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These mini terra cotta flower pots are a fun whimsical craft for kids of all ages! Grab some q-tips, paint, and paper to make these fun flower pots complete with a paper flower or you can plant a real one!
Terra Cotta Flower Pots For Kids
Terra cotta flower pots are more than just containers for plants—they are a blank canvas for expressing creativity. Whether you keep these decorated pots for yourself or give them away as gifts, the process of transforming them is sure to be as enjoyable as the end result. So grab some pots, gather your supplies, and start creating today!
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Materials Needed: Terra Cotta Flower Pot Craft
- Mini terra cotta pots, I got the three inch size ones from Walmart
- Free Flower Template
- Craft Paint, in your desired flower colors
- Q-tips
- Green Jumbo Popsicle
- Cardstsock
- Playdough
- Scissors
- Black Sharpie
- Glue
- Green Crinkle Paper
How To Make this Terra Cotta Flower Pot Craft
Step 1: Paint Flowers on Pot
Using q-tips and craft paint, make multiple flowers on your pot. Start by adding a yellow centered dot and then add 6 colorful dots around it. Finish off by adding two green leaves. Let dry completely.
Step 2: Gather Your Flower Pieces
Print off our free flower template and cut out your needed pieces. You will need 1 yellow circle, 6 hearts (in your desired colors), and 2 green leaves.
Step 3: Build Your Paper Flower
Add a smiley face to your yellow circle. Glue your hearts around the yellow circle and glue to a popsicle stick. Add a ball of playdough to the inside of your terra cotta pot. Insert stick into playdough. Glue two leaves to the popsicle stick. Add green crinkle paper.
Crafty Tips & Classroom Use
- When doing this in my Art class I had a couple heart templates and had the students trace the hearts and cut them out themselves. This is great cutting practice!
- If you wish to make this craft a tad quicker you can pre-cut the hearts for younger children.
- Don’t have colored popsicle sticks? You can use non-painted popsicle sticks and leave them unpainted or you can color them with markers or paint them with green craft paint.
- We used playdough in the bottom of our pot to help hold the popsicle stick in place. You can also use clay or fill with stones.
- Don’t have q-tips? You can also use the bottom of a paint brush to add your dots to your floral pots. Q-tips are perfect for little fingers though!
