A Christmas corsage is a fun and easy craft for the holidays. Kids will be excited to make this beautiful gift for a friend or family member at Christmas time or any time of year.
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Kids love to receive gifts, but they also can’t resist giving gifts to others, especially at Christmas time. When they share something homemade, the gift-giving is even more special – and fun! – for kids.
These beautiful bouquets are easy for kids to make with artificial flowers. Family members will be proud to wear the pretty corsages to a festive gathering at Christmas time.
These flower arrangements can also be placed in small vases to decorate the home or classroom.
I’m excited to be joining other kid bloggers sharing crafts at the Kid-Made Christmas Series over at Teach Me Mommy .
Christmas corsage craft
A corsage activity is easy to provide with a few artificial flowers, some ribbon and masking tape. Kids can choose the colors of flowers and tape to create their own unique arrangements.
The hands-on activity supports fine motor practice and kids creativity.
Supplies for a kid-made corsage
Artificial flowers are ideal for crafts because they’re colorful and sturdy, and offer unlimited creative options.
The tape can be clear tape or masking tape, with a 1/2 inch to 1 inch (2.5 cm) width.
The ribbon can be narrow or wide, depending on kids preference to complete the craft
Provide choices with flowers and finishes, so kids can plan, engage, and create.
Instructions for a homemade corsage
Step 1.
Separate each spray of artificial flowers into several individual stems. This will provide an assortment of smaller flowers that are easy for kids to handle, as well as lots of variety for creating the corsages.
Step 2.
Lay a strip of masking tape sticky side up on the table. Roll the ends under to hold the tape in place on the table.
Step 3.
Place stems on the tape, ensuring that most of the stem is laying over the tape.
Add and remove flowers until the arrangement is just right!
Step 4.
When the arrangement is complete, place another strip of tape over the flower stems, so the two sticky sides meet. Press down firmly.
This will sandwich the stems between the two pieces of tape.
It’s ok if a bit of sticky tape is visible on the end, as this can be used in the next step.
Step 5.
Starting at one end of the tape, roll up the strip of tape from one end to the other.
You can help younger kids get started. And they will likely use both hands to complete the rolling process.
If you have a bit of exposed tape at the end, this can be used to seal the tape once it’s wrapped up around the stem. Otherwise, use a separate piece of tape to hold the bouquet in place.
The result doesn’t have to look perfect. The tape helps to secure the flowers in place, so kids can add the ribbon for a finishing touch.
Step 6.
Finish with a decorative ribbon wrapped around the tape.
You can glue a wide ribbon if preferred to cover the tape.
- The stems shown on the left have been rolled up in the tape and are bunched together loosely.
- The same stems shown on the right are now drawn together with a ribbon.
Your corsage is ready to wear!
Christmas flowers craft for kids
You can extend the activity to make seasonal corsages for a birthday or anniversary celebration any time of year.
When the corsage is not being worn it can be displayed as a flower arrangement in a small vase.
Gift -giving is special for kids when they make something as pretty as this artificial flower corsage!
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