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Below you will find garden and flower arts and crafts projects for your kids to enjoy crafting with you. These garden arts and crafts projects include crafts for gardents, flowers, flower pots, vases, plants, planters, etc.

Flowers for Mom: Easy to make Paper Flowers with only 4 Materials - It is simply to make some pretty flowers with paper. Kids love this and what is even better is that they are so easy to make, a child of almost any age can make. You can also do a multitude of things such as mounting them on a Popsicle stick or use them to decorate pictures or cards. What is even better is the fact that these little flowers can be made with only a few items that can be found around the house.

How to Make Lilies / Bouquet of Flowers Craft With Your Kids Handprints - This is a very cute Easter lily flower bouquet craft for young children and preschoolers … even older children will enjoy it. With just a few craft materials that are probably already around your house, you will be able to make cute Easter Lilies with your child’s own handprints.

 

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4th of July Flower Pot Votive Candleholder - A decorative candleholder for holiday or every day.

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Beaded Napkin Holder Craft Idea - A great gift idea for Mom!

Bouquet in Hand Craft Idea for Kids - This is a simple paper craft made from a child's handprint, paint or markers, and construction paper. It makes a great gift for a birthday or Mother's Day.

Bouquet of Photo Flowers Crafts Activity - Looking for a bouquet of flowers that will never wilt or die? Make this precious keepsake for Mom or Grandma this Mother’s Day and they will cherish it always.

Breakfast Bouquet Mother's Day Craft Gift Idea for Mom - Your mother will love this delicate bouquet that will last long after Mother's Day ends.

Bear Flower Frame Craft for Kids - Make a flower frame with bears hanging on tight.

Balloon Plant Crafts Idea for Kids - Making Balloon Plants is a wonderful activity!  You can also use them to give as gifts, or to make at parties.  Kids love making them and you will enjoy watching your new plant grow 

Blooming Necklace - Instructions for making a blooming necklace using an empty film container

Button Flowers Project - Make a flower out of buttons.

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Chinese Blossom Activities - Blossom is s ymbolic of the New Year, and blossom branches are a traditional decoration at Chinese New Year, and welcome in most houses at any time!

Coffee Filter Flowers Arts & Crafts - Make a beautiful flower bouquet. These flowers are quick, easy, inexpensive and fun for all ages. Use your imagination to come up with your own varieties!

Candy Plant Arts & Crafts Gift for Mother's Day- Create candy flowers in a terra cotta clay pot.

Coffee Filter Flowers Craft - Paper coffee filters transform into beautiful bouquets when kids try this easy Coffee Filter Flowers craft. Surprise Mom on Mother's Day with her own bouquet.

Colored Carnations Mother's Day Craft Activity - a super simple science experiment that makes a GREAT mother's day gift (or gift for Grandma). Children preK and up will enjoy coloring the flowers to give and will feel far more 'ownership' of the gift (Kaitlyn had lots of fun telling Grandma how it was done).

Construction Paper Flowers - These pretty flowers are easy to make and are a wonderful way to bring spring into your room!

Clay Bouquet in Yogurt Cup Vase This is a simple idea but it turns out amazing and Mom will love it.

Craft Stick Rosebud Picture Frame Project Gift for Mother's Day - Make this adorable picture frame with a rosebud for your Mom on Mother's Day.

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Daisy Chain Crafts Activity - You’ll look as fresh as a daisy with a daisy chain around your neck. Daisy chains are so bright and cheerful, no matter where you put them it will seem like a sunny spring day.

Daffodil Egg Carton Craft for Kids on Mother's Day - Children under 4 can easily paint the cup for the daffodil, but the rest pretty much needs a child who's age 4 and up. This is a great craft to do with the Mary, Mary Quite Contrary nursery rhyme, but it's also a nice spring craft.

Daffadill Photo Magnet Arts and Crafts Activity for Mother's Day - Get ready to turn your refrigerator into a smiling bouquet with photo magnets made from plastic cups. This is another original FreeKidsCraft project.

