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A ribbon flower bouquet is an awesome gift for anyone who’s sick and in the hospital for a while. So are any of these flower crafts that I adore.
Sometimes hospitals, especially ICUs, put restrictions on real flowers.
It may just be certain kinds of flowers, I’m not entirely sure. But I do know that some are restricted.
But flowers always cheer up a dreadful hospital room, as well as the patient!
Why not make them a bouquet of ribbon flowers?
Double the fun!
Brighten up the room plus give a homemade gift from the kids.
Sweeter than ever.
Or send them some of these tissue paper and contact paper flowers we’ve made. They’d be adorable too!
Preschoolers and Hot Glue Gun
This was George’s first time using a hot glue gun.
And he nailed it!
I gave him a safety once over before we began.
Showing him where it was hot at the tip and that the glue would be hot when it came out.
He did awesome!
I am incredibly impressed and suggest you try a hot glue gun with the kids (maybe try a low heat one).
He cut, glued, and formed these flowers all on his own.
Of course, I had to make some for myself too!
Tip: When using hot glue, use a craft stick to press down the ribbon and pipe cleaner instead of your fingers. It’s hot!
How to Make Ribbon flowers Bouquet:
Here are the steps we used to make our ribbon flower bouquet as shown above, starting at the top, left to right.
Simple Steps to Make Bouquet of Ribbon Flowers
1. Cut the Ribbons
I cut one ribbon to begin.
George followed by measuring ribbon and cutting five to eight more to length (depending on how big the ribbon was and how much I had on hand).
2. Glue Ends Together
George glued the ends of all the ribbons together in a flower-like fashion.
I first set them out to give him an idea of the shape and how they should be spaced apart and he took it from there.
3. Fold Ribbons Into Loops
Each ribbon got folded into the center to make a ‘loop.’
I’ve seen several ribbon flowers where they twist it at this stage.
I actually prefer the ‘flat’ look of the loop without twisting.
4. Glue Loops to Center
Finish gluing each ribbon loop to the center.
This is when you really begin to see the bouquet of ribbon flowers coming to form!
5. Add a Centre to Ribbon Flowers
Add a center to the flower.
We used large pom poms.
Large buttons would also be extremely cute!
6. Glue on a Pipe Cleaner Stem
On the back of the flower, we glued a pipe cleaner on.
I twisted it in a spiral so that it would have more surface area.
George squeezed a glob of glue on the back of the flower.
Then he used a craft stick to push the pipe cleaner into the glob.
Prop the finished flowers in a tall, narrow vase to display the ribbon bouquet!
Gorgeous and a homemade gift for a friend.
Let your kids take it to school as a homemade gift to give the teacher!
Or maybe for someone special on Mother’s Day or International Women’s Day!
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