DIY roses at the garden fence: Creative gift for Mother's Day or gift for grandma
Are you looking for a creative craft idea for Mother's Day for your mom or grandma? Our small garden fence with beautiful roses is a perfect gift that comes from the heart! This pretty decoration can be placed on a shelf or window sill and reminds you of your love every day.
This craft idea is ideal for primary school children and makes a great gift for Mother's Day or as a loving gift for Grandma. The combination of a homemade fence and delicate paper roses is not only easy to make, but also looks impressive.
Our instructions on TutKit.com always consist of videos, photos and detailed text descriptions with tips for each step. We do everything ourselves - we craft, film and photograph every project before we share it with you.
Roses on the garden fence: video
Before you start crafting, please watch the video. We try to show every step in as much detail as possible in our videos. Videos are often much more informative than photos and help you to better understand the technique.
Roses on the garden fence: step-by-step instructions with photos and description
Before you start, you should prepare all the materials. Do you already have everything together?
Materials required:
- Cardboard (for the fence)
- White and colored paper napkins (for the roses)
- scissors
- glue
- Colors to paint the fence
- A small glass or cup (as a template for the rose circles)
- Green paper (for the leaves)
- Optional: Decorative material such as a small decorative bird and craft grass
Crafting as a creative form of expression for primary school children
Crafting three-dimensional projects like our rose fence offers primary school children valuable development opportunities that go far beyond pure enjoyment.
By cutting the cardboard fence slats and carefully shaping the paper roses, children train their fine motor skills and spatial thinking. They learn how three-dimensional objects can be created from flat materials through skillful folding, cutting and assembling - an important step in cognitive development.
The creative process is also particularly valuable: children can decide how they want to paint their fence, which colors they want to use for the roses and how they want to arrange everything. This freedom of choice promotes independence and self-confidence. When children see that the artwork they have created brings joy to others, it boosts their self-esteem enormously.
The project combines different materials and techniques, which promotes sensory perception. The different textures of cardboard, napkins and paper offer tactile experiences, while mixing colors trains visual perception.
Last but not least, making a gift for mom or grandma conveys important social values such as caring, gratitude and the joy of giving - qualities that are particularly valuable in our often materialistic world.
Roses on the garden fence: thank you to our readers
We had a lot of fun developing this creative craft idea for you and your children. From constructing the fence and perfecting the paper roses to filming and photographing every step - we hope you like the result and that you were able to create a beautiful rose fence together with your child.
Thank you for taking the time to read our instructions! We hope you have fun making it and that your homemade gift for Mother's Day or a present for Grandma will bring lots of joy.
If you're looking for more craft ideas, take a look at our other instructions. Discover our extensive collection of more than 60 origami instructions for folding paper and our popular more than 50 instructions for folding banknotes for creative money gifts. There's always something new to discover on TutKit.com!
