I adore these flower activities for toddlers that I’m sharing today, there’s just so many gorgeous, clever and pretty ideas!
Flowers are a great way to inspire creativity and learning in kids so they make for great activities for toddlers and there’s loads here today to help inspire you too.
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Flower Activities for Toddlers
Because I’m sharing quite a lot of ideas today I’ve broken it into two sections for you, flower crafts for toddlers and easy flower activities for toddlers.
Both sections have loads of great ideas that I’m certain you’ll love but hopefully this will make it slightly easier to navigate!
If you scroll down to the end of the page you’ll also find some more inspiration for activities for toddlers with sensory play and themed activities.
For each activity just click the title to see the full instructions for the craft.
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Flower Crafts for Toddlers
Construction Paper Flowers
This paper flower craft from The Inspiration Edit looks perfect for spring and I love that you can make the petals all different colors.
Button Flowers
Due to the small parts you’ll obviously need to supervise your child while making this button flower craft but it’s a great activity for practicing fine motor skills and a brilliant way to use up any buttons that might be lurking at the back of your craft supplies.
Tissue Paper Flowers
these textured paper flowers from Buddy and Buggy are a fun craft for kids to make as they get to scrunch up the tissue paper.
Egg Carton Flowers
Egg cartons are the sort of thing that we always seem to end up with tons of in our recycling bin so rather than just get rid of them why not give your kid a chance to show some creativity with this cute craft from The Best Ideas for Kids.
Putting a flower bouquet into a vase means that this could be a great DIY gift too.
Handprint Tulips
I really like handprint crafts for toddlers and preschoolers because they make such great keepsakes, you have to make the most of it while they have such cute little hands!
This craft from Fun Handprint Art is super sweet and would look great on the front of a Mother’s Day card too.
Mosaic Flowers
Paper mosaics are a great option if you have more than one child at home as they can be easily adapted for kids of different ages to make together.
Younger kids can sprinkle the bits of paper onto the flower outline while older kids will be able to cut out the mosaic shapes themselves and be able to make a bit more of a mosaic by spacing the pieces out.
Coffee Filter Flowers
The result of this flower craft looks really impressive but they’re actually made using process art so it’s super easy for toddlers and preschoolers.
We used droppers to create the colors on the coffee filters and it was also a great excuse to learn a bit about color mixing and primary and secondary colors.
Scissor Skills Flowers
If your child is starting to use scissors then try out this simple craft which uses snipping to make flowers from cupcake liners.
Cupcake Liner Flowers
Grab pop moms and cupcake liners to make this cute craft from The Art Kit.
Flower Pot Craft
This flower pot craft from The Art Kit would make a great gift for moms and teachers too.
Paper Cup Flower
Use a paper cup to make this easy flower craft from Artsy Craftsy Mom.
Flower Picture Frame
This picture frame craft from Mommy’s Bundle that uses pipe cleaners and handprints is definitely one that you’ll need to make together but I think you’ll agree that the super cute results make it very much worth it.
Flowers With Photographs
Follow the instructions from The Best Ideas for Kids and make this cute flower craft featuring your child’s face.
Watercolor Flowers
This flower craft from Buggy and Buddy would be a great spring art project for toddlers to make.
Watercolor Flower Art
Use watercolors and oil pastels to make this flower art project from Buggy and Buddy.
Pour Painting Flower Pots
These pour painted flower pots from Messy Little Monster look like so mach fun to make and would be a great way to brighten up any garden too.
I think these would be a great DIY gift to make for any green fingered grandparents.
Flower Suncatchers
Use real flowers to make these gorgeous flower suncatchers from Messy Little Monster.
Spin Art Flowers
Have you tried creating art with your child using a salad spinner?
These spin art flowers from Messy Little Monster look like great fun to create and would be a brilliant spring or summer crafts for toddlers.
Flower Wreath
Grab some tissue paper and make this sweet flower wreath from The Gingerbread House.
Easy Flower Activities for Toddlers
Flower Sensory Soup
This flower sensory soup from Crafts on Sea is a great excuse to get your kids outdoors and is an activity that kept my kids busy for ages having fun.
Flower Playdough
This flower playdough from Crafts on Sea is really easy to make with your kids and is a simple way to change an adapt an activity to make it a little different to normal.
Fine Motor Flowers
This activity from Moms and Crafters is a craft for adults to make that toddlers and preschoolers can play with however it’s a great way to help them with their fine motor skills.
Frozen Flowers
This sensory ice play from Crafts on Sea uses real flowers and is super easy to make, plus it looks gorgeous!
Water Flower Sensory Bin
Little Bins for Little Hands shares how to make a water sensory bin with flowers for your toddler to explore.
Color Matching Pom Poms
Grab the pom poms for this floral themed activity from The Moments At Home.
Flower Color Matching
Support your child’s color recognition and hand-eye coordination with this activity from Teach Me Mommy
Free Flower Template
Grab this free printable that’s perfect for easy crafts and activities or using as a basic flower coloring sheet.
Wildflower Goop
Make this simple flower themed good for some fun sensory play with your toddler.
Flower Sticky Wall
This activity is one that I set up for my daughter while she was at playgroup and she loved playing with the real flowers and paper leaves to create her own garden on contact paper.
Sunflower Counting Sheets
Grab these super cheerful sunflower counting worksheets from The Art Kit.
Puffy Paint Flowers
Make your own puffy paint for this activity from Crafts on Sea.
Color Changing Flowers
Try out this easy science experiment from Fun Learning for Kids.
Flower Flashcards
Look We’re Learning shares some flower identification flashcards for kids.
More Activities for Toddlers
Want more ideas? We love these summer activities for toddlers.
Or how about these spring activities for toddlers with over 40 fun ideas
Or finally you could try out these sensory play ideas with flowers
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