Dried Rose Petal Crafts for Toddlers

[*Ali*]

I have a bag of dried rose petals and want to use them in a craft with 1-4yos at a play group to do a fun arts and craft activity. Any simple ideas that will be easy enough little ones to do?

I have considered crushing them and gluing them onto the page like you would with glitter or making some into a play doh recipe. I want to do something nice with them rather than just waste them in a heap of glue but I need to consider that some of the kids are very young.

[anna*]

Could you make a simple pot pourri? Just stir them up with some glitter, maybe some dried lavender flowers, a couple of drops of essential oil, then put them in little cellophane bags with a ribbon to take home for mummy or granny?

[michaeljacknnugg]

Make bath bombs? Would be easy enough if you prepped in advance and didn't try to put them into moulds - cake cases will do. Would make a nice gift for mother's day.

[15milner]

Could you keep them for a couple more weeks and use them on mother's day cards?

[*Ali*]

Yes I thought about making some card hearts, covering them in the crushed petals and then sticking them on cards.

How does one make bath bombs? Sounds like a lot of ingredients I would need to purchase

Thanks ladies.

[michaeljacknnugg]

It's not loads - I've done it once from a kit and I think it was 2 powders, fragrance a colour. You just mix it all together and stuff it in the cake cases!

We needed gloves though, for the fragrance and colour.

[creations]

There was a bath bomb thread wasn't there?

[creations]

Oh sorry, there was a thread but not much on it.
There's a recipe here though if you wanted one
http://www.thesoapkitchen.co.uk/recipe_bath_bomb.htm

I like the ideas of making a little gift for mothers day.
Rose petal body scrub?
http://darlingmagazine.org/diy-rose-petal-body-scrub/
http://justasmidgen.com/2013/02/06/rose-petal-sugar-body-scrub/

[*Ali*]

Thanks for the ideas.

I think the citric acid is a bit dangerous for a playgroup. They have gloves on in the pictures and a warning to not rub eyes which is going to be difficult to manage with a big group of toddlers. I really want something simple they can do themselves.

[anna*]

Pot pourri!

[*Ali*]

Yes I am considering that one thanks Anna gonna have a look for some little bags

[Erin M]

If you get some lacy fabric you can tie it up in a ball after you put some in the middle.  Might work instead of a bag?

[Edesanja]

J's kindy did pot pouri at Christmas. Just in a cellophane bag

[*Ali*]

Thanks