Daisy Pin Mother's Day Magnetic Craft Gift for Mommy - Craft Elf offers free printable craft instructions to make a daisy pin or refrigerator magnet as a Mother's day gift. This flower pin is an easy kids craft idea.

Daisy Photo Centerpiece Mother's Day Gift Craft - Paint a wooden daisy clip to hold photos. Use it as a centerpiece or give as a gift.

Doily Rose to Give to Mom on Mother's Day Craft for Kids - This is a beautiful faux flower. Add some perfume and you will keep Mom guessing whether it is real or not. This makes a perfect refrigerator magnet to give as a gift or add to the top of a gift package.

Dryer Sheet Flowers Craft Activity for Kids - Celebrate Mother's Day by making a big bouquet of dryer sheet flowers in a rainbow of colors. Give to mom, grandma, sister, aunt...or to brighten the day for anyone special in your life.

Decoupage Flowerpots - Make your own Decoupage Flower pots. Decoupage ordinary flowerpots with patches of gay fabric to make quick, unique gifts for anyone who loves plants. If you wish, you can put plants in the pots before giving them away.

Decorate a Flower Pot - Have some fun this season by adding a personal touch to your outdoor flowerpots.

Decorate the house with flowers for  Chinese New Year! - Chinese people decorate the house with fresh, bright flowers for Chinese New Year. You and your kids can do the same!

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Earth Day - Grow a Seed Garden - Its a chance to celebrate Mother Nature and all of her gifts. Its also a chance to learn about how things grow & how we can take care of the earth ... on April 22nd and everyday.

Easy Mother's Day Flower Card Craft - Easy Mother's Day Flower Card that you and your children can make for Mommy together.

Eggshells Flower Pots - Whoever thought that eggshells could be used as flower pots? This is a fun craft project for Easter too because you can use colored egg shells

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Festive Felt Flower Napkin Ring Craft for Kids - Make a beautiful and easy napkin ring from felt - no sewing and no gluing! Just cut 3 pieces out and slip them together.

Festive Flowers Craft Idea - Brighten your day with a bouquet of these everlasting blooms.

Fingerprint Flower Vase - This lovely little vase is perfect for spring, Mother’s Day, Grandparent’s Day or any occasion that involves the beauty of flowers. This painted jar doubles as a keepsake as it's made with your child’s fingerprints!

Fingerprint Cards For Mom Crafts Project - There’s nothing more unique than a fingerprint and nothing more special than preserving a child’s tiny fingers and hands for posterity. Mom will love and cherish these adorable cards made by little hands.

Flower Pot Recipe Holder Craft Activity for Kids - Put duct tape over the hole in the flower pot before putting in the plaster of paris. Daddy will feel sufficiently manly making a craft that includes duct tape if he's forced to help make one of these for mommy.

Flower Door Stop for Mom Craft - Mom can prop open her door with this special gift!

Flowerpot Pen Holder Craft for Kids to Make for Mother's Day - This is a simple-to-make flowerpot pen holder that is great as a "Thank you" gift. A terracotta plant pot holds a beautiful, decorated pen (the pen top is embedded in Plaster of Paris in the plant pot).

Flowers and Sequins Mother's Day Card Project - Bright colors and flowers make a beautiful Mother's Day card. An adult may need to help write the message on the front and inside the card.

Flower Bottle Cap Coasters Craft Gift for Mother's Day - Whether you are looking for something to make for Mother's Day or want them for yourself, these bright and cheery flowers will make someone happy.

Flowers in a Vase Mother's Day Card Craft- Learn how to make this adorable flowers in a vase Mother's Day Card.

Foam Jewelry for Mother's Day Craft - Make your own foam jewelry with Flexifoam; Elmer's 3-D Washable Glitter Paint Pens.

Flower Clip Magnet Crafts Project Idea - Easy kids craft, this refrigerator magnet will hold papers in style.

Forget-Me-Not Felt Flower Pin Craft - I saw this felt forget-me-not pin on SavvySeams and thought it would make a wonderful Mother's Day craft for mom, grandma or a favourite aunt.

Flower Bookmark - An easy to assemble bookmark for springtime

Flower Crown Craft for Spring or Easter - Make a pretty flowery crown from a paper plate and paper flowers. These are fun to make for Spring or Easter.

