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As the summer sun warms the days, there's no better time to learn about the colorful and fragrant world of flowers with your kids. Here’s the list of fun and interactive activities we did to help you and your little ones discover the magic of flowers.
Activities
Flower Treats
First off, we made these yummy flower treats using waffle pretzels, chocolate lentils, and a mixture of powdered sugar and a drop of warm water to form a paste. We smeared a bit of the sugar paste onto the pretzels and placed the chocolate lentils around in a flower form. We let it sit a few minutes until the sugar hardened.
Play-Dough
The children had fun creating different flowers using play-dough. We tried making a variety of flowers for this beautiful floral scene!
Labeling The Parts
We did the cut and paste activity where the kids labeled the parts they learnt. The kids knew where to place the flowers, leaves, roots, and stems. This sheet is part of the printable you can download below.
We also learned all about photosynthesis and how a plant goes from seed to full plant.
Activity Booklet
We printed this booklet for each child. It's full of learning and games, for a range of ages.
Planting Beans
We placed 4 different types of beans into cups of water to watch them sprout. It's supposed to take 2-3 days before it starts growing. We left it in water overnight and then spilled the water and covered it in a wet paper towel. This took way faster than a regular seed in the soil to grow.
Coloring Types of Flowers
We colored different beautiful flowers and hung them on our walls. The kids were able to practice and recognize the different flowers. Below is the free printable of the pdf with 12 different flowers to color.
Cardboard Vase
We drew a vase with markers on an extra piece of a cardboard box. We then poked holes on the top. The kids filled the holes with flowers and leaves, creating their own bouquet! (We trimmed the stems on the backside)
Reading Books
Reading our favorite books as we learnt about flowers. The 'Seed To Plant' book was great for the children. It has great images and clear wordings, showing the kids how things grow. The 'In My Garden' book was a good read for our toddler. It's a small beginners book with nice images and basic wording.
Flower Press
We got our First Flower Press on Amazon. The children took apart their bouquets with their favorite flowers and we piled them into the press. It was fairly easy to set up and took a couple of days to complete. The flowers dried nice and clean and we were able to use them in our summer scrapbook.
Ultimately, teaching our kids about flowers was more than just a science lesson; it was a week of understanding the intricate beauty of life around them.
This summer has been full of fun and learning. Check back to see our previous week's lessons.
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