Updated November 2025
In this Spring Flowers Craft for Kids, did you know, that you can create a variety of spring flowers just by up-cycling your ordinary throw-outs?
So Let’s get creative!
Spring Flowers Craft for kids!
The glorious Spring season is here, and spring flowers are blooming once again!
Budding flowers, blossoming trees and an invasion of insects landing here there and everywhere, all doing what they know best.
WARMER WEATHER AND SPRING FLOWERS ARE BACK!
Blue skies are back, the temperature is rising and we are glad to hang up our winter gear and downdress a little!
So based on all the wonderful flowers blooming during this warm season, I will show you how to make Spring Flowers Craft for Kids!
To craft these, I will use any odd throw-out material, plastic and card that we can recycle and convert into simple flowers!
WHAT TO LOOK FOR TO MAKE SPRING FLOWERS?
If you look at the bottom of most of these plastic bottles, there is a pattern, that funnily enough reflects a flower!
I will use some cardboard inner tubes, brown packaging card egg boxes, plastic water bottles, and anything that can be transformed into one of our spring-like flowers, and put together a bouquet, a bunch of flowers!
A bit like the pictures below, well as close to it as possible!
Photos from Pexel.com
CHECK YOUR RECYCLING BAG!
This is what you need to do, is to dive into your recycling bag, not literally Ha ha, just your head, and hands will do!
Now shuffle your odd containers, tubs, and bottoms and check them out and see if it has an interesting look, anything that can be cut and could likely pass for a spring flower, leaf, and so on.
WHAT SPRING FLOWERS?
What flowers can you think of, or identify that remind you of spring?
let’s see:-
Daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, pansies, lilies, bluebells, crocuses and snowdrops.
I have included a few Spring flowers that I thought might be good to re-create with our throw-outs.
Picture are from Pexel.com
WHAT ABOUT FLOWERS?
So what is the reason why flowers bloom in spring? Let’s address this.
As the weather is changing and becoming warmer there are longer daylight hours.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
Furthermore, there is also an increase in moisture from the spring rains, and these types of conditions trigger the plants to come out of their dormancy and begin their reproductive cycle.
Bees pollinating a Sunflower.
LET’S POLINATE!
When it’s time to pollinate, the flowers will attract the bees’ and butterflies attention with their beautiful colours, and because of that, the insects will transfer the pollen from plant to plant when they visit to feed on the nectar!
Here is a short video explaining just that!
Before we move on, I wanted to share this very clever AI flower dancing clip, that’s so watchable!
Enjoy!
ARE YOU READY?
RESOURCES.
1-2 egg boxes/small yoghurt pots.
A few small plastic water/drink bottles.
Long inner cardboard tubes.
Sweet or small cupcake holder tray.
Straws/Scissors large/small.
Colourful acrylic paints/Brushes/Plate.
Soft cardboard packaging.
McDonald’s packaging (not shown).
Hot glue gun/wax sticks.
Masking tape/glue stick/double-sided tape.
LET’S GET STATED WITH SPRING FLOWER CRAFT FOR KIDS!
LET’S ELABORATE!
I have shown at least six different types of flowers to make depending on what recycling I had.
Because there are quite a few flowers to craft, I left out the painting part as that’s straightforward.
(Check out tips for further help).
YOUR CHOICE!
You can decide which flowers to make, from what resources you have.
WHICH RECYCLING MATERIAL?
The most common recycling materials would be egg boxes, small plastic water bottles and little yoghurt pots.
But there are always the McDonald’s Happy Meals you can save on the packaging there too.
SOME TIPS.
AS A GUIDE.
- At the bottom of each plastic bottle is almost a flower design, when cutting the long strips use the indentations to guide your cutting.
PANTING.
- When painting the plastic you will need to layer the acrylic colours, to build up the density, unless your paints are quite thick and coat well.
TRIMMING AND SHAPING.
- Once you have your desired petals, trim the square ends with a more rounded or pointed shape, so the petals look more real.
EGG BOXES.
- These are tricky to cut, perservere cutting around the cups, then neaten off with four petal shapes. When you finally paint them they hold the paint quite well.
MAKING THE LONG STEMS.
- Cut up long sections from the long inner tube and use a pencil to shape it and round it up, then you can paint in green, although you may need to layer the paints and glue them together using the hot glue gun.
STRAWS FOR STEMS.
