one year my eldest dd brought home the BIGGEST<UGLIEST tulip tree [3 ft tall]it was made w/a btoomstick for a stem which gives you some idea of the size ! they blew up huge balloons&decopaged[sp],thenpopped balloon to make flower. i "LOVED" it of course & it sat in a corner of our dinningroom for yrs.don't know what happened to it [TRUELY]bu
t asyou cansee,it made a lasting impression !!!!!