Flower Pens - Make a flower pen

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Glowing Flowers Craft- Simply decoupage pressed flowers and leaves to a votive cup and cover with tissue paper to make beautiful glowing flowers and leaves.

Gardening Mother's Day Card Craft Project - Is it a card? Is it a gift? It's both! This easy-to-make card lets little ones display a seed package of pretty spring flowers that you can plant together.

Giant Tissue Paper Flowers - Wow! These flowers are huge! Make them for decorations or to give as gifts.

Grow a Flower for Mom Mother's Day Craft Idea - Besides our flower bucket kit, all you need is rocks, soil and some TLC and you'll have a terrific gift for Mom!

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Happy Plants Arts & Crafts Activity - Make Your own happy plants with 1 plastic or clay pot; Leftover latex or acrylic paint; Soil and plant seeds.

Handprint Lilies Crafts Activity for Children - Age 5+ can do this project pretty much solo (you may want to help them form cones from the handprints, depending on how crafty they are). Any age from baby on up can contribute handprints for the project.

Handprint Tulips Mother's Day Craft for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners - This is a wonderful craft for kids who like to get messy. If you have a toddler who doesn't like finger painting then you like shouldn't attempt this project *grin*.

Helping Hands Craft for Mom for Mother's Day - Mother's or father's day gift-helping hands. Give Mom a helping hand with a bouquet of special things you can do for her! She can redeem them whenever she needs a little help around the house, yard or just a big bear hug.

Homegrown Pussy Willows Craft Project - Here's a gift that Mom or Grandma will cotton to: an arrangement of pussy willows that will never go to seed, because they're made from cotton swabs.

Handprint Paper Lilies Flowers Craft - These lilies are made from a child's handprint (on paper) stapled to a straw. You can make an entire bouquet of flowers for a great gift or Spring decoration.

Holiday Terrarium Crafts Project - This project can be done in either natural or artificial foliage. It makes up quickly and serves as a colorful seasonal gift.

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Leaf and Flower Print Bandanna Craft - Make a leaf and flower print Bandanna Craft with White bandannas or squares of white cotton material, an assortment of fresh leaves and flowers, and a rubber mallet. (scroll down)

Large Mother's Day Card and Poem (could also be a placemat) - Make this large Mother's Day Card or Placemat for your Mom.

Laundry Bottle Bouquet Holder Crafts Project - Don’t throw out that empty laundry bottle! There’s always something you can make from recycled items and this pretty bouquet holder is no exception. It's the perfect present for Mother's Day, Grandparents' Day, or Earth Day.!

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Make Tulips with Old Egg Cartons - This is an easy project kids can do by themselves or with very little help, and these flowers make a great Mother's Day present. Make a bunch for a lovely Spring bouquet!

Mini Flower Basket Magnet for Mom Craft Idea - Mom will love this pretty little basket hanging on the refrigerator.

"Mom's Vase" Handmade Mother's Day Card Craft - A hand made card , filled with love and flowers that will never wilt!

Mother's Day Handprint Flowers Craft - Here is another fun homemade Mother's Day gift for Mom. The flowers in the vase are made from tracings of your child's own hands! You can make as big a bouquet as you like with whatever colors are Mom's favorite. This is a good kids craft that results in a very nice gift for Mom that she is sure to love.

Mother's Day Flower and Vase Craft Idea - Sure, you can give Mom flowers for Mother's Day, but what about an everlasting bouquet with a homemade vase instead? The kids will enjoy making this craft, and Mom will love it!

Homemade Mother's Day Flower Pot Craft - This fun craft is a great homemade Mother's Day gift for Mom! She is sure to love this personalized flower pot with her favorite family pictures in it. Pick your favorite pictures for some of the flowers and write your own special message on the other flowers.

Mother's Day Flower Magnet Gift Craft - For the Mom who loves flowers this magnet is the perfect gift. Make it using her favorite flower and she can hang it on the fridge as a reminder of you.

