Let's Celebrate Kansas Day!
Statehood January 29, 1861

SUNFLOWER PUZZLE PIN
Submitted by Ms. Brenda

Supplies:
  • 1 Puzzle piece approximately 2" x 3"
  • Black acrylic paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Scissors
  • Picture of a sunflower
  • White craft glue
  • 3 Sunflower seeds
  • Hot glue gun and glue stick
  • Clear glossy acrylic sealer with or without gold glitter
  • 1 - 1" pin back fastener
 Sunflower pin
Directions:
  1. This is a great way to recycle an old puzzle. Find your puzzle piece and paint the front with black acrylic paint. Let it dry thoroughly.
  2. Select a picture of a sunflower that will fit nicely on the puzzle piece. A picture may be found in an old magazine, greeting card, stationery, stickers, etc. Cut out and glue the picture on the puzzle piece using the white craft glue.
  3. With the hot glue gun attach the 3 sunflower seeds to the puzzle piece. Let it dry thoroughly.
  4. Apply the acrylic sealer to the entire pin coating the flower and the sunflower seeds. Let this dry thoroughly.
  5. Turn the puzzle piece over and hot glue the pin fastener to the back.

You may adapt these instructions to make a pin for any state. Here is a website link that will help you to find out all about the state symbols, such as flowers, trees, flags, products, etc.

http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/U_S__States/

Last update January 8, 1999
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