We talked a lot about flowers and the different types and colors. I made a flower match activity for color recognition and fine motor development. Print patterns on cardstock paper and cut them out.

Laminate all pieces for durability. Using an xacto knife slice along the line at the top of each color pot. I have included pots with color names and without color names.

In this activity children pick a color pot and find the same color flower. They then insert the flower into the top of each pot where the opening has been sliced. Play continues until all flowers have been matched.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added Flower Bead Lacing.

One of my favorite theme is gardening and I love having the children make paper plate sunflowers ... they always turn out so cute!!

We used nine inch paper plates but you could also use the smaller ones.  We painted the paper plate yellow using do-a-dot markers (you can also finger paint the plates) and blotted off the extra paint with a paper towel.

After the paint had dried we put glue around the edge of the plate. We pressed on flower petals that we had cut out of yellow tissue paper.  We went back and applied more glue and flower petals in the gaps to give it a layered look.

The last step was to apply glue drops to the center of the paper plate and press sunflower seeds on. I encouraged the children to put as many seeds on as possible.

Once the glue dried we hung them up around the room and they look awesome!!  I love this project because it really gives the children a chance to work on fine motor development.  You can see a video of this project below:

I made flower number punch cards for number recognition and fine motor development. You can print on regular or cardstock paper for use with a hole punch.

I recommend printing on cardstock paper and laminating durability if you will be using these as clip cards. I have included both color as well as black and white patterns so you have a choice of which to use.

In this activity children pick a card and punch the dot under the number that matches the number on the flower.  If you did not want to use a hole punch you could also clip the cards with clothespins or paper clips or even use buttons to cover up the dots.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added flower alphabet punch cards.

We are learning about flowers this we and I made a roll and cover activity to work on number identification to go along with it. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and then laminated them.

In this activity children roll the dice and cover up the same number on the flower mat.  Play continues until all numbers have been covered.  I have included mats numbers 1-6 ... 2-12 ... and also a blank mat.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added an alphabet train sequence.

I made a flower pot match for letter recognition and review as well as fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out ... and then laminated them. 

I separated the flower pot from the flowers and cut a slit in the top of each pot for the flower stems to slide through. 

I used an exacto knife to make a cut that was slightly larger than the flower stem.  I placed the flower stem close to the top of the pot to use as a guide as to how long the cut should be.  I used cardboard under the flower pot to protect my work surface.

In this activity the children match pots and flower with the same letters. Children can slide the stems through the pots or simply place the pots on top of the flower stems. Play continues until all the flowers and pots have been matched. As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where the flower pot number match is located.

I found flower shaped pool noodles at the dollar store this past weekend and thought it would be fun for the children to use them to make flower prints for an art project.  I have seen the noodles in place like walmart and menards as well but if you can not find the flower shaped ones the regular circle ones will still work fine for this project.

I cut the pool noodles in two inch lengths ... you cut them to be any size but I felt this was a good size for the the children to grip ... dip ... and press.  I put different color paints on small paper plates and set a cut flower noodle onto each plate.

The children dipped the flower noodles into the paint and blotted off some of the extra paint on the paper plate.  The then pressed the flower down on a piece of cardstock paper and repeated.  They chose what colors they wanted to use and how many flowers they wanted to make.

After the flower prints had dried a bit they dipped the bottom of a small paint brush into yellow paint and dabbed it in the center of the flowers.  I think the children did a great job with this project that also worked on fine motor skills as well as hand-eye coordination.