[PL] How to make tissue paper flowers for an Easter palm tree?

The Easter holidays are approaching, which makes it the perfect time to prepare a festive palm tree. Not sure how to go about it? Read this guide. We tell you how to make tissue paper flowers for your Easter palm tree step by step.

What accessories will you need to make flowers for your Easter palm tree?

Looking for an idea for making an Easter palm tree? Decorate it with tissue paper flowers. It’s a simple way to do it that produces beautiful results. The colourful flowers emphasise the special festive character of the palm tree – making it look original and tasteful at the same time.

Before you start work, complete the accessories you need. You will need:

Tissuepaper – choose a crinkled version in several colours. This type of tissue paper is flexible and therefore easy to shape. And last but not least, it will keep its shape for a long time, thanks to its specific structure. The light creases will make the petals look more natural.
Scissors – you can choose traditional office scissors.
Glue – a glue stick will work, which is handy and delicate and will not damage small elements of the palm tree, such as small petals or leaves.
Floral wires – these will make it easier for you to form the flowers, stems and other parts of the palm tree.
Thread – in a neutral or similar colour to the flowers.

How to make tissue paper flowers for an Easter palm tree step by step?

Wondering how to make tissue paper flowers for an Easter palm tree? Follow these tips:

Prepare the tissue paper – cut coloured sheets of tissue paper into strips. These should be about 5cm wide and 20-30cm long.
Form the petals – fold each strip of tissue paper into a fan-like accordion. Use scissors to trim the edges. It’s up to you whether you round them off or make pointed petals. Then slightly stretch the centre of each one.
Make the flowers – wrap the folded tissue paper around the wires. Remember to hold the bottom part of it – this will create a striking centre of the plant. Then tie the flower together using florist wire or thread.
Cut out the leaves – it’s time to make the leaves. Cut them out of green tissue paper and then glue them to the flowers.
Attach the flowers to the Easter palm –attach the floral decoration to a willow or boxwood branch, a bundle of straw, reeds or rolled cardboard. A bamboo or wooden stick can also be used as a base. To hold the flowers firmly to the rest of the structure, secure them with florist wire.

How to make tissue paper flowers for an Easter palm for children?

You can decorate both the classic palm tree for adults and the version for the youngest with tissue paper flowers. In the latter case, encourage your child to work together and prepare all the necessary accessories, viz:

crinkled tissue paper in several colours,
scissors with rounded ends,
glue sticks,
skewer sticks or drinking straws,
plasticine.

How to make tissue paper flowers for a child’s Easter palm? Follow the instructions below:

Make the petals – cut the tissue paper into strips and then fold them into an accordion. An easier version? Let your child wrinkle the tissue paper with their fingers.
Secure the sticks – if the sticks have sharp ends, cover them with pieces of plasticine.
Attach the flowers to the sticks or straws – roll out a strip of tissue paper and then wrap the stick or straw around it. Attach the whole thing with glue.
Make leaves – cut long, pointed leaves from green tissue paper. Glue them to the palm tree.
Decorate your palm – optionally decorate your palm with boxwood, coloured ribbons, feathers or tissue paper tassels.

Tissue paper flowers are not only for the palm tree – how else can you use them?

Blotting paper flowers have many uses. Apart from decorating your palm tree with them, you can also use them in other ways. Here are some ideas:

Easter decorations – use tissue paper flowers to decorate your Easter basket or table centrepiece. Not sure which tissue paper to use? You will find useful tips in our other article: What are the types of tissue paper?
Christmas door garland – use natural twigs to create a garland hoop and decorate it with tissue paper flowers in the colours of your choice.
Gift bouquet – to make one, simply tie a few or a dozen tissue paper flowers together with string or ribbon.

You already know how to make tissue paper flowers for an Easter palm tree

After reading our tutorial, you know how to make tissue paper flowers for an Easter palm. You only need a few accessories and about a dozen minutes to do it. Make them on your own or with your child – you will quickly see that making such decorations is a great idea for spending time together.

And remember that tissue paper flowers can be used not only as part of a palm tree, but also as an Easter centerpiece, door wreath or bouquet. And that’s not all! You can also use tissue paper to wrap a gift. How do you do it in such a way that you get an interesting effect? You can find out in this guide from Rajapack: How to wrap a gift in tissue paper.