Easy Kid Spring Art Craft: Tissue Paper Forsythia

This craft is 

an oldie but goodie

from my own 

elementary school days. 

So simple that you can make it 

with your two year old,

or get your school-age child 

set up with supplies and let them go!

The best part is that

you probably have all of the supplies

for this project

handy in your house.

You'll need watercolor (brown)

for the stem

(or diluted with water acrylic craft paint)

A drinking straw.

Yellow tissue paper and glue.

Begin by selecting your paper size,

large blue or white paper looks nice 

but other spring colors like pale green or pink

can be quite cheerful.

Hint: Small note cards with spring branches

make lovely 

spring greetings,

baby shower cards,

or

Mother's Day cards!

To create the stem,

add a puddle of very watery brown paint

at the bottom of your paper,

then use a drinking straw to 

"blow" a branch shape

(like we did when we made our fall halloween trees)

Then, using small torn squares or bits of

yellow tissue paper,

crumple them up and glue 

onto your branch for spring

forsythia blossoms.

You can add bits of green tissue

for leaves (or paint/stamp) leaf shapes

to add more interest and color.

How sweet would some 

finger print birdies 

(my friend Jen made with her daughter Novi)

be added to this branch?

You can also do this with pink tissue for

cherry or peach tree blossoms,

white for apple blossoms,

and

lavender for redbuds!

Happy Spring Crafting!