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Blossom this Spring

April is the best month in NYC to see the cherry blossoms all over the city- especially around the Reservoir in Central Park!

Try making one of your own after an OUTDOOR ART HUNT for the natural materials!

Materials

Collect: Tree branches, grass, rocks

Tissue Paper, Toilet paper Tube, Newspaper, Gold Paint

Hot Glue or Paper Clip, Scissors

Flour

Directions

  • Papier mâché (flour/H2o mixture like pancake mix + newspaper strips) the cardboard square base + toilet tube together after taping together (leave a hole for the tree branch!) 

  • Add rocks & grass with glue. 

  • Tissue paper for Flowers: Overlap/ stack 2-3-4 (smaller size) square colorful tissue sheets, fold in ½, fold in ½ again, cut curvy edge (on non-folded part), twist to a point (the bottom of folded part) hold tight and open into a flower! 

  • Hot glue (or paperclip) your flower bases all along the tree branch.

  • For Extra fun -First add Paint: *Add gold color to the tree branch and let dry before attaching flowers!

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Spring Break Fun

Happy Passover!

Fun Fact: “Passover is often celebrated with great pomp and ceremony, especially on the first night, when a special family meal called the seder is held….”

Create a spring cup to place your mini art supplies in!

Passover Cup or Yarn Cup

Supplies  

Colorful Yarn  /Glue or Mod Podge / Scissors  

Plastic Clear Cup: Wine Glass Shape 

First, cut string depending on how much of each color you want on the cup. Second, take small portions of the cup to use a paint brush to Mod Podge or use Glue to make the surface sticky. Then wind the string around the cup. Third, continue the process until the whole cup is covered with different color strings. Fourth, glue gems on the outside of the string. Then allow it to sit and dry!  

-Craft and PC: Elijah’s Cup Passover Craft, Toriavey  

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