Fingerpaint Flowers

Why

The most creative, beautiful flowers are at your children's fingertips. Kids dip into the fun and watch their gardens grow on any kind of paper.

Steps

1. Spread newspaper over your work area. Pour Crayola® Fingerpaints onto foam produce trays.

2. Dip your thumbs and fingertips into paint. Press onto construction paper, file folders, or white craft paper. Leave space on your card or picture for your greeting or a vase if you like. Experiment with grouping and overlapping fingerprint petals to create flower shapes. Vary the height to create flowers of different lengths. Dry.

3. Draw stems and leaves, and outline petals, with Crayola Fine Line Markers and Crayola Crayons. Write your message inside cards, or label your file folder.

Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.

Recycled Foam Produce Trays—Wash in hot, soapy water. No meat or poultry trays should be used.

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Fine Line Markers
  • Crayons
  • Washable Fingerpaints
  • Giant Fingerpaint Paper
household supplies
  • recycled newspaper
  • paper towels
  • recycled foam produce trays
  • recycled file folders (optional)
  • container(s) of water
  • white paper (optional)

Where & When

"We created a growth chart wall mural with fingerprint flowers. Kids marked their heights on stems at the beginning and end of the year so everyone could see how our garden grew."
Sharon Z., after-school club volunteer.

"What a great way to create greeting cards and thank-you notes. We made wrapping paper and gift cards, too."
Hector E., dad of children ages 3 to 10.


Interesting Info

The color of flowers has long been associated with special meaning. Red chrysanthemums, for example, represent love, while white stands for truth, and yellow is symbolic of unreturned love.