This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Astrobrights Papers by Neenah Paper for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
Around here, we are pretty crafty. Like super crafty. We make tutus…..
and tutu hair bow holders..
and fairy wands…
You get the point.
So when we received this very colorful pack of AstroBrights papers the other day, I challenged my daughter Charlotte to make something “back to school”.
Here are the results:
You may ask what a flowers has to do with “back to school” and she said it was a back to school present for the teacher!
What a sweet girl she is!
To make the flower like she did (or a whole bouquet with the 23 colors that come in the AstroBrights paper pack), just fold your paper like a fan, stack on each other, secure with a twist tie or pipe cleaner, and then crinkle out.
I asked her where she learned how to make such a beautiful flower and she said HER TEACHER!
A very easy and safe project indeed!
About AstroBrights Paper
AstroBrights Papers come in 23 bright colors, so your bright ideas always get attention. And they’re perfect for projects at home, school or the office. Stand out from the crowd — choose a lively AstroBrights Papers for your next brochure, invitation, flyer, announcement or craft project. AstroBrights Paper is about creativity and getting noticed. We provide a bold color canvas because we believe ideas are important, thoughts aren’t shy and we are not afraid to stand out from the crowd.
Give a Brighter Year
You can also help give your local school a great start by entering the “Give a Brighter Year” sweepstakes that would give $30,000 in cash and supplies to your school!!! Can you imagine? Just head over to facebook and enter! The sweepstakes ends on September 10th and I made sure I entered Charlotte’s school. With funding so low in the education system, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to perhaps be a winner for her and her teachers.
How you can participate!
Make Something Astrobright
Now its your turn to make something Astrobright! Get together your scissors, tape, astrobright paper and head over to their facebook page to check out how your imagination can meet winning! Right now there is a contest to show them your paper flowers (surely you can come up with something as cute as my 7 year old did, right?) and win $200! WOOT WOOT!
Now I think Charlotte did a fantastic job with my challenge…do you craft with your kids?
What kinds of projects to you do with paper?
~Trisha
I loved making things like this before but never with these paper products! What a beautiful creation. C is so beautiful too Mama!
What a cute idea and so sweet of Charlotte to think of a handmade gift for her teacher. I like crafts but you two are definitely more crafty than I.
What a thoughtful gift! I’m going to share this craft with my daughter. She starts Kindergarten this year and this would be a really cute gift for her new teacher. Thanks for sharing!
Your daughter did an awesome job and she’s either incredibly sweet (with her idea to give a flower to her teacher), or she’s going to be a really great lawyer someday!
Charlotte sure does know how to make those flowers colorful! She is so sweet to make them for her teacher.
Very pretty and vibrant colors!
How adorable! I love your crafts.
That makes me want to go make some crafts. I really want to get back into it and this looks super cute for young kids.
I can never get over how adorable that girl is! She did a great job on her flower
Beautiful flower, those colors really make it pop. Right now my toddler rips apart any piece of paper she can get her hands on. But someday…
I love Charlotte’s flower. It looks like a butterfly flower to me.
We love to craft too, but as my children have gotten older I don’t do as many crafts as I use to and I really miss it.
Aww, such a sweet way to get ready for a new school year! I love her flower, it looks almost like a butterfly!
What a great job Charlotte did! She definitely takes after her mommy. All our paper crafts are usually 2-dimensional. I’ll have to checkout the Astrobright FB page for some fresh ideas.
As a teacher I want to thank you for entering Charlotte’s school. Schools can use all the extra funding we can get! I love those flowers, I can’t wait do more crafts with my little guy!
How sweet of her to think to make her teacher a gift! &It’s a very pretty {and BRIGHT!} gift, too!
What a sweetie – I love that she came up with that all on her own and wanted to give it to her teacher
So adorable, and the flower is beautiful, too. I also did a little clicking on their site and they’re from Wisconsin. Yay Wisconsin!
Aww Charlotte did amazing with her flower! We craft, we paint, use glitter and glue, and do lots of seasonal crafts too