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Creative Corner...

Paper Towel Pointsettia - These flowers are easy to make and inexpensive. They can be used to decorate for any holiday. Preschool children will even love to paint this craft.

What you will need: Thick, heavy duty, white, square, paper towels, glue, pretty buttons or gems, and water color paints.

What to do:

1. Find the center of the paper towel by folding the paper towel in half and then in half the other way.
   Unfold the paper towel. The lines meet in the center.
2. Fold each corner in towards the center and then fold each new corner in towards the center again. Turn the folded paper towel over and fold the
   corners in towards the center again. Glue down the four points at the center. Place a button or something decorative
   in the center and glue it down.
3. To form the flower petals use your thumb to press in on one of the corners while reaching around to the back and
   pulling up and out on the pointed flap. Do this to all four corners.
4. Then pull the four remaining corners on the back to form four more petals.
5. Paint with water colors.