April Showers Bring May Flowers (Umbrella Craft)

We have had so much rain lately, this seemed like an appropriate craft.

I am not very good at taking pictures of crafts that hang. The umbrella looks a lot cuter in person.



We used: Paper plate, scissors, construction paper, glue, glitter, hole punch, yarn (or fishing line),paint or markers for decorating the paper plate.

Decorate both sides of the plate. Allow to dry. Cut plates in 2 equal halves.

Cut a slit in one of the plate halves from the center of the bottom to the middle of the plate.

Cut a slit in the other plate half, from the center of the top to the middle of the plate.

Slide the 2 plates together, forming an "X".

Cut out a handle and glue it on.

Cut out rain drops and punch holes on the top. Add glitter

Punch a hole in the top of the umbrella, and use the yarn as a hanger.

Punch a hole near each of the four corners of the umbrella.

With the yarn add the rain drops.