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Cherry Blossoms Soda Bottle Art MATERIALS Paper Paint Plastic Soda Bottle Marker, Pen, or Pencil Twigs (optional) Glue (optional) Bubble Wrap (optional) Do you have plastic bottles filling up your recycling bin? You can repurpose them while creating beautiful art and learning about these historic flowers! All you need is a few common materials and your imagination!
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Cherry Blossoms Soda Bottle Art
MATERIALSPaperPaint
PlasticSodaBottle Marker,Pen,orPencil
Twigs(optional) Glue(optional)
BubbleWrap(optional)
Doyouhaveplasticbottlesfillingupyourrecyclingbin?Youcanrepurposethemwhilecreatingbeautifulartandlearningaboutthesehistoricflowers!Allyouneedisafewcommon
materialsandyourimagination!
BUBBLEWRAP
Trycreatingsmallerblossomclustersbyusingthesamemethodwithpiecesof
bubblewrapinsteadofsodabottles!Thisrequiresalittlemoreinthewayoffine
motorskills:
TWIGBRANCHESConsidergluingtwigsontoyourpapertocreateyourtreeandbranchesratherthandrawing
them:
NoPaint?NoProblem!Find15easyhomemadepaintrecipeshere:https://happyhooligans.ca/homemade-paint-kids/
CREATIVEVARIATIONS……
STEPS
Step1:Draworpaintatreewithbranches.
Step2:Pourpaintontoaplate.Cherryblossomsaretraditionallypink,white,andivory,however
youcanusewhatevercolor(s)youwant.
Step3:Dipthebottomofyourbottleintothepaint.Thebottomsofmostplasticsodabottleshavefivepointsjustlikethe5petalsofacherry
blossom!
Step4:Pressthepaint-coveredbottomofthebottleontoyourpaperalongthebranches.
Continuetodipthebottleinthepaintandpressitontodifferentbranches.Theimprintwill
naturallycreatethelookofcherryblossoms!
FLOWERGARDEN
Whilecherryblossomsaretraditionallypink,plasticsodabottlescanbeusedtopaintblossomsofalldifferentkinds!Considercreatingatreewithdifferent
coloredflowers:
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FUNCHERRYBLOSSOMFACTSByRebeccaShinners,CountryLiving,JAN7,2020
v Cherryblossomssymbolizerenewal.Knownas"sakura"inJapanese,thesepalebloomsareasymbolofspringbecauseitisatimeofrenewal.However,becausethebloomsare
short-lived,theyarealsosymbolicofthefleetingnatureoflife.
v UScherryblossomtreesdatebackto1912.ThefirstUScherrytreeswereplantedin1912asagiftoffriendshipfromJapan.Over3,000treesspanning12varietieswere
shippedfromYokohamatoSeattle.TheywerethentransferredtofreightcarsandsenttoWashington,D.C.
v CherryblossomsaresaidtobenativetotheHimalayas.AccordingtotheHuffington
Post,theseflowerslikelyoriginatedsomewhereinEurasiabeforemigratingtoJapan.
v Theyaren'talwayspink.Flowerscanrangeincolorfrompalepinktobrightpinkaswellaswhiteandivory.Forexample,inWashingtonD.C.70%ofthetreesaremadeupofYoshinoswhichhavesinglewhiteblossoms.However,becausetheyaremixedinwith
Akebonocherrytrees,theYoshinohasmutatedtopresentpalepinkblossoms.
v NeitherD.C.norJapanholdthetitleof"CherryBlossomCapitaloftheWorld."Rather,it’sMacon,Georgia,whichishometoover350,000Yoshinocherryblossomtrees.
That’s90timestheamountthatWashington,DChas!
v Youcangetarrestedforbreakingoffablossom.Yep,thinkagainbeforeyoudecidetopluckoneofthesepinkbeauties.Removingablossomorbranchis
consideredvandalismoffederalpropertyinWashington,D.C.,whichcanleadtoacitationorevenanarrest.
v 400cherrytreesinAmsterdamareindividuallynamed.Allofthe400cherrytreesinAmsterdam'sAmsterdamseBosarenamed.In2000,theJapanWomen'sClubdonated
thetreestothecitytocelebratethetwonations'relationship.
