My family is enjoying healthy snacks as part of a sponsored series with GoGo squeeZ and Socialstars. #GoGosqueeZSquad
I love craft projects that are simple and provide an opportunity for kids to show off their creative side. I love them even more when I can just gather a few supplies from around the house! These easy Paper Plate Flowers were a wonderful mix of basic art skills and they turned out so bright and cheerful. We grabbed our supplies and headed outside for a fun afternoon of imagination and color mixing!
Our weather has been lovely this Spring and we’ve been trying to spend as much time as possible outdoors. It took less than 5 minutes to grab our supplies for these festive Paper Plate Flowers and an old tablecloth to toss on the ground for seating.
Paper Plate Flowers
Supplies:
Tempera paint
Paint brushes
2 sizes of paper plates
A few green pipe cleaners
White glue
Scissors
As long as you have 2 different sizes of paper plates, you’re all set. My plates had patterns on one side but we flipped them over and used the backside as our canvas, easy peasy! Don’t forget to bring along an extra plate or two to squirt your paint on, I’m all about easy clean up!
Set your little Picassos free and encourage them to mix the paint colors and create new ones, use different sized brushes to create texture, and suggest they cover all the white space on the plate.
I just love when they work together, there’s nothing like sweet sibling moments! After the plates are all colorful and painted, it’s time for another favorite activity at my house…SNACKING!
There’s a healthy and delicious new snack option available that my kiddos are loving: GoGo squeeZ YogurtZ! These pouches are full of real, scrumptious yogurt & fruit, no artificial anything, and, my favorite feature, no refrigeration required! Yes, you read that right, yogurt that doesn’t have to be refrigerated and full of delicious flavor kid’s love! These GoGo squeeZ YogurtZ were perfect to grab and bring outside with us because we didn’t have to worry about keeping them cool or spoons to enjoy our snack.
After our yummy snack, our plates were dry and we made cuts about 1-2 inches around the circumference of the plates, then glued the smaller plate on top of the larger one. We twisted together 2 pipe cleaners and formed a stem, then used tape to attach the stem to the back of the larger plate. The girls wanted to add something fun to the center and decided on a few neon pompoms that we glued on for even more color!
Aren’t these just the cutest (and I’m not talking about just the girls!)? We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon creating these and basking in the perfect weather. Grab the kids and head outside for your next craft project, you can even surprise everyone with a fun new snack like the tasty GoGo squeeZ YogurtZ! These pouches are a new staple in my pantry!
If your looking for more ways to keep the kiddos busy, be sure to check out our Summer Boredom Busters That Don’t Break The Bank or our amazing DIY No Sew Teepee, it’s simple to make and your kids will want to live in it all year long!
How would your kids decorate their paper plate flowers?
Laci says
These are so cute and Definitely something we will be doing asapni love stuff like this with the kids !!
Amber Nelson says
That looks like a fun project. I can’t wait to try this with my little one! How fun!
Toughcookiemommy says
This is such a cute and creative craft to do with the kids. I think that even my middle school students would love making these for their mothers for Mother’s Day.
Jessica JessicaJonesEveryday.com says
Such a fun activity! I can’t wait for my kiddos to be old enough to do fun stuff like this! Being 1 & 2, we’re still learning some basic functions lol Thanks for the How-to!
CourtneyLynne says
Omg how cute are these flowers?!?! My diaghter would have a blast making these!!!!
jill conyers says
What a fun spring idea. I have teacher friends that will love this idea for their classes.
Eva / Kid Minds says
Oh my gosh you are so brave to let your girls paint on top of a pretty blanket. But the end result is very pretty! We have never tried this snack because I stay away from processed food but it looks healthy enough and might come in handy for a summer picnic on the beach!
Michelle Myers says
Hey Eva! It’s actually a plastic tablecloth so the spills and mishaps wipe right off! 🙂
Kelly says
What a fun little craft for the kids to do – that’s a great way to prevent boredom.
Roxanne says
Awe these are so cute! My girls and I love painting outside too! Keeps the inside of my house much cleaner that way! lol
Mardene Carr says
I do not have one craft bone in me. I am that parent whose child will not even tell me about the project…LOL
tp keane says
awe these are so cute. I can’t believe how simple, yet beautiful they are. Looks like your two girls had great fun too.
Kait says
What a cute craft! I’m definitely going to share this with my friend who has a little girl who just turned 5 🙂
ashley says
These are too cute! I love them!
alexandria says
Aw. My daughter just made one of these at school; they are learning about seeds and plants and flowers. Also, my grocery store doesn’t carry those GoGo Squeezes anymore… Is it because people were finding mold in them? My daughter always liked them.
Julie @ Girl on the Move says
Oh my goodness, how adorable are these! Perfect springtime outdoor activity…and what a yummy snack!
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
These are really cute. What a great way to spend a spring afternoon with the kiddos.
Erica says
What a great activity. I love the colors!
Charbel says
Such a fun activity and craft for kids. We did a variation of this for my son’s birthday party (instead of flowers, they were “Octonaut” characters) and they loved it. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Terri Steffes says
Adorable! The flowers are cute, too! Love this project and seeing the happy looks on the children, I say they did too!
Heather lawrence says
Now those paper plate flowers are so bright and fun! We haven’t had a chance to make some this year but we are going to later on this afternoon.
Diana Rambles says
These are so pretty and unique. I had to pin this for future reference!
Melanie says
This is a cute spring craft. I like the outside crafting, too!
KRYSTLE COOK says
Adorable craft that is perfect for spring. I will need to try those yogurt squeezers. My kids love food pouches.