Fabric Flowers

Our lesson on flowers last week was to explore different textures of flowers. We used the “feel” box to guess what was inside, distinguishing between soft flower pedals and fluffy dandelions, etc.  By the end of the week, several kids had the opportunity to make fabric flowers. They chose their fabric, and we asked them to think of how to describe the way it feels. They chose a shape to make the flower, and we assisted them in cutting one big, one medium, and one small size of that shape.  Finally, they assisted at the sewing machine to sew the three layers together.  Stick a hole in the middle, thread a pipe cleaner through, and you’ve got a lovely flower!