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Make Your Own Rainbow Flowers

Learn how fun and simple it is to add customized colors to your favorite white blooms.
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Photo: Photo by Melissa Caughey

DIY: Color Your Own Flowers

Learn how easy it is to add a pop of color to white blooms in this family-friendly craft.

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Gather Your Supplies

You will need: white blooms like carnations, mums, daisies or roses/food coloring/cups/water/sharp knife/cutting board/scissors.

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Start With Color

In the bottom of each cup, add a few drops of food coloring. The more you add, the darker the tint on the flowers. A good ratio is 20 drops to 1 cup of water. To make purple combine 10 drops of blue and 10 drops of red. To make orange combine 10 drops of red and 10 drops of yellow.

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Multi-colored Flowers

Keep the stems rather long. On a cutting board using a sharp knife (grown-ups only) split the stem into at least two sections. Place each different split of the stem into a different colored water.

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