How to make a daisy chain

How to make a daisy chain

How to make a daisy chain

Every little girl needs to learn how to make a daisy chain, so here we show you how to pass that skill on.

Picking daisies

Picking daisies

Find your daisies. A good daisy is short and has a thick stem so it is strong and fully open. You can also find ones with pink tips or ones that are just white. Pick a large handful, but remember that they won’t keep for more than a couple of hours before they shrivel up.

Make a small slit with your thumbnail

Make a small slit with your thumbnail

Make a small cut at the base of the stem with your thumb nail. Take care not to make the slit too big, it should be just a bit longer than the width of the daisy stem. Make sure the slit doesn’t go all the way to the bottom.

How to link daisies

How to link daisies

Then thread the stem of another daisy through the slit, and repeat the process to make the chain.

To finish the daisy chain link the daisies through the top on the last one

To finish the daisy chain link the daisies through the top on the last one

When your daisy chain is the right length, make a slit at the top of the last stem near the head, and thread the last daisy through the small slit in the first stem.

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How to make a daisy chain

How to make a daisy chain

Every little girl needs to learn how to make a daisy chain, so here we show you how to pass that skill on.

Picking daisies

Picking daisies

Find your daisies. A good daisy is short and has a thick stem so it is strong and fully open. You can also find ones with pink tips or ones that are just white. Pick a large handful, but remember that they won’t keep for more than a couple of hours before they shrivel up.

Make a small slit with your thumbnail

Make a small slit with your thumbnail

Make a small cut at the base of the stem with your thumb nail. Take care not to make the slit too big, it should be just a bit longer than the width of the daisy stem. Make sure the slit doesn’t go all the way to the bottom.

How to link daisies

How to link daisies

Then thread the stem of another daisy through the slit, and repeat the process to make the chain.

To finish the daisy chain link the daisies through the top on the last one

To finish the daisy chain link the daisies through the top on the last one

When your daisy chain is the right length, make a slit at the top of the last stem near the head, and thread the last daisy through the small slit in the first stem.

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July 8, 2012 | Activities | 1 comment