Mothers Day Flower Bookmark Craft for Kids - Easy Crafts for Mothers who love to read

Mother's Day Flower Pot Hanging Craft - Very adorable flower pot hanger from a paper plate and cup..great for Mother's Day.

Mother's Day Muffin Flower Card Craft Idea - These are simple and fun crafts for even the youngest children to do. The center of the flower can be further decorated with sequins, small seeds or a photo. We glued a small photo of Kaitlyn (she made the card) into the center of the flower.

Mother's Day Scissor Skills Projects for Todders & Preschoolers - This is a great project to use when you are first introducing a child to scissors. It requires single "snips" only.

Mother’s Day Flower Craft Activity for Kids - This Mother’s Day, give Mom some flowers she can keep for years to come. Best of all, they will include your pictures.

Mother's Day Flower Pen Kid's Craft Activity - Your mom will always be able to find a pen.

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Make Seed Packets and Start your own Seed Company- Here is a great project that not only takes creativity but will teach you a little about nature and business at the same time.

Mother's Day Flower Craft for Kids - Learn how to make this Mother's Day Lovely Flower Craft for Kids.

Muffin Flower Mother's Day Craft - These are simple and fun crafts for even the youngest children to do. The center of the flower can be further decorated with yellow sequins, small seeds or a photo. We used a black marker to dot on spots in the center for ours.

Muffin Flower Pot Craft for Mother's Day - This is a cute crafts project for kids to make for Mom on Mother's Day.

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Origami Flower Crafts Project Idea - Who could resist this georgeous fluffy flower. Each petal is very simple to make, but you will need eight petals to make a flower and it may take some perseverence for young children to stick to it. It will make a beautifl gift or package decoration for Mother's Day.

Painted Garden Rocks Craft - Decorate your garden with a painted garden rock

Painted Flowerpot Arts & Crafts - A simple-to-make flowerpot that is great as a gift.

Paper Blossoms Flower Craft Gift Idea for Moms - Mom: If you wish springtime flowers could last and last, here's the gift for you: tiny tissue paper buds that serve as a pretty, graceful reminder that love blooms eternal.

Paper Bouquet of Hearts and Flowers Learn how to make this beautiful paper bouquet of hearts and flowers with your children.

Paper Bouquet of Spring Flowers Mother's Day Gift for Mom - Mother’s Day will be special this year! This is a beautiful and creative way for kids to give flowers and is also so fun to do. And the great thing is... these flowers will not wilt away after a couple of days!

Paper Bouquet Craft Idea for Mom on Mother's Day - These paper flowers are beautiful, quick to make, and unlike the real things, guaranteed to last a long time.

Paper Hearts and Flowers Bouquet Kids will love making this bouquet of hearts and flowers to present to Mom or Grandma. You can also adapt this craft to Mother's Day by just changing the color combinations.

Personalized Flowerpot Crafts Idea - Kids can give Mom a bouquet and a card in one with one of these handpainted planters.

Plant a Flower Garden : Preschool Craft - Here is a craft flower egg carton preschool craft free instructions straws stickers to Plant a Flower Garden - Preschool Craft. Have fun making flowers and then "planting" them in pots...

Plant Stakes Gift Idea for Mom - These fuzzy bugs are so cute, they'll be a welcome (and amusing) sight hanging out in anyone's houseplants.

Pop-up Mother's Day Card (Bouquet) Paper Folding Printout Craft - This pop-up card features a pretty bouquet of flowers, tied with a ribbon, that pops out when the card is opened. Use it any way you want, for example, for Birthday or Mother's Day greetings, etc. Write a heartfelt message inside and send it with a present.

Pop-up Bouquet Mother's Day Card Craft Idea - Sure, long-stemmed roses may be lovely, but this pop-up bouquet is much more personal -- not to mention affordable on an allowance.

Potted Daffodil Picture Mother's Day Here's a lovely craft project for kids to make for mom on Valentine's Day or Mother's Day.

Pot of Flower Pens Arts & Crafts Activity for Mother's Day - Learn to make Flower Pens and give them in a pot as a gift for Mother's day or make a bunch to display in a basket as party favors. Unique Mother's Day craft!

