Valentine’s presents don’t have to involve a present bought from the shops. Get crafty with the kids this February and make these beautiful pipe cleaner flowers to gift for Valentine’s day.
Your children could send a pipe cleaner flower to their Valentine, a friend, a teacher or even their Nanny. Happy making ❤

Here are all the supplies you need:
1 x green pipe cleaner
3 x coloured pipe cleaners

Optional extras
3 sticky gems
Half of a green pipe cleaner

How to Make a Valentine’s Pipe Cleaner Flower

1. Bend all four pipe cleaners in half to form a V shape.
2. Place the three coloured pipe cleaners on top of each other. Turn the green pipe cleaner to form an upside down V and link them together at the centres.
3. Twist the green pipe cleaner twice at the centre to secure the 3 coloured pipe cleaners.

4. You now have 6 short, coloured pipe cleaner strands sticking out (and 2 short green strands). Take one coloured pipe cleaner strand and roll it around itself from the end to the middle (to form a flat spiral petal).
5. Repeat for the other 5 pipe cleaner strands.
6. Twist one of the green pipe cleaners around the base of your flower (looser at the top and tighter as you go down the stem).

Optional Extras

1. Add sticky gems onto the centre of your flower for added pizzaz.

Create leaves and attach them to the pipe cleaner stem using the following steps;
a. Cut a green pipe cleaner in half.
b. Bend each pipe cleaner in half.
c. Twist both ends onto the pipe cleaner stem.
d. Open out the leaf and then bend and pinch it into a leaf shape.

Now you can gift your flower to your loved one, friend or family member or make a whole posy ad pop them in a vase! Add a tag which says ‘I love you’ onto the stem and make someone’s day! 

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