Plastic Bottle Flowers

Turn a plastic beverage bottle into a flower with crafts by amanda.  To color the petals she glues on fabric.  A plastic straw makes the stem into a plastic cup stand.  She also adds pebbles to act as the dirt.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/2011/07/water-bottle-flowers.html

Crafty morning places her version on colorful paper, drawing on a stem

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftymorning.com/water-bottle-flower-craft-kids/

Milk Bottle Flowers

The white plastic from a milk bottle is cut into petals to make a pretty garden flower.  The cap makes the center and a wooden skewer the stem.  Find all of the details at kid things.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidthings.net/2014/06/milk-jug-flowers-summer-garden-craft/

Plastic Plate Flowers

Clear plastic plates are painted to make pretty garden flowers.  The stems are made from glued on paint stick stirrers.  Find all of the details at lemon tree dwelling.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.lemontreedwelling.com/2013/07/garden-birthday-party.html

Floral Milk Vase

Bring back the past with flamingo toes diy floral milk vase using fabric or paper flowers. 

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.flamingotoes.com/2014/05/diy-vintage-style-floral-milk-vases/

Paper Cup Flower People

Pretty paper cups turn into pretty three dimensional flowers with sweet tidings. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://sweettidings.blogspot.com/2008/04/kids-craft-happy-daisy-paper-flowers.html

Flower Pencils

Turn an ordinary box of pencils into a garden with a pipe cleaners and silk flowers and a thrifty mom.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://athriftymom.com/diy-flower-pencil-money-saving-craft-for-kids/

Paper flowers are attached to pencils to make a cute gift with happy clippings.  Unfortunately the site is no longer available.

The foley fam makes a flower pencil bouquet as a teacher's gift, filling the vase with colorfully wrapped salt water taffy.

Get the instructions here:
http://thefoleyfam.com/2011/08/bouquet-of-pencils-teacher-appreciation.html

Flower People

Silk flowers, pipe cleaners and a wood bead turn into flower people withideas and inspirations from bfc hawaii. 

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://ideasandinspirationsfrombfchawaii.blogspot.com/2012/05/flower-fairies-keiki-craft.html

Vegetable Boquet

Celery, cucumber, carrots and tomatoes come together in a glass vase to make a vegetable bouquet with living locurto.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.livinglocurto.com/2011/04/veggie-flower-bouquet-treat/

Button Flowers

Buttons turn into flowers with crafty placement, glue andcraft klatch with mona.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftklatchwithmona.blogspot.com/2013/06/button-flowers-craft-tutorial.html

Egg Carton Flower Wreath

Egg cartons are cut into flower shapes, painted and turned into a wreath with homemade serenity.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://homemadeserenity.blogspot.com/2011/04/make-it-egg-carton-wreath.html

Jen loves kev uses an embroidery hoop and places her flowers around the edge. 

Get the instructions here:
http://jenloveskev.com/2014/03/09/egg-carton-floral-wreaths-kids/

Wire Flowers

Jewelry wire and beads turn into a pretty decorative flower with craft bits.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftbits.com/project/learn-to-make-a-wire-poinsettia/

Yarn Flowers

Yarn and glue transform into pretty hand made flowers with the help of cookie cutters, a green pipe cleaner and my kids make.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mykidsmake.com/2011/04/create/string-flowers/

Free stuff 4 kids makes the tops only out of rainbow colored yarn.

Get the instructions here:
http://freestuff4kids.net/fun-yarn-art-flowers/

Paper Flower Button Pendants

To make this simple necklace.  Cut scrapbooking paper into a flower shape, add a button on top and place the hook through, and add a pretty string.  Silly eagle books shares all of the details.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sillyeaglebooks.com/2011/05/mothers-day-crafts-for-kids-button.html

Tissue Paper Stick Flowers

Sticks give these tissue paper flowers authenticity.  Simply glue on small pieces of colorful tissue paper to twig branches for this pretty kids craft from my nearest and dearest.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mynearestanddearest.com/sticks-and-tissue-paper-blossoms/

Felt Flower Necklace

Flower colored felt is strung on a pretty felt string for a simple necklace or bracelet with toddler approved.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.toddlerapproved.com/2012/04/flowers-on-string-simple-mothers-day.html

Plastic Egg Flowers

Foam sheets and plastic eggs turn into colorful flowers with spoonful.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://spoonful.com/crafts/egg-garden

Paper Plate Flowers

 

Colorful fluffy paper plates turn into really cute flowers embellished with silk flower petals, cotton, stickers, buttons and more courtesy of females corner.  She also adds construction paper leaves and wooden stick stems.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Site is no longer available.

Brooks child care uses tissue paper petals and has the kids glue them on the outside of the plate to make their flowers.

Site is no longer available.

 

 

Jamie from frogs and snails and puppy dog tails cuts the plate to make the flower petals. She then paints it with water colors and glues it to a green paper stem.

 

Get the instructions here:

http://frogsandsnailsandpuppydogtail.com/watercolor-paper-plate-flower-craft/

 

Paper crafts for children uses paper towel rolls to make a 3D version.

 

Get the instructions here:

http://www.papercraftsforchildren.com/2011/08/21/giant-spring-flower/

Popsicle Stick Flowers

Lucky me crafts and kids turns popsicle sticks into flowers using glue and buttons.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://luckymecraftsandkids.blogspot.com/2009/03/craft-stick-flowers.html

Paper Daffodils

Baby.co.uk shares a sweet way to make a paper flower using construction and tissue paper.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.baby.co.uk/life_and_home/20130216spring-craft-for-toddlers-daffodil-suncatchers/

Paper Flower Garland

Ziggity zoom shares a flower template for kids to cut out and make a garland.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.ziggityzoom.com/activity/spring-flower-garland-craft-printable