3D Flower Card

What You Do:

1. Let your child cut his largest square -- at least 5" x 5" -- out of colored construction paper.
2. Have him cut out five more squares. Each one should be slightly smaller than the one before it.
3. Fold each square in half two times.
4. Have your child cut around the corners of each square fold. These cuts will become your lotus flower petals.
5. Repeat this with each square.
6. Use a marker to write a proverb or a poem in the center of your smallest paper.
7. Let your child put a drop of white glue on the top of each paper piece, except for the smallest paper.
8. Layer the paper pieces on top of one another with the largest piece on the bottom. The paper with the proverb or poem should be on the top.
9. Press the papers together gently.
10. Use a pencil to gently curl the ends of the petals upward to make your flower appear three dimensional.
11. Give your lotus flower proverb to someone you love!