Monday, April 2, 2012

Handprint Flowers

A few days ago, I went over and visited a really cool "Pinteresting Party", hosted by Tutus & Tea Parties and Here's to Handy Andy (which are both really awesome blogs, and you should totally check them out).

While there, I saw a really super-cute craft by Two Sasters. They shared a Handprint Flower Bouquet.  I loved it so much, that I wanted to make it with my kids!

We altered ours a bit. We decided to make pictures. We used colored paper, crayons, curling ribbon, and butterflies cut out of some leftover streamers.
Check it out!
My 5 year old made this one.

I helped my 1 1/2 year old with this.
My 7 year old was feeling too sick to finish hers, so I saved her handprints. She will finish when she is feeling better. (The older kids were off playing video games. lol)

Making little crafts like these is a perfect opportunity for a "teaching moment".
Some things you can talk about:

  • Flowers, and how they grow from seeds (or bulbs), and how bees pollinate them. 
  • Butterflies and how they change from caterpillars to butterflies. 
  • Size- the size of their hand compared to your hand or their sister's or brother's hand. Compare bigger and smaller.
  • Measuring- measure the flower stems and the flowers, etc.
  • Preschoolers can explore colors and you can reinforce the color names.
Really, anything you can think of at the time can be a learning experience or just a fun way to have conversation with your little ones. 


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4 comments:

  1. AWW!! These came out GREAT!! I love them!! Hope your little one feels better:)

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  2. Thank you! And thanks so much for the idea!!!

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  3. Susie, What a sweet art project to do with your children and a great way to bond with your kids! Even though my children are now 14 and 12, we still do craft projects together. I found you through Fantabulous Friday at Little Becky Homecky. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your creative ideas!
    Sharla

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  4. Hi Sharla! Thank you and welcome to my lil' blog! :-)!

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