My first grader will be attending her very first slumber party tomorrow. Her BFF is turning six and to celebrate her mom (one of my dearest friends) is allowing her to have a couple of girls over to spend the night.
My daughter and the birthday girl are ecstatic. The birthday girl’s mom is terrified. My friend is petrified that the party guests will get bored mid-way through the slumber shindig and want to go home. To avoid making late-night calls to parents, my friend has a litany of games and activities on hand to keep the girls busy.
She’s even attempting to make fabric flowers with the little girls. The project is typically reserved for tweens, but she is making modifications, so the six year olds won’t get frustrated. For example, instead of using hot glue, the girls will be using liquid fabric glue.
Never heard of fabric flowers? They are the perfect party favor and kids of all ages will enjoy making them blossom on their own. Here’s how:
Directions:
Choose your favorite fabric color and print. This project is perfect for all those fabric scraps you’ve been stashing away.
You will also need round wooden dowels. Size is not an issue. If you are working with kids, consider buying dowels that are 3/16 in by 12 inches long.
Cut strips of fabric approximately 2 by 16 inches, though you don’t have to be exact.
Bunch up the fabric to make the center of the flower a bit and work the fabric around it.
Add a dab of glue right in the center of the flower and glue the end of the dowel to the center of the flower.
Next, run a few inches of glue along the next section of the fabric. While the glue is drying scrunch bits of the fabric up and press them together at the bottom of the flower. Repeat this process until the entire flower is made.
Cut a small circle out of scrap felt, and make a slit in the middle of it. Then, glue and wrap the little felt circle around the base of the flower to disguise the glue and fabric.
Allow the flower to dry before handing them out to party guests to take home.
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