Pop-up Flower Garden Card Make a beautiful flower pop-up card using construction paper. This is a great Mother's Day, Spring, Get Well Soon, or Birthday Card.

Pop-up Flower Vase Card Make a beautiful flower pop-up card using construction paper. This is a great Mother's Day, Valentine, Spring, Get Well Soon, or Birthday Card.

Pressed and Dried Flowers Stationery and Cards Craft - You can press and dry delicate flowers and then use them to make beautiful cards and stationery.

Pretty Painted Flower Pot Craft Idea for Mother's Day - Give mom a gift that keeps on blooming with this pretty painted flower pot Mother’s Day craft. Perfect for Mother’s Day or spring, kids will love painting and creating this special pot.

Paper Plate Flower Craft - This simple-to-make flower is made from a paper plate and a child's handprint cutouts.

Pencil Decoration Flower Craft - These flower pencil or pen decorations are made from paper. This is a great way to spruce up an old pencil.

Photo Flower Craft Project for Children- Instructions for making flowers with a photo in the center.

Pipecleaner Flowers Craft - Make your own pipeclea ner flowers with Large pipe cleaners in assorted colors; glue; scraps of fabric; scissors; florist or jewelry wire; pompons.

"Plant a Little Kindness" Plant Marker Craft for Children -This little plant marker would look great in a painted pot filled with flowers.

Plant Pals Craft for Kids- Make these cute little plant pals out of popsicle sticks.

Stick Vase with Twigs Craft - After leading hundreds of hikes, I've come to the conclusion that no self-respecting kid ever walks through the woods without breaking off a stick to carry. To put that stick-gathering impulse to good use, save them all for decorating this woodsy vase that even young children can make in minutes.

Sunshine Fower Pot Crafts Idea for Mother's Day Gift - This bright and pretty flower pot is easy to make and is a perfect holder for our Fingerprint Flowers! You can plant a real flower in here too by adding some potting soil and a few seeds. Be sure to check out all of our spring and Easter crafts.

Sunflower Pin Cushion Craft for Mother's Day - What a pretty way to keep pins handy!

Sunflower Mothers Day Card - How to make a Mother's Day card with a sunflower.

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Terrarium Craft - Make your own mini garden.

Tissue Paper Flowers Craft - These flowers are made from folded tissue paper (crepe paper). You can make an entire bouquet of them for a great gift or decoration

Tissue Paper Flowers and Juice Jar Vase I've given directions for making the flowers and for making the vase. You don't have to do them both... you can make some flowers and put them in a store bought vase or you can make the vase and put in some silk flowers.

Tissue Paper Flower Mother's Day Crafts Activity - Make one for Mom and spray it with perfume. She will love to hang it in the bathroom or in her closet. This is a FreeKidsCrafts.com original project.

Tissue Paper Flowers Craft for Mother's Day Craft - These flowers are made from folded tissue paper (crepe paper). You can make an entire bouquet of them for a great gift or decoration.

Tissue Paper Flowers Craft for Kids- Do you remember making flowers from tissues?  Here are the step by step directions for making these easy flowers, with some ideas for decorating them to match any theme colors. 

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Valentine's Day Velvet Roses Craft Project - Make Your own Velvet Roses for Valentines Day with Velvet or velveteen fabric scraps in colors of choice (red, yellow, white, etc.); Needle and thread to match fabric; cotton balls for stuffing; florists stem wire and florists tape (green) small packages of artificial leaves.

Valentine Flower Arts Activity This Valentine's flower is a nice simple craft that toddlers or preschool children will be able to make (if you cut out the pieces for them!).  

Watering Can Greeting Mother's Day Card Craft - Your child can sow seeds of love with this Mother's Day or National Teacher Day (May 8rd) greeting card. Packed with flower or vegetable seeds, it's a garden in the making (water not included).

You Are My Sunshine Craft for Kids to Make for Mommy - Although meant to be a fridge magnet, if you don't have magnet backings, don't worry about it too much. Use the craft for a card, make a collage/picture from it or just as individual pictures to hang up. I'm sure mom will love it no matter how the kids present it!

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