how to make a floral lei

by | Mar 3, 2017 | accessories, DIY | 7 comments

how to make a floral lei

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home! This common Hawaiian decoration and gift can be found at any traditional special event, especially when children are around. Stringing together real or fake flowers in colorful patterns encourages creativity and reinforces color-recognition. Bust out this activity, and your child can learn more about geometry by playing with shapes & patterns, while getting hands on with nature and culture! Let the lū’au begin!

How to make a fresh floral lei, so easy!
What You Need:

  • Two dozen flowers
  • Cotton string
  • Long needle
  • Scissors

Lei Instructions: 

  1. Assemble your flowers, and cut their stems off. Have your child plan what kind of pattern she’d like to organize the flowers in considering flower type, color, and size.
  2. Have your child cut a piece of cotton string about 7 feet long.
  3. Fold the string in half. Using a double-stranded string will ensure a sturdy lei.
  4. Knot one end of the string so the flowers will not slide off.
  5. Take over and thread the other end of the string into the needle.
  6. After you poke the needle into the center of a flower let your child slide it down the string gently.
  7. Keep stringing flowers on until the string is filled with flowers.
  8. Tie the ends of the string in a tight knot, forming a necklace.

Flowers like lilies, lilacs, and roses make a marvelous smelling lei! 

How to make a fresh floral lei, so easy!

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7 Comments

  2. Chloe
    Chloe on April 6, 2017 at 6:42 am

    This is such an easy project and my granddaughters would love to wear them! Thanks for sharing at Celebrate Your Story!

  3. Vanessa
    Vanessa on April 10, 2017 at 11:47 am

    I always enjoy your lovely projects. Thank you for sharing at Dishing it and Digging it link party.

  4. Amber
    Amber on April 11, 2017 at 3:03 pm

    The Last time I wore a Lei I was six and was in Tahiti – it was so pretty and so is this one

  5. Jann Olson
    Jann Olson on April 11, 2017 at 6:19 pm

    Fun and easy project! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

  6. Leanna
    Leanna on April 11, 2017 at 6:47 pm

    These are really fun. The second I saw the lei I thought of my grand daughters. Pinning for summer. Thanks for the idea.

  7. Sue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond
    Sue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond on April 11, 2017 at 8:19 pm

    So colourful I felt like I was in Hawaii! Thanks for sharing your idea with us at #overthemoon. I’ve pinned and shared.