Flowers crafts, science activities, or sensory play are a natural choice when the weather turns warm! Plants begin to grow, gardens are getting started, bugs and creepy crawlies are out, and the weather changes. Spring activities are perfect for early learning, and these flower theme activities will also take you from preschool through kindergarten and elementary ages! Look for the free printables templates and activities throughout!
FLOWER CRAFTS AND STEAM PROJECTS
These flower art and craft ideas including STEAM projects are so fun and easy to include everyone in. We love simple projects that look amazing but don’t take much time, supplies, or craftiness.
Some of these flower art and craft projects might even include a little bit of spring science!
Great for a preschool or elementary spring theme or even Mother’s Day crafts!
Whether just for fun, to learn the parts of plants, or be inspired by famous artists, there will surely be a flower art and craft activity for everyone!
Free Printable Flower Playdough Mats Bundle
Flower Arts and Crafts for Kids
Click on each image below to enjoy a new flower craft this season. Some of these activities include a free printable too! Find everything you need to get started today!
COFFEE FILTER FLOWERS
Explore the colorful world of science meets art with DIY coffee filter flowers. This easy spring craft is the perfect activity for kids at any time of the year.
CUPCAKE LINER FLOWERS
This is a great flower craft to make as a homemade gift for Mom for Mother’s Day or to brighten a room. The use of various materials layered to create the image is called mixed media!
DOT FLOWERS
Check out this easy spring art project featuring a specific art style called pointillism, which is perfect for a fresh spring day! Color in our free printable flower template scene with nothing but dots. Get creative with the mediums you choose!
FLOWER PAINTING
Kids will love to paint these fun, bright flowers with their own homemade stamps inspired by artist Alma Thomas.
FRIDA’S FLOWERS
Combine the color and beauty of nature with a free printable Frida Kahlo coloring page to create fun spring art inspired by the famous artist’s own work!
Also, check out this easy Frida Kahlo ornament!
GEO FLOWER STEAM CRAFT
Explore STEAM this spring with a fun geo-flower STEAM craft! Turn a leftover piece of styrofoam into a geo-board-inspired work of art with your kids. With a few simple supplies, you can explore math and art with a bit of engineering as you make a beautiful flower or two.
HANDPRINT FLOWERS
What’s nicer than a fresh bouquet of flowers? How about a simple, homemade handprint flower bouquet? Perfect for young kids to make and give!
MATISSE FLOWERS
Make your own “painting” with cut-out shapes inspired by famous artist, Henri Matisse.
MONET SUNFLOWERS
Explore sunflowers with a Monet-inspired art project that is perfect for many ages and budgets to try!
PASTEL FLOWERS
Inspiration by famous artist Georgia O’Keeffe, pastels are the perfect combination for a simple flower art and craft project.
PICASSO FLOWERS
Paint a colorful bouquet of flowers based on one of Pablo Picasso’s most famous artworks, The Bouquet of Peace.
POP ART FLOWERS
Complete these free printable flower coloring pages with the look and feel of a Warhol work of art. Combine a repeating flower pattern and bright color to create fun pop art for spring.
POINSETTIA ART
Georgia O’Keeffe, colorful poinsettia flowers, and pastels are perfect for a simple Christmas art project that gets kids exploring flowers!
SUNFLOWER ART
Explore sunflowers with a Van Gogh inspired art project that is perfect for many ages and budgets to try!
TISSUE PAPER FLOWERS
A few simple supplies and our free flower printable are all you need for this colorful flower craft. Make a vase full of tissue paper flowers.
TULIP ART
Try a colorful tulip art project inspired by famous artist, Yayoi Kusama that is perfect for spring!
YARN FLOWERS
Turn cardboard and yarn into a neat way to learn about textile art while making a fun flower craft for kids.
More Flower Theme Activities for Spring
Find a mix of science and sensory play below with a flower theme. There are so many ways to enjoy flower activities any time of the year.
PLAYDOUGH FLOWERS
A simple spring activity, make playdough flowers with our free printable flower playdough mat. Please choose one of our easy playdough recipes and playdough mat to create the different parts of growing a flower.
PARTS OF A PLANT CRAFT
When I think of spring, I think of planting seeds, growing plants and flowers and all things outdoors! Use art and craft supplies you have on hand to create your own plant with all the different parts.
FLOWER SENSORY PLAY
Turn real flowers into a fun sensory and science activity for a hands-on spring activity!
FAIRY DOUGH
Add real or fake flowers to this simple fairy dough recipe for creative sensory play! A fun homemade playdough recipe that is super soft!
COLOR CHANGING FLOWERS
Have you ever turned a simple white flower a different color? Learn all about how flowers “drink” with this super simple-to-set-up flower science demonstration.
CRYSTAL FLOWERS
Explore chemistry, mixtures, solutions, and more while you grow your own crystal flowers in a jar!
Flower Dissection & Parts of a Flower
Combine biology and art while exploring the parts of a flower through a hands-on dissection activity (that isn’t gross) and color in the free parts of a flower printable diagram.
Easy Flowers to Grow with Kids Guide
Want to start with easy flowers to grow this spring with your kids? Here’s what you need to know!
Life Cycle Lapbooks
We have a fantastic collection of ready-to-print lapbooks here that include everything you need for spring as well as throughout the year. Spring themes include bees, butterflies, frogs, and flowers.
Bonus Spring Activities
Printable Spring Pack
If you’re looking to grab all of the printables in one convenient place plus exclusives with a spring theme, our 300+ page Spring STEM Project Pack is what you need!
Weather, geology, plants, life cycles, and more!
