There’s nothing worse than not being able to find a pen or pencil when you need one!  This easy project is one that you and the kids can do together and minimize the times you hastily grab a crayon to jot a phone number. All you’ll need is fake flowers, green floral tape and extra pens and pencils.

Wrap the floral tape tightly around the stem and pencil

Pull the flower heads off from

the stems , leaving just  a little bit of stem showing. If the tops of the flowers don’t pull off, you can cut them with wire cutters, leaving about two to three inches free. If little kids are going to help in the wrapping, make sure and sharp sires are covered on floral tape first.

Once you have your loose flower heads, place the stem right up next to the pencil and use a length of floral tap to wrap it tightly around the entire top of the pencil and the stem . When you finish as many as you would like to do, place in a vase and keep it next tot the phone. The best part of this project keeps the writing tools from wandering off.

Jennifer Rizzo also writes her own blog at Sanctuary arts.blogspot.com