Arts & Crafts Flowers for Preschoolers: Fun & Easy DIY Projects

Bloom with Creativity: Arts & Crafts Flowers for Preschoolers

Apr 20 2025

Bloom with Creativity: Arts & Crafts Flowers for Preschoolers

Patriotic Red, White, and Blue Felt Floral Clips

Red, white, and blue felt flowers are very patriotic for people from a number of countries. Kids can make these with simple cutting and gluing, but mom or dad might have to help with the center beads. Families will have fun making these flowers and building memories at the same time. Red White And Blue Felt Flowers – Easy DIY Tutorial from A Happy Home in Holland

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Flower Crafts Toddlers and Preschoolers

Smush Painted Flowers

Smush painting is always a hit with kids! This flower version is all about squishing and revealing surprise bursts of color that resemble beautiful spring blooms. Free flower templates available below.

Materials:

  • White cardstock or paper
  • Flower printables
  • Washable paint (various colors)
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Large Pom Pom

How to Set Up:
Print out flowers and fold the sheet of paper in half. Squeeze a few blobs of paint onto half of a piece of paper. Fold the paper over and smush and spread the paint around with your hands. Carefully unfold the paper to reveal the color. Allow it to dry. Cut it out and glue a Pom Pom in the middle.

Greeting Cards From Leftover Paper Scraps

Do you sometimes feel bad about throwing away beautiful paper scraps left over from your projects? Repurpose them into the cutest floral greeting cards. Children can help make the flowers from leftover wrapping paper, cardstock or patterned printed paper. The end product has a pretty, whimsical feel. Paper Scraps Greeting Cards from Mama is Dreaming

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Flower Crafts that Kids Can Give As Gifts

Cookie Flower Bouquet

Cookie Flower Bouquet

An edible, cookie flower bouquet makes a great gift for Mother’s Day, birthdays, teacher appreciation etc. These cookie flowers are so cute and really easy for kids to make.

Paper Flower Roses

Paper Towel Roses

These paper towel roses are so fun and easy to make, and they look so real! Older kids will love the entire process. These roses are perfect for displaying in a vase or to give as a Mother’s Day gift.

Paper Mums Flower

Paper Flower Mums

Paper mums are easy to make, and perfect for a Mother’s Day card or a birthday card for Mom or Grandma. See how to make them here.

Flower Drop Ornaments

Flower Drop Ornaments

These garden drop ornaments are one of my favourite flower crafts ever! Making the ornaments is a great fine motor activity for little ones, and the results are gorgeous! These ornaments look lovely hanging in a window or on a balcony or patio. They make a lovely gift for a parent, grandparent, neighbour or teacher.

Tissue Paper Roses

Tissue Paper Roses

These tissue paper roses are similar to our paper towel roses but the process is quicker because you don’t have to dye your materials first. There’s a video in this post to show you exactly how to make these flowers.