A child as young as three can make this project (I know because I did it with my son’s preschool class) with supplies lying around the house. (We used lollipops left over from Valentine’s Day, as you can tell by the “Hubba Bubba” message.)

The craft makes a great little card and gift for almost any occasion — just change the paper colors and lollipop to suit the season.

Simple Supplies

• Colored tissue paper
• Construction paper
• Lollipops
• Rubber bands

Easy Assembly

1.  For each flower’s leaf, cut out a construction paper circle (we used green) that measures about 5 inches across.

2.  Using the construction paper circle as a guide, cut a stack of multi-colored tissue paper in the same shape. We used seven different colors.

4.  Poke the lollipop stick through the center of each layer of tissue paper, starting with the color you want closest the lollipop center and ending with the color you want next to the leaf.  Virginia, who is eight years old, chose light pink for the center and light blue for the layer closest to the green leaf.

5.  Crimp each tissue paper layer by squeezing it around the lollipop bulb.

6.  Write a message on the back of the construction paper circle, and poke it through the lollipop stick, with the writing-side showing.

I love it when kids write something really specific that could only apply to the recipient. (Virginia wrote, “Dear Mama, I love your Feddechini Alfredo.”)

7.  To hold the petals on the stick, wrap a rubber band around the lollipop stem as many times as you can, and then push it up as far as it will go.

Give it to someone you love.

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