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You can keep the daffodils blooming all year round with this quick craft activity for children by Johanna Burkett Materials needed

Materials needed

* yellow paper * green paper * yellow tissue paper * bendy straws * green florist's tape * scissors * glue

Step 1

Take two bendy straws and cut the bendy end off one. Insert this straw into the base of the other and bend the top of the straw over. Cover this long stem with green florist's tape - this inexpensive and useful material is available from most florist shops. Alternatively you can use green tissue paper strips dotted with glue and wrapped around the straw. Let this dry.

Step 2

Cut a circle of yellow paper, drawing around an upturned mug or saucer. Snip a line into the middle of the circle, creating a couple of flaps. Pass one flap over the other so as to make a cone. Glue this into place. Cut slits around the rim of the cone towards its point, about 1cm apart and 1cm deep. Fold these back and you now have the centre of your daffodil.

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