Paper Dress: The Strawberry Cream

May is a happy and busy month for us. We had 2 birthday parties for Big E and Little E. Then today we had a wonderful  lunch with family for Mother's Day. Both kids were showered with gifts and love. We are truly lucky to have friends and family around.

For Little E's birthday, we decided to have a celebration at her preschool. Little E helped me bake strawberry cupcakes for her friends and teachers the night before. I piped fresh whipped cream on top and cut out heart- shaped strawberries as the topping the next morning. All her friends and teacher enjoyed it and Little E had a fun time being the birthday girl!

The colors of her birthday cupcakes were so vibrant and beautiful. It became the inspiration of the paper dress this time. I decided to make another accessory to go with the dress this time. 

I used a bowl and two layers of used white tissue paper to make the shape of a sun hat. Instead of using white glue and water to set and harden the hat, I just used tape and staples to keep the shape.

I printed out strawberry templates online and Little E colored them in red and pink.

 Little E is getting better and better at using the scissor. She cut all 4 strawberries out without my help! 

Then I taped another 2 pieces of used white tissue paper together to make the body of the dress. 

Here is our 11th paper dress made together - The Strawberry Cream!

The little model really loves her big hat!