That Daffodil Time of Year in Our Forest
Daffodils
are one of the first signs of "SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET, Spring is just around
the corner!!!", here on the
mountain in the Southern Cali Cleveland National Forest. While we do not see as many as there was in
years gone by, there are still some survivors here and there. We have our own
little patch right outside the kitchen window and they sure are pretty to look
at whilst washing those never ending dirty dishes. And what a respite that is! I oft think to myself through the decades , "Gee, it seems like I spend
my life washing dishes. Seems like I have washed enough dishes to stack to the
moon!" That there small patch of Daffodils sure does take the monotony of
it all away, if just for a few moments & that my friends, is NOTHING to
shake a stick at, as every dish washing mother would most prob agree. Can you
dig it?
Bummer
tho' as it seems that as soon as they pop up, they once again vanish before one
can blink an eye. So as you can imagine
being a homeschooler of my grand wee ones, I wanted to capture the moment for
them in art and I must say they came out real psychedelic.
So much so, Gramma
snagged 'em to deco her pad!
Before
we started on our daffodil crafts, I showed them this time lapse video of a
daffodil opening:
Beginning with the flowers in the vase, here is how we made them. First, I cut
the egg cups out from an egg carton flat:
and carefully smashed them down like so:
Next,
I glued gunned them together to form the outside of the flower:
Next
I had my babes paint them yellow and we let them dry. For the leaves, I cut one
in half and had them paint these green:
The stems are a paper towel tube cut in
half:
Then
I rolled it and glued the ends together. For
the cup of the flower, I kept the original egg cup in tact. After the paint
dried, I glue gunned the egg cup on top of the smashed flower, bent and glued
some golden pipe cleaner pieces for the filaments. Next we outlined each flower
and leaves in school glue & covered the glue with gold & green glitter. So, cannot blame gramma for trippin' heavy!
I
got the suncatcher daffodil idea from here:
I
changed the design a bit to brighten them up as we DIG making things our own.
First, I drew a pattern as I wanted to make ours bigger. You can get it FREE
from our AKGVH Teacher's Notebook Store here:
First,
I had my babes crush some yellow crayons and we added bits of orange and brown
here and there to add more color. I had previously pre-cut 2 flower outlines
out of yellow construction paper for each babe. Then placing a cut piece of wax
paper on my ironing board adjusted to child height, I placed one of the flower
outlines underneath the wax paper to use as a guide. Next had my babes add some
of the crushed crayon in the middle of the flower with a plastic spoon:
Then
I placed another sheet of wax paper on top & they ironed the wax until it
melted somewhat:
Using
a yellow permanent marker, I traced the outside line of the flower and wrote
their initial near it so I knew whose was whose. See how brilliant the colors turned out:
Next,
my babes glued the bottom flower outline:
My
babes then glued on top of the wax paper and placed the 2nd outline on top of
that:
On separate wax paper sheets, we melted green crayon bits.
I
cut out leaf shapes from their green wax paper and glue gunned a length of
green pipe cleaner around the edges:
AKGVH Christmas Tree Advent Calendars
And
while everyone around here caps on me for saving & stashing, they had to
admit those left over used cups came in real handy for these, and look pretty far-out! HA! Once again, I glue gunned gold pipe cleaner lengths for the filaments and glue gunned it onto the suncatcher:
We
outlined the suncatcher in gold glitter and added some on the yellow paper and
let them dry. I glue gunned on a green pipe
cleaner stem, yellow hook, and the leaves, and WELLA!!!
Here is a different daffodil suncatcher template you can print out from Chantals:
Chantal's Stainglass Suncatcher Templete
If you would rather purchase some for your home, check these out on Etsy:
Etsy Daffodil Suncatchers
Check out these daffodil suncatchers from Fun at Home with Kids:
Fun at Home with Kids Daffodil Suncatchers
Dig these other daffodil crafts from around the web:
Mend and Make New Daffodils
Make and Takes Paper Daffodils
Mr. Printables Daffodils
Learn to Create Love's Daffodil Craft with FREE Printable
Teacher Vision's Daffodil Craft Printable Template
Daffodil Craft PDF from Visit Wales
FREE Daffodil Craft Printable from Here We Are Together
Free Daffodil Craft Printable and Tutorial from Rockabye Butterfly
Very Pretty Daffodil Craft from Tired, Need Sleep
Make Your Own Daffodil from Wales
Daffodil Bunting from Nurture Store U.K.
Daffodil Bouquet from Saved by Love Creations
Martha Stewart's Lovely Crepe Paper Daffodils
Crepe Paper Daffodils from Activity Bucket
Coffee Filter Daffodils from DLTK
Lovely Daffodil Wreath from Stay at Home Artist
Daffodil Pen Toppers from Make it Easy Crafts
DLTK's Daffodil Pinwheel
Daffodil Easter Nut Cups
Daffodil Embroidery Pattern from Crafty Ferret U.K.
Host of Daffodil Crafts from The Crafty Crow
Daffodil Card from 1st School
Paper Plate Cup Cake Daffodil's from Molly Moo Crafts
Scholastic's Printable Daffodil Craft Pattern Template
Daffodil Card Stamps from Martha Stewart
Scrapbook Daffodil Background
Daffodil Banners, Etc from U.K.'s Sparkle Box
Daffodil Background PDF from Printable Heaven
Mini Cupcake Daffodils from Craft Projects for Kids
Pinterest Daffodil Crafts
WHEW, what a list! That ought to hold you for awhile!
