How to Make Flowers out of Tissue Paper

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Making Flowers out of Tissue Paper is a simple craft that is a keepsake and fun to do with kids. Tissue Paper Flowers make great flower centerpieces or Mother’s Day gifts. This craft is perfect for room parents to organize during classroom parties and is also a wonderful spring activity for preschool and kindergarten students.

When springtime rolls around, we all look for bright, cheery, and colorful ways to brighten up the house. I love to get out some of the cheerful crafts the kids have made over the years, like these plastic spoon flowers, recycled water bottle flowers, or this adorable popsicle stick flower pot.

These tissue paper flowers are bright and cheery, and Parents will treasure these simple homemade flowers for years to come.

What I love about these easy tissue paper flowers

homemade with love – a flower craft tissue paper flower is the ultimate I love you gift
these tissue paper flowers are easy enough for kids to make
they are customizable. Make them in different shapes and sizes
a great Mother’s Day gift to make

Supplies Needed:

4 pieces of tissue paper – At least two different colors
Green chenille stems (pipe cleaner)
Scissors

Step By Step Instructions for Making Basic Tissue Paper Flowers

Preparing the Tissue Paper

For small flowers – Cut out 3 x 5-inch rectangles or smaller
For Large flowers, like the ones above – cut the rectangle larger – about 6″ x 10″
Layer 4 pieces of tissue paper – alternate the beautiful colors on top of each other

Folding the Paper

Accordion Fold the tissue paper – with the papers stacked together, start at one end and make a 1/2 inch fold, then flip the paper over and fold it the other way. Flip it again, and make another fold. Do this until you get it all folded
*For a rounded edge – After the stacked paper is folded, you can now take your scissors and curve the ends of the tissue paper

Adding the Stem

Lay your pipe cleaner down. Place the center of the accordion rectangle across it, about 2 inches down from the top of the pipe cleaner.
Fold the pipe cleaner over the folded tissue paper, making a tight fit around the tissue paper.
Twist the pipe cleaner several times, so that the middle of the accordion fold is pulled together and bunched up

Forming the Petals

Now, carefully start pulling up the tissue paper sections from the center to the outside, one at a time
You can cup the finished flower in your hands and squeeze down a bit to mold it

Pro Tips

Making this craft with young children – Do the first few steps for younger children (preschool to first grade). Younger children are still learning their fine motor skills and might get frustrated with cutting and folding. You know your kids and their capabilities, though. I want to be flexible in that it’s OK if the kids don’t do every step from start to finish. They will be so proud of any part they participate in and completely claim this as their craft—either way.

Flower Size: adjust the size of your flowers by changing the size of the tissue paper. A smaller flower would be around 3×5 inches, while a larger flower like the one shown above is more like 6×10 inches wide on tissue paper

Make giant flowers by using larger pieces of tissue paper. Play around with different size rectangles of tissue paper to customize the perfect size for you.

Variation

Make small tissue paper flowers – These tissue paper flowers are massive. You can easily customize your flower craft with tissue paper size to whatever you need. If you want small flowers, you can cut the tissue paper into smaller rectangles and follow the directions below

Make Holiday Flowers with Colors

Christmas tissue flowers — *Customize these DIY Tissue Paper Flowers for Christmas gifts using Red and Green tissue paper.

Cinco de Mayo tissue paper flowers would be the perfect craft for Cinco de Mayo. Change the colors to vibrant yellow, red, and possibly blue, or use Mexican colors like red, white, and green.

Ideas for Using Tissue Paper Flowers

Tissue paper flowers are a great gift for friends, or on Mother’s Day. Use them as wall decorations, forming a flower arch around doorways. Make bouquets and use them as centerpieces,

FAQs

Are Tissue Paper Flowers the Same as Pipe Cleaner Flowers?

No. Pipe cleaner flowers are usually made entirely from pipe cleaners. Tissue paper flowers do sometimes use pipe cleaner as a stem, but the flower petals are made from tissue paper

How many pieces of Tissue Paper do you need in a Flower?

It really depends. I usually use between 4 and 8 pieces of tissue paper to make a flower. The more sheets of paper that you use the fuller the flower will be

How do I make a Small Tissue Paper Flower?

Easy! Shorten the pieces of tissue paper. The flower will be as wide or narrow as you want it to be depending on the length of the tissue paper you use

What Supplies do I need to make a Tissue Paper flower?

You only need tissue paper and a pipe cleaner. Other equipment you might need is a pair of scissors for trimming and cutting

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Here’s a quick video to show you how we make our tissue paper flowers…

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