Fun flower crafts for kids for spring craft projects and fun summer kids activities! Make DIY paper flowers, bake with flowers, fun art projects with dandelion paint, get outside with flower roundup nature craft ideas, and more cute flower ideas for preschool and up!
Best Flower Crafts For Kids And Activities For Petals And Play
Best flower crafts ideas for fun themes for kids like April Showers Bring May Flowers, summer camp crafts, or fun ways to use nature flower finds after your nature hike. These easy kids activities are great for group crafts or simple summer crafts to do at home any time of year.
I’m calling this our Petals and Play project because there are so many simple ways to make crafts from flowers that you can make not only for spring kids activities or summer fun, but they also make pretty flower crafts for Mother’s Day, birthdays, or craft ideas for special occasions.
These are great projects for younger kids and easy and beautiful flower crafts for older kids, too (kids of all ages!).
Let’s get to our roundup of flower crafts and flower-themed activities for school, camp, or simple flower crafts for kids at home!
RELATED: Add this other flower-related activity Easy Flower Pollinator Craft for Kids
Easy Flower Crafts Kids Can Make For Spring Activities Or Summer Craft Projects
Make Paper Flower Vases With Real Flowers
If you’re looking for simple flower crafts, this is it!
I love this as an easy craft for preschoolers because it’s a fun way to include a nature walk or backyard play time with craft projects.
And, it’s a super easy craft to make:
- Draw vase shapes on sturdy cardstock or a piece of cardboard.
- Poke holes into the cardboard above the vase.
- On your nature walk, kids pick wild leaves and flowers (leave the stems on!) and string them into the holes to fill up their vase!
CRAFT TIP: If you’re careful enough, you can pick the dandelion puffs and make a vase of flowers with them!
It’s a really great fine motor skills activity for preschoolers while also giving them some outside time.
Make Tissue Paper Flowers
I remember making these DIY tissue paper flowers with my bestie when we were kids (and I had just as much fun making them as an adult!).
And, even better? You can make this easy craft with craft supplies you probably already have at home: tissue paper (any color!) and pipe cleaners!
You can make this as gigantic tissue flowers using full sheets of tissue paper or small paper flowers like we made for colorful flower crafts.
This is a fun project for Mother’s Day, Cinco De Mayo crafts, and more!
CRAFT NOTE: You may have to help young children who are struggling with fine motor skills.
GET THE FULL TISSUE PAPER CRAFT INSTRUCTIONS
Paint With Flowers (My Vote For Favorite Flower Crafts!)
Out of all the crafts we’ve done, making dandelion paint is definitely in my top 5 favorite crafts ever. (It probably ranks as #1 craft for my daughter!)
Go on a hike around your yard and gather dandelions. (Pick some extra for flower crowns!) Then, crush them to make the most beautiful sepia-toned paint ever that you can actually paint with and make beautiful flower crafts paintings.
If you only have time for one flower craft for spring or summer, make it this kids activity. It’s really cool to see how you can transform picking flowers into painting with flowers!
This is definitely a flower art project that tweens and teens will love and could even make flower cards using the pressed flower paint.
(Get the step-by-step instructions for making flower paint from the link.)
LEARN HOW TO MAKE FLOWER PAINT
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Make Funny Flower Hair For Animals And People
This is a funny craft for kids to get their creative juices flowing and another great way to pair up outside time with a craft idea. These are flower crafts easy ideas — no need to for a flower craft template. Just wing it!
Have kids draw different funny faces (animal faces or human faces) on pieces of card stock or card board. (Or, you can draw them ahead of time if you’re doing this as a large group craft.)
Head out on a nature scavenger hunt to pick wild flowers, leaves, flower petals, and more.
Then, using a gluestick, make hair out of your nature finds.
These are fun quick craft ideas that get kids outdoors and enjoying nice weather!
CRAFT TIP: You can also punch holes above the drawings and have kids place the flowers right into the holes.
Make A Handprint Flower With Growing Poem
Handprint paper flowers will be cherished by the grandparents or parents forever!
My daughter made this hand flower craft with this cute poem about growing for her grandma one year for Mother’s Day. My mom loved it so much that she still has it hanging on her refrigerator years later!
CRAFT TIP: It’s hard to tell in the picture, but each one of the construction paper flowers has a fingerprint in it. We used too much paint, so I recommend using a stamper pad for that part.
This is one of those simple flower crafts that is really cherished and treasured for years and a fun activity with faux flowers. It’s such a lovely gift!
Get The Handprint Flower Craft Instructions And Poem
Make A Marshmallow Flower You Can Eat
If you’re looking for a fun craft you can eat, making marshmallow flowers is the perfect flower craft.
All you need are white marshmallows, small colored marshmallows, and powdered sugar!
CRAFT TIP: If you want to make a bouquet of them for a Mother’s Day craft or spring flower bouquets, stick them on skewers or popsicle stick!
Learn How To Make Marshmallow Flowers
Make A Flower Keeper Card For A Nature Hike
If you’re planning a spring or summer nature hike, make an easy keeper card for any of the nature finds. It’s your own DIY flower bouquet card for fresh flowers and leaves!
To make an easy nature card:
- Cut a square piece of cardboard.
- Cut notches in the side of the cardboard.
- String yard or twine tightly across the cardboard and tie in back.
- When you find a cool nature find, tuck it under the twine on your own nature keeper card!
CRAFT TIP: For an easy step saver, use larger rubber bands stretched over the cardboard instead.
This is another great fine motor activity for little kids and I think this is one of the most creative ways to handle kids’ collections!
Make A Flower Bumblebee
If you’re looking for dandelion craft ideas, it’s time to put away those toilet paper bees or paper plate bees. Get out into nature and try this dandelion cardboard craft bee instead!
This is such a simple craft that it’s easy enough to do as a group project like for camp crafts, youth group crafts, daycare crafts, school craft ideas, group bee week activities, or bee activities forest school.
Learn How To Make A Flower Bee Craft
Eat A Flower Salad
I know this isn’t necessarily a craft, but it’s definitely related to flower craft activities!
While you’re picking all those dandelions, why not pick some to make a dandelion salad?
Kids will get a kick out of making a craft with dandelions and also eating dandelions! Definitely add this to your list of easy flower crafts and art ideas for kids!
Learn How To Make Dandelion Salads
Bake Flower Brownies
If we’re going to make a flower salad, why not end it out with a flower dessert?
You can pair this recipe up with learning all about edible flowers for kids and then bake brownies with real flowers!
BONUS CRAFT: Learn How To Make A Paper Flower May Day Basket
ENJOY!
I hope you have fun with these DIY flower crafts for kids activities for spring and summer ideas!
