Activity 1: Duck Tape Rose

Supplies and Tools

•Duck® brand Duct Tape
•Straw

Optional Supplies and Tools:
•Scissors

Skill Level

Beginner

Approximate Crafting Time

20 minutes

Step 1

Take your straw and cover it in tape (lengthwise works the best). This step is completed best if you roll the straw across the tape, sticky-side up.

Step 2

Cut several strips of duct tape - about 2 inches each.

Step 3

Sticky side up, fold one edge over itself, leaving some stickiness on the side and bottom.

Step 4

Take the parallel edge and fold it over, leaving only stickiness on the bottom of the strip.

Step 5

Roll this across tightly; this is your center.

Step 6

Insert the center piece from Step 5 into the top of your straw.

Step 7

Repeating Steps 2-4 with strips of duct tape, loosely bind the strips around the center (these are your petals). Make sure to adhere the petals to the both straw and the center piece from Step 4. Continue until you've reached the desired size.

Step 8

For the leaves under the rose, repeat Steps 2 - 4 with the same color that you used for the stem. Wrap these pieces around the stem at the base of the flower to cover up the tape edge.

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This activity might be appropriate for individuals who need practice with fine motar skills, social skills, and persons with ADHD to work on fallowing instructions.

If someone struggles with fine motor skills too much for the project, I think that it would be a good idea to make the petals larger and to use something larger than a pen or straw for the stem.