Egg Cartons Bloom in Main House

Flipping through a magazine, Main House First Lady smiled inside when she found a craft that the citizens could do the next day. She had all of the supplies and was eager to get everyone involved.

Cardboard egg cartons, pipe cleaners and paint were all it took to get Mayor Asher Ply Wood and Autumn Fern eager to create their beautiful flowers. First Mom cut up the egg cartons. She left Ply Wood and Fern alone to paint the blooms. Then Mom poked holes in the bottom of each bloom. Mom admits that she should have poked the holes through before they were painted. The hole is where she put the pipe cleaner, or stem, through in her example. Ply Wood and Fern made the rest of the stems. Some stems were trimmed. With the excess they made leaves that they attached to the stems.

"We always have an empty egg carton or two, paint and pipe cleaners. We will be able to enjoy spring flowers year round," said Mom.