Kids Activities Using Real Flowers

When flowers are in bloom, even now my daughter (who is 16 as I write this) can’t resist picking them, and little kids love playing with flowers, so let’s look at some activities you can do with real flowers.

The post that got me thinking about this was this cute petal potions activity from Mother Natured. My daughter loved making “fairy potions” with flowers, leaves and other things when she was little and she would have loved this activity, too. Related: flower soup from Our Playful Learning Journey.

I’ve probably shared this one before but there are so many dandelions in our yard that every year I’m tempted to make dandelion paint. Little Cooks Reading Books has the how to, and the author notes they first did this when her daughter was 15, so older kids can enjoy this one, too.

You can also paint using flowers as your paintbrush, which is a classic activity that’s a lot of fun and can be sort of stamping and sort of painting. Check out some ideas from Sugar Spice and Glitter.

Making a suncatcher or other art using clear peel and stick paper is a classic activity to do with flowers or any other natural stuff. This one from Messy Little Monster uses a paper plate as a frame. I also love this one I found on Pinterest that uses a tree shape and packing tape to gather petals.

Or just use regular paper and glue as in this pressed flower and leaf collage from DLTK Kids.

You can also press flowers into playdough, salt dough or air dry clay, like in this activity from Real Red Riding Hoods, which uses homemade playdough.

Sow ‘n Sow has some fun flower activities, too, including this smashed flower tote bag and cookies and lollipops made with edible flowers. So fun!

Ghost crafts are a lot of fun for kids to make and they’re a way to get into Halloween crafting that’s not really scary. Here are some easy ghost crafts for you to make with kids, whether it’s your kiddo at home or a class full.

I love this simple ghost made with a pompom or cotton ball covered in paint and used as a stamp. This one is from Crafts on Sea and you can have kids just hold the pompom or hold it with a clothespin to make it a little less messy.

Use cotton balls and printable facial expressions to make these silly ghosts from Housing a Forest. The post includes the printable templates or you can just add googly eyes.

Little fabric ghosts are a classic, whether you make them with white fabric or fall or Halloween fabric. Buggy and Buddy shows you how to make these little ghosts with a few cute embellishments. Just make one or two or make a garland or Halloween tree full of them.

There always seem to be paper plates lying around, and this paper plate ghost from Crafts by Amanda is a fun one. There’s a printable in the post for the facial features and arms, or kids can draw their own faces (and leave off the arms if you want to keep it simple).

What kid doesn’t love peeling dried glue? Turn that impulse into a craft with these glue ghosts from Friends Art Lab, and don’t miss the tip in the post that helps you turn these into window clings.

This handprint ghost in the window craft from Glued to My Crafts is so cute and easy for kids to make alone or with help. The post shows lots of variations so it would be fun to make these in a classroom and let each kiddo design their own “window” or add embellishments.

These sweet little tissue paper ghosts from Red Ted Art are actually mini pinatas, but you can just make it as a ghost without anything inside if you’d rather.

And you know I love a good kids’ sewing project so I can’t resist sharing these little felt ghost puppets from The Craft Train. Kids can sew them by hand or you can make them out of paper if you don’t want to try sewing them. The template for the ghosts is free to download, and you can also just make little softies instead of puppets if you like.

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