Make FLOWERS from an egg box

You will need:

· An empty egg carton

· Paper or card

· Scissors

· A glue stick or tape

· Paints, colouring pencils or markers

How to make the flowers:

· Pick some wild flowers from the garden or when out walking, ask an adult for permission.

· Carefully cut similar shaped flowers from an empty egg box. Ask an adult to help.

next:

· Paint the flowers. Wait for the paint to dry and then create a design with markers or pens.

· Use one or more cardboard cut-outs for the flower design.

· Make a hole in centre of the flower with a pencil and stick the cut-outs together with glue or tape.

Next:

· Make a thin stem by rolling card or paper and inserting it into the hole in the middle of the flower. Ask an adult to help if necessary.

· Read the poem by Seamus Heaney:

In Memoriam Francis Ledwidge (from Field Work, 1979):

‘Among the dolorous and lovely:

The May Altar of wild flowers…’