If you are up to making some daffodil shaped goodies, these are SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET:
Daffodil Lemon Cookies from Freebie Finding Mom
Lemon Mousse Candy Cup Daffodils from Hungry Happenings
Easy Daffodil Cake
Next we
borrowed the flowers back from gramma and used them as puppets when singing the
following songs & poems:
A
Daffodil
A little yellow cup,
A little yellow frill.
A little yellow star,
And that's a daffodil.
A little yellow frill.
A little yellow star,
And that's a daffodil.
Yellow Daffodil
by Johanne Levy
Sing to: Jolly Old St Nick
Yellow, yellow daffodil, dancing
in the sun,
Oh yellow , yellow daffodil, you tell me spring has come.
I can hear a blue bird sing, and hear a robin call,
But yellow yellow daffodil I love you most of all.
Oh yellow , yellow daffodil, you tell me spring has come.
I can hear a blue bird sing, and hear a robin call,
But yellow yellow daffodil I love you most of all.
One little daffodil had nothing much to do,
Out popped another one, then there were two.
Two little daffodils were smiling at a bee,
Out popped another one, then there were three.
Three little daffodils were growing by the door,
Out popped another one, then there were four.
Four little daffodils were glad to be alive,
Out popped another one, then there were five.
Five little daffodils were wearing golden crowns,
They danced in the breeze in green satin gowns.
Daffodil Illustrated Song Sheet from Early Learning
Daffodil Poem Prinatble from DLTK
They
loved playing the daffodil song game I found here:
And here is another out-a-sight Daffodil FREEBIE you can use with the above. This pack includes both small and large, color and black & white cards. You can use them for the flannelboard, pocket chart, anchor chart and the like:
AKGVH Daffodil Flannelboard Pocket Chart Pack
We also have a daffodil activity Pack FREEBIE:
AKGVH Vintage Daffodil Activity Pack
Here are MORE Daffodil activities and printables for your babes from around the web:
Daffodil Activities from Making Learning Fun
Daffodil Printables from Activity Village
Daffodil Printable Coloring Page from She Knows
Daffodil Printable Coloring Page from Raising Our Kids
Daffodil USA Coloring Page
The Graphics Fairy Printable Daffodil Coloring Page
Daffodil Coloring Page from About
Wild Daffodil Coloring Page from Hello Kids
Daffodil Day Printables from New Zealand Schools
Cottage at the Crossroads Daffodil Graphic
Daffodil Printable Coloring Page
Printable Daffodil Coloring Page
Easy Daffodil Printable Coloring Page
Wild Daffodil Printable Coloring Pages for Older Children & Adults
Miss Bold Design's Daffodil Cut & Paste Activity (Scroll Down)
Printing & Cursive Daffodil Sheets from Twisty Noodle
FREE printables and activities for older children:
Daffi Library Handouts
Daffodil Dissection
Daffodil Handouts from Australia
Parts of a Flower Dissection from the USA
We hope you enjoyed our Daffodil
crafts scrolling through our tutorial fun & FREEBIES! Visit our blog again
soon for MORE activity fun & FREEBIES!!!
See you then!
C.S.
Calkins
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What a great idea! I'm sure the kids loved it! I need some spring crafts...all the snow in the northeast is killing us!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for stopping by and commenting Heather!!! I am in awe over your present circumstances and cannot fathom such calamity...but all is NOT roses here as we are in fire country and are in a severe drought which will be putting us all on our toes this coming Summer & Fall...maybe following the Iditarod will bring some excitement for awhile....you can get updates and activities on my latest post: http://akindersgartenvintagehomeschool.blogspot.com/2015/03/we-iditarod-do-you.html
DeleteAre you sure its nearly daffodil season? All this snow here is getting me down. I love the daffodil craft, I like the way the pipe cleaner was put on the edges. It really dressed it up!
ReplyDeleteactually Kim, daffodil season is almost gone here....it usually arrives mid Feb and ends mid March....currently we still have a few left...I am hep to what you mean about the pipe cleaners....we DIG lots of glittery brilliance on our crafts...also improvising crafts to ones own taste is fun! Many thanks for stopping by and commenting!!! We hope you visit us again soon!!
DeleteWow, so many amazing ideas. I love all the craft projects. We made a daffodil wreath last year, which greeted everyone coming into our hours. I love how bright and cheerful it was.
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oh wow, Carolin...I would DIG seein' those daffodil wreaths....my mother would want one!!! Many thanks for stopping by and commenting!!! We hope you visit us again soon!!
DeleteDaffodils are such happy flowers! Thank you for sharing your creations @Vintage Charm!
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous! What a great craft idea - and doable (which is what I like).
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing!!!!!!!
Well, I must admit Lisa, children's crafts are ALL I can do.....I flunked art in Jr High and cried practically throughout the entire class the entire year...I HATED it as I could NOT do it...altho' my art teacher tried to work with me, she NEVER could understand that I just could NOT do it...STOKED you dropped by once again, see you soon!!!
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