Real Flower Nature Crafts for Kids and Teens

Children love making real flower nature crafts for kids and teens. Flower crafts are a fun kids activity in the spring and summer months. Flowers, like many items found in nature, make an excellent FREE crafting material. Just look at all the creative fun you can have with real flowers!

If your children are anything like mine, they bring home loads of flowers during the spring and summer months. Besides placing them in vases all over the house, I have had to find creative new ways to use them.

Below you will find an awesome collection of real flower nature crafts for kids, teens, and adults too!

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The Best Real Flower Nature Crafts for Kids and Teens

I have placed this fun collection of real flower nature crafts into categories to make it easier to navigate all of these fun projects.

Tutorials for each craft can be found by clicking on the name of the blog that created it. I have marked (*) the crafts featured in the photo collage above and below so they are easy to find.

You may also like the Nature Arts and Crafts Printable Activity Pack. A fun collection of printable nature crafts and activities that make creating with natural materials (including flowers) easy!

Flower Crown Nature Crafts

• Flower Crown | Willowday *
• Daisy Chain Crown | Be A Fun Mom
• DIY Real Flower Crown | Lotts and Lots
• Nature Craft Printables: Masks Tiaras, Crowns, and MORE!

Flower Art Projects

• Disney Princess Dress Ups | Mother Natured*
• Rainbow Flowers 3-D Art | Hello Wonderful *
• Nature Weaving | Craftiments
• Flower Garden Windows | The Crafty Crow
• Sticky Garden Sensory Art | Fantastic Fun and Learning
• Nature Craft Collage | Kids Activities Blog
• Flower Printing | Learning 4 Kids
• Nature Art and Sensory Play | Edventures with Kids

Flower Faces and Portraits

Make faces and portraits with flowers and other natural items.

• Nature Craft Collage | Mother Nurtured *
• Fun Nature Faces | Happy Hooligans
• Gorgeous Nature Portraits | Adventure in A Box

Flower Gift Ideas and Home Decor

Some of the flower nature crafts below would make excellent gift ideas for Mother’s Day.

• Pressed Flower Mobile | Twig and Toadstool*
• Flower Petal Candle Holders | Adventure in a Box*
• Pressed Flower Bookmarks | Baby Center Blog
• Bookmark Craft for Kids Using Pressed Flowers and Leaves | Buggy and Buddy
• Pressed Flower Magnets | MixieSublime*
• Flower Ornaments | Twig and Toadstool
• Hanging Flower Garland | Mrs Meyer’s Clean Day Blog
• Nature Prints | The Artful Parent

Flower Mandalas

Many types of flowers are natural mandalas, but all flowers can be used to make them.

• Nature Mandala | Nurturestore*
• Flower Mandalas Nature Art | In the Playroom
• Nature Mandala Outdoor Art | Learning and Exploring Through Play

Two of my favorite flower mandalas are suncatchers. Links and pictures can be found below.

Flower Suncatchers

I put together a round up my top 10 flower suncatcher crafts. The projects listed are featured in the photo collage below. You can find the rest of my favorites HERE.

• Nature Suncatcher Wind Chimes | Hands On As We Grow*
• Contact Paper Suncatcher in a Wood Frame | The Artful Parent
• Flower Petal Stained Glass Door| The Artful Parent
• Mandala Suncatchers | Twig and Toadstool

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Crafty Flower Activities

• Nature Threading | Munchkins and Moms
• Butterfly Finger Puppet | While Wearing Heels
• Petal Potions for Kids | Mother Nurtured

Flower Sensory Suncatchers & Bottles

• Nature Sensory Bag Suncatcher | Hands On As We Grow
• For more ideas check out Nature-Inspired Sensory Bottles.

Create Flowers Using Natural Items

For a fun twist on flower nature crafts, use natural items to create flowers! A few gorgeous examples can be found below:

• Pine Cone Roses| Creative Green Living
• Shell Sunflower | Rhythms of Play
• Flower Stones Nature Craft | The Craft Train
• Shell Daisy | Rhythms of Play (Pictured below)

Take advantage of nature’s most beautiful FREE craft supply with these easy real flower nature crafts for kids.

You may also like the Nature Arts and Crafts Printable Activity Pack. A fun collection of printable nature crafts and activities that make creating with natural materials (including flowers) easy!

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