Happy Spring Terra Cotta Pot

Spring has sprung, and it's time to celebrate it! Your child can make a Happy Spring Terra Cotta Pot to welcome the changing of the seasons. This spring craft tutorial is easy to follow, and it uses basic crafting supplies. It's such a unique craft idea for kids because when it's finished, this flower pot craft will brighten up any room. It would definitely be a great room decoration idea for tweens and teens. There's no better way to capture the essence of spring other than to get started on a fun spring craft!

Materials:

• Patio Paint Outdoor^TM Blue Bahama (DCP63)
• Patio Paint Outdoor^TM Fiesta Yellow (DCP28)
• Patio Paint Outdoor^TM Fuchsia (DCP42)
• Patio Paint Outdoor^TM Mistletoe Green (DCP46)
• Patio Paint Outdoor^TM Tiger Lily Orange (DCP36)
• Water container
• Palette or plastic plate
• Paper towels
• Scissors
• Terra cotta pot
• Tracing & transfer paper
• Round sponge pouncer (Americana Dual Sided Pouncers - DABK19)
• Low-temp glue gun and glue stick
• 18" dowel
• Fun Foam sheets in orange, pink, bright green
• Styrofoam (to fit inside pot)
• Paper shreds or tissue

Instructions:

1. Basecoat the inside the pot and rim Fuchsia; the remainder of the pot and dowel, Mistletoe Green.
2. Use the sponge pouncer to stamp random dots on the Mistletoe Green area with Fiesta Yellow, Fuchsia, Tiger Lily Orange, and Blue Bahama.
3. Trace patterns onto foam sheets. Cut flower shape from orange Fun Foam; circle from pink Fun Foam; and grass and leaves from bright green Fun Foam.
4. Press Styrofoam inside pot. Secure with glue if necessary.
5. Position and press dowel into Styrofoam.
6. Position and adhere flower, circle, and leaves onto dowel.
7. Poke pieces of grass into foam and insert grass section.
8. Fill open areas in pot with paper shreds or tissue.