| Spring and summer is a great time to throw a kids | | | | more times so you end up with a few flowers. |
| garden party. There are a lot of fun flower pot | | | | Another idea is to create tulips using sections of an |
| crafts ideas to keep your little gardeners busy as a | | | | egg carton. Just cut out the foam sections and cut |
| bee. | | | | the top of the section into v-shapes to look like a |
| Find small plastic or wood flower pots at any garden | | | | tulip. Have the kids paint their flowers. For the stems, |
| center or craft store. Make sure the pot is a lighter | | | | use green pipe cleaner. Simply curl one end of the |
| color so it is easier to paint and decorate. Have the | | | | pipe cleaner and glue it to the bottom of the tulip. |
| kids write their name on the bottom of the pot | | | | Create fun critters such as ladybugs, caterpillars or |
| before starting. Set out different color paints and | | | | bumble bees for inside of your pot. There are loads |
| some brushes. | | | | of fun bug craft ideas online. You can create lots of |
| For a bright and colorful pot, have the kids paint the | | | | different kinds of bugs using Styrofoam balls, wiggly |
| pot completely using one color of paint. Two coats | | | | eyes, pipe cleaner and paints. For a more inexpensive |
| of paint are best. | | | | craft, use pom poms. Glue together three different |
| As the pots are drying, create "flowers" using tissue | | | | color pom poms and add wiggly eyes for a crazy |
| paper. Purchase different colors of tissue paper and | | | | caterpillar. You can also use a large red and a small |
| cut out into square or circles. You can also use | | | | black pom pom for a lovely ladybug. |
| pinking shears for a fun edge. Knot or twist one end | | | | After your pot is dry, paint a fun design such as |
| of a pipe cleaner into a ball. Take 7 or 8 pieces of | | | | flowers, butterflies or polka dots. Add green floral |
| any color tissue paper and push them one by one | | | | foam inside the pot and place the flowers into the |
| through the other end of the pipe cleaner (through | | | | foam. Add shredded green tissue paper at the base |
| the center of the paper) all the way up to the closed | | | | of the flowers. |
| end. Once you have several pieces of tissue on the | | | | These flower pot crafts make a great take home |
| pipe cleaner, scrunch them with your fist over the | | | | gift and unique party favor. |
| closed end to resemble a flower. Repeat this several | | | | |