Pretty Summer Flowers

Pretty Summer Flowers craft

Bring a colorful bit of summer inside anytime with this miniature planter. This project will grow on you! It makes a great gift, too.

  • 1.

    Wash and dry a recycled plastic container. Fill the bottom with a ball of aluminum foil. Cover the foil with Crayola® Model Magic®.

  • 2.

    Create a big ball of green Model Magic by mixing together blue and yellow.

  • 3.

    Form large leaves. Press them onto the base.

  • 4.

    Add a small amount of yellow or blue Model Magic to the remaining green. Create a few more, smaller leaves. Continue changing the green color until the planter is full of leaves.

  • 5.

    Create flowers for your planter, using other colors of modeling compound. Attach flowers to the leaves. Air-dry your planter overnight.

  • 6.

    Add details with Crayola Gel Markers.