Celery Stamped Flowers

How to Make a Beautiful Flower with Celery

These celery roses are very simple to make. Your kids may be able to rubber band the bottom of the celery with no help, but that may be the only step they need a little assistance with. Follow these step-by-step instructions to make your celery-stamped flowers.

1. To begin this craft, you will need to cut your celery stalks. You need 3-4 inches of celery stalk to work with. We found it best to use a smaller, thinner stalk of celery.
2. Once you cut your stalk, if needed, you can wrap the bundle with a rubber band to hold them closer together.
3. Dab pink paint on your celery cluster. Add bits of orange in different areas.
4. Stamp it onto your paper. You will need to reapply the paint to make more flower stamps. Rotate the way you hold the cluster each time to make your flowers look a bit different.
5. To make the leaves, put two stalks together and apply green paint to the ends. Stamp between your flowers to make them look like there are leaves.
6. Use a thin paintbrush to paint your flower stems leading up to each flower.
7. Cut a flower pot out of blue construction paper and glue it at the base of the flowers. Add some white lines around the base using your white paint pen.

Once your piece of paper is dry, laminate your pretty bouquets. I love laminating my kid’s work If we are keeping it around. It preserves their work, and it makes it easy to place in their keepsake boxes when I want. Laminating their work is also a great way to create cute gifts for loved ones throughout the year.

Why Should I Use This Craft?

Crafts like these are perfect sensory activities for kids learning about the world around them. They are great for kids of all ages, and it shows them that art can be created with more than a paintbrush or a set of crayons. Art comes from many different places, even a celery heart.

When Should I Use This Celery Craft

This craft is a great addition to any spring activity. Add this craft project to your lessons about spring and summer or as a way to celebrate Mother’s Day. The celery stamps make adorable Mother’s Day cards or cute Valentine’s Day card. This flower art project can be used in so many ways.

We love experimenting with different colors on our piece of celery. We mix in some red paint, yellow, and even blue to make a rainbow bouquet. Add this to your list of activities to complete on a crafty morning any time of year! The spring flowers are perfect for warmer days, but they also brighten a room in the middle of winter.

Can I Use Pipe Cleaners for the Stems?

Absolutely! Get creative with your crafting experience. Add pipe cleaners, ribbon, or yarn to the base of each pink flower to create some dimension and texture! This craft is a clever way to get kids thinking about mediums and materials they can use for different parts of the plant. The stalks of the celery can be arranged in so many ways to create fun rose printing!