Materials: Large, medium and small leaf templates, red,
pink, white and green construction paper, brad, yellow hole punches, single
hole punch tool.
1. Make
enough leaf templates for students to share.
2. Students
will choose to make a red, pink or white poinsettia.
3. Each
poinsettia needs 4 or 5 small, 4 or 5 med and 4 or 5 large leaves of the chosen color. The
flower also needs 4 large green leaves. Students trace and cut out the leaves
they need for their flower.
4. Punch a hole at the end of each petal.
5.Put
brad through each petal going from smallest to largest so the
brad opening ends up at the back.
6. Spread out the leaves
7. Glue a few of the yellow hole punches in
the center.
into the gingerbread man through the
open side.
These look beautiful displayed
around the room during the holiday season.
Click here for directions and pattern.
Click here for directions and pattern.