Preschool Spring Activities Using Flowers

I get so giddy when spring arrives! After a winter of little color, it’s hard not to be delighted with the beautiful flowers that adorn our neighborhoods. We love to explore color this time of year, so putting together preschool spring activities using flowers is so fun!

There are so many learning opportunities using flowers, too. We make sure to have vases of real flowers in our science area and we will grow our own as well.  Along with exploring live flowers and planting our own from seeds, we read various flower books, create flower art, as well as other hands-on flower activities. My spring and gardening Pinterest boards are packed with ideas, but I thought I’d share some favorites on my blog for easier reference.

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Preschool Spring Activities Using Flowers

 

 

• Explore sunflower seeds.

• Sunflower seed sensory bin.

• Make sunflowers from egg cartons. (Easy Peasy and Fun)

• Create beautiful spring flowers using liquid watercolors. (Meri Cherry)

• Make flower counting sticks for some spring math fun.

 

 

 

• Get a group of children together to make large sunflower art.

• Work on fine motor skills while counting flowers.

• Create your own matching cards with free flower printables. (Inner Child Fun)

• Paint rocks to use as garden markers. (Adventure in a Box)

• Recycle soda bottles and turn them into cheerful flowers. (A Little Pinch of Perfect)

• Explore flowers by keeping a flower journal. (Cutting Tiny Bites)

 

 

• Download flower playdough mats for a fun counting game. (Learn with Play at Home)

• Make vibrant daffodils out of cupcake liners. (Mum in the Mad House)

• Work on fine motor while tearing paper to make colorful flowers. (3 Dinosaurs)

• Add a photo to a paper flower with a sweet note to mama. (Messy Little Monster)

• Put together a flower shape matching activity with a free printable from School Time Snippets.

• Paint a black eyed Susan with your hands. (Sunny Day Family)

• Use felt to make shape flowers.(Fun-a-Day for B-Inspired Mama)

• Strengthen fine motor skills wrapping yarn around cardboard to make colorful tulips. (School Time Snippets)

• Paint with flowers instead of paint brushes. (Learning 4 Kids)

• Practice letter recognition with a tulip name puzzle. (How Wee Learn)

• Paint a paper plate and turn it into a flower. (Happy Hooligans)

• Stamp a cut stalk of celery to create flower art. (Crafty Morning)

• Invite children to explore and sketch flowers. (Buggy and Buddy)

• Find some quiet time to read flower and garden picture books. (Growing Book by Book)

 

 

Bonus! Make it easier with this preschool flowers lesson plans packet!

  

Get a Full Week of Flower Theme Learning and Play

Save time and get right to the playful learning with these printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and there are different versions for home preschool families and classroom teachers so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.

 

This set includes active hands-on learning ideas and the following printables:

1) Initial Sound Flower Building Activity
2) Flower Number Cards
3) Flower Petal Counting Emergent Reader
4) Flower Alphabet Matching Set
5) Uppercase and Lowercase Flowers for Hands-on Games and Activities
6) Flower Life Cycle Cards
7) Flower Roll and Graph Game
8) Flower Patterning and Sorting Cards
9) Name Letter Sorting Activity Mat
10) Shape Pieces for Flower Building with Shapes

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