A little tulip bouquet

Fold three plain-colour tulips, add green leaves and wrap them in a mint gift pouch for Mum, Dad or someone you love.

40 minutes · Ages 6+ with adult help · 12 pages · 16 steps

A hand-held paper bouquet about 17.8 x 23.5 cm; the spread varies with your leaves. The measured guide mat helps you place the two petal folds. The flower heads stay flat; the folded leaves can open slightly. Cutting and glue are used for the stems, leaves and pouch. Suggested ages 6+ with adult help. Allow about 40 minutes plus drying.

Preview shop. No payment is collected by this demonstration.

Materials

• PINK, CORAL and LILAC paper: one 8 x 8 cm square each. GREEN: 1 A4 or US Letter sheet for stems and leaves. MINT: one 27 x 14 cm wrapper. CORAL: a 21 x 1 cm band. WHITE: a 4 x 3 cm tag and optional scrap-paper folding mat.
• Ruler, pencil, eraser, child-safe scissors and glue stick or paper craft glue. A black pen is only for the gift message. All visible colours come from plain paper.
• Use a landscape A4 or US Letter sheet for the 27 x 14 cm wrapper. Fold at 9 and 18 cm, then close the bottom 1 cm. Finished pouch: 9 x 13 cm.
• Read the colour instructions on screen. Optional guides print in black and white at 100%; measure each 5 cm bar. The wrapper and band are ruler-cut.

Inside your PDF

• 12-page English PDF with preparation and 16 numbered colour steps
• 15 paper pieces, including repeated leaves and stems; 2 optional full-size guide pages
• Full-size tulip positioning mat: two guide dots 4 cm above and 4 cm to either side of the base centre.
• Measured folded stems, six folded leaves, a paper pouch, wraparound band and a 4 x 3 cm gift tag
• A sample "With love" message; choose your own words for Mum, Dad or another loved one