over how much weight a rose petal can carry.
I couldn’t resist getting out some tacky glue and a few fuzzy balls to try my hand at making something. Here’s my first attempt at a butterfly.
Then I thought these pink petals looked like a dragonfly.
‘Nother butterfly attempt.
This flower was my favorite of the 4 things I tried. What do you think?
A day after my crafty little experiment all the petals are wilting. Bummer. I’m thinking about drying a few petals and trying again in a few days. If I actually remember to do it, I’ll let you know.
Looks like a certain someone did a little extra experimenting when I was away from the table.
Earnest Parenting: help for parents who want to play with rose petals.
interesting
enjoy with your kids. 🙂
That was a nice activity to do with your children. I have two girls, oldest nearly 6, and a little boy and I find it hard to find quality time with each of them. I can imagine having two sets of twin boys takes it to another level. LOL. Good luck
hey, is that real flowers? It is my first time to see kind of rose like that. Really beautiful 😀
Very nice. Best wishes for you and your kids and hope for smelling love every where in your house with your kidzy flowers
Wow they are cute! Nice Work!
Wow, very creative. I like the dragonfly
the flowers are beautiful and sweet.enjoy
That is so creative of you. And this is a nice activity with kids. Oh and I love the flower butterflies by the way. 🙂
Pulling the outside petals off the buds threw me a curve the first time I received a shipment from Pro Flowers, but I guess it makes sense. I wonder if your flowers were from Pro Flowers. They seem to be everywhere when it comes to Internet flowers.
Your boys are so sweet. Any way happy mothers day. It’s quite late.
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boyfriend birthday gift ideas, definitely real! They still smell great too.
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karla I’m glad you liked them. It was a fun project while it lasted.
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Nice activity. Love reading your blogs. And cutie kids!
The flowers are losing their scent
The buzz of bees is diminishing
The stock of the forest is spent
The banquet of fish is finishing
The glaciers are melting and dying
The frogs are all covered in mould
The birds have given up flying
The soil’s become sterile and old
Every colourful creature that flew or that crept
Will disappear utterly. Nobody wept
At their fading; no-one will notice until
Every path, every road grows silent and still
If you dwell on the scene, you’ll see the decay:
So put the pleasure back into driving by purchasing a new H2 Hummer today.
My girlfriend complains that I am always in a hurry and do not stop to smell roses. She says that I am missing a lot in life.
indeed, making these crafts really is a creative way of smelling the flowers and putting them in your hair. i would love to try this on my own if I found a spare time.
Those butterflies look really cute! But I have to say the last one, the flower, that is something else! It’s a work of art. I love the how the color yellow is so bright and matches the pinkish ones underneath. Really amazing work! Thanks!
Your attempt to give new look to the flower is really admirable. I like first one much.