- It may be easier to use straws instead for the stems, all you need to do is paint them.
CUTTING LEAVES.
- When making the leaves as an extra touch, cut whatever shapes you desire, paint some leaf effects, and then glue them on with hot glue.
FINAL TOUCH.
- When you have finalized all the flowers, you can arrange them in a vase, add some stones at the bottom to hold the stems in place, or roll them up in some fancy paper like a bouquet!
Hey there, when you click on links in this post and you make a purchase, I may earn a small commission that l can use towards resources (other than throw-outs) for project making within my website😀
KIDS SHOULD ENJOY THE OUTDOORS!
Kids love the outdoors, and there is nothing better than having them run around the park, get some fresh air and enjoy the scenery and the beautiful flowers that are now in season!
So what’s an easy way to transport your kids to your destination and have fun travelling simultaneously?
KIDS AND SCOOTERS!
When children come to school first thing, I have noticed the array of lined-up scooters, outside the school entrance, like a ‘Scooter parking facility!’
Kids love to show off their scooters and how talented they are at zooming in, pulling up and parking!
So keepiing that in mind, let me recommend BargainMax, they have an array of kids scooters from beginners to advanced available at reduced prices, with great savings that would be just right for your pocket.
Here’s an opportunity for your kids to enjoy the outdoors and at the same time build on developing their skills, in-hand their confidence!
BargainMax may have just the right one for you…….super kids scooters and at affordable prices too. Prices range from £14.99-plus.
Jump in and take a peek!
Amongst their range of scooters, this one folds up! This would make packing away a piece of cake!
CHECK THIS OUT XOOTZ FOLDING SCOOTER WITH LED LIGHTS!
If a folding scooters is what you are interested similar to the one shown above, click on the link here to take you right there!
WHAT RIDING A SCOOTER ADDRESSES!
This is a great way for your kids to practice balance, coordination, self-confidence, cognitive and social development, as well as to enhance spatial awareness, problem-solving and decision-making skills, and this would be an intermediate step before riding a bike!
It’s so encouraging to see how this post fosters creativity and recycling! The idea of using recyclable materials to create beautiful flowers is fantastic, and your tips offer excellent guidance. This is a wonderful way for kids to have fun while learning and creating something beautiful! Thank you for the inspiration and instructions!
Hey Michael, I am pleased you like my post! That’s what my website is about, for kids to up-cycle their regular recycling material and craft something fun with them! In the process to learn from it! Hopefully, educating at the same time how we can re-use our rubbish in another way and hold on to it, hence less rubbish on our landfilled sites!
Thanks for stopping by, with your encouraging words!
Happy Crafting!
Julia.?
HI Julia!
These were really cool crafts! I like the instructions you give and the tips to make things easier. And I loved the videos of flowers dancing. They added a lot of extra fun to your already fun post.
What age group would you say these crafts would benefit? My youngest grandchild is 11. I do know a lot of people that work with children in church and at parks. I think they would love these ideas!
– Scott
Hi Scott, thanks for dropping by and adding your super comment!
I’d say depending on how skillful your grandchild is especially with handling a pair of scissors, then any one of these flowers would be fine to attempt.
The easiest would be cutting a cardboard drinking cup like the McDonalds one into a Sunflower, and the other cutting out sweet or buscuit moulds and gluing them on a stem.
The plastic water bottles and the egg boxs gets a little bit harder, and the children will need adult guidance.
Once they have established the shapes, and then stuck them together, painting would be a doddle, though messy so I would recommend disposable gloves, also if you don’t have a hot glue gun to hand, the double-sided tape would do the same job.
I Hope that helps, and I am glad if you get to share these projects with other children, the more the merrier!
I appreciate your thoughts.
Happy Crafting!
Julia.?
Hi Julia,
Another amazing article that I am going to share with my family and friends again.
There is so much fun you can get out of recycling materials and using them for different things. It is such a message for young people to take with them as they grow up, and to share with people who are younger than them.
Thank you for sharing and keep up the amazing work.
All the best,
Tom
Hey Tom, thanks for jumping in and leaving a super comment!
That’s my aim to try to teach kids, as well as adults on how to utilize their throw-outs and up-cycle them, and to do that, my aim is to inspire them with fun and easy projects. We need to educate the next generation and in doing so help to save our planet!
Once again, thanks for your thoughts.
Happy Crafting!
Julia.?