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Flower Christmas ornament

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This year I decided to show my daughters how to make a Christmas ornament that I used to love making as a child. What started off as sharing some nostalgia, bloomed into something more precious than I had anticipated as Lacey added her own idea to it that just made it even better. These are also great for a seasonal activity! When I made these as a child, the sunflower seeds would be layered right to the center. As we made our third layer of petals, Lacey said to me “We need pollen mummy, don’t forget flowers have pollen.” and so the chia seed centers were added thanks to my little wildflower and the result is so beautiful!  To make these flower ornaments you will need: -Cardboard (great opportunity to recycle packaging) -Something to trace your circles -Pen/pencil and scissors -Glue (we use craft glue for these but other glues may work) -sunflower seeds -chia seeds -string  Trace your circles on the cardboard, 2 per ornament. Then cut them all out. Blank side up, put a ring o...