Play, Craft & Learn with Flora: The Ultimate Guide

Earlier this week I shared with you . But are you wondering what to do with your new found treasures?

No worries, I have over 120 ideas for you. As part of a series called the Ultimate Guide to 50 Craft Materials, I’m sharing with you how you can play, create and learn using leaves, flowers, sticks, seed pods and bark. Danya Banya’s Ultimate Guide to Crafting with Flora.

You can draw or paint on flowers, leaves, bark and seed pods

1. Nature Art by Danya Banya

2. Learning With Leaves by Laughing Kids Learn

3. Painted Sticks by Be A Fun Mum

4. Flower Stencil Spray Painting by Learn with Play at Home

5. Painting Seed Pods by Mother Natured

6. Leaf Art by A Little Learning for Two

7. Using Nature as Your Canvas by Mother Natured

8. Painted Leaves by A Little Learning for Two

9. Painting on Seed Pods by Danya Banya

10. Paint Leaves by Be A Fun Mum

 

You can paint with flowers, leaves and sticks instead of a brush

11. Painting with Nature (and a Peg) by Danya Banya

12. Poppy Seed Pod Painting by Happy Whimsical Hearts

13. Painting with Leaves by The Eyes of a Boy

14. It’s Flower Paint by Happy Whimsical Hearts

15. Painting With (and On) Sticks by Danya Banya

 

You can create jewellery any parent would be proud of

16. DIY Nature Bracelet by Wildlife Fun 4 Kids

17. Nature Crowns by Wildlife Fun 4 Kids

18. Threading Leaves by A Little Learning for Two

19. Nature Bracelet Making by Paint on the Ceiling

20. Floral Wreath by Be A Fun Mum

 

You can make an awesome collage

21. Tree Collage by Danya Banya

22. Colour With Nature by Wildlife Fun 4 Kids

23. Flower Fairy Cards by Just for Daisy

24. Nature Faces by Happy Hooligans

25. Leaf Art by Be A Fun Mum

26. Invitation to Play With Nature by Wildlife Fun 4 Kids

27. Nature’s Glitter by Wildlife Fun 4 Kids

28. Fun with Leaves by My Little Bookcase

 

You can laminate, contact, press or laminate flowers and leaves to preserve and examine them

29. Nature on the Light Table by Racheous – Lovable Learning

30. Leafy Inspiration by Hinterland Mama

31. Contacted Leaves by Laughing Kids Learn

32. Wax Paper Flower Hangings by A Little Learning For Two

33. Hammer Pressed Flower Prints by Hinterland Mama

34. DIY Flower Press by Just for Daisy

 

You can make Martha-Stewart-esque home decorations

35. Gum Tree Organisers by Happy Whimsical Hearts

36. Hole Punched Nature Candle Holders by Wildlife Fun 4 Kids

37. Tree Jewellery by Hinterland Mama

38. Magnetic Tree by A Little Learning for Two

39. Creating with Flowers, Leaves & Twigs by Creative Play Central

40. Nature Fridge Magnets by Hinterland Mama

41. Jingle Sticks by Danya Banya (post coming soon)

42. Christmas Nature Garland by Wildlife Fun 4 Kids

43. Outdoor Fairy Tree by A Little Learning For Two

44. Nature Spider Web by Wildlife Fun 4 Kids

45. Sticks by Hinterland Mama

46. Simple Lanterns by Red Ted Art

47. Nature mobile by Danya Banya

 

You can make dolls, houses, boats etc – great for roleplay

48. Bush Critters by The Craft Train

49. Seed Pod Boats by One Perfect Day

50. Stick People by Danya Banya

51. Stick Raft by A Little Learning for Two

52. Pebble Fairy House by Be A Fun Mum

53. Seed Pod Cradles by Hinterland Mama

54. Fairy Garden by The Craft Train

55. Gumnut Babies by My Little Bookcase

56. Natural Fairy House by Be A Fun Mum

57. Fairy Furniture by Hinterland Mama

58. Playing with Seed Pods by Hinterland Mama

 

You can add natural materials to play dough, clay and other sensory dough play

59. Play Snow by Danya Banya

60. Making an Impression by The Inspired Treehouse

61. Exploring Clay with Preschoolers by One Perfect Day

62. Garden Treasures Play Dough by Octavia and Vicky

63. Fall Sensory Bin by Wildflower Ramblings

64. Play Dough Garden Centre by The Imagination Tree

65. Sensory Florist Fun by Mummy Musings and Mayhem

66. A Play Dough Nature Walk by How Wee Learn

 

You can make learning fun! Flora can be used in all sorts of ways to play and learn about art, maths, science, language, colour, categorisation, the environment, team work…

67. Leaf Matching by A Little Learning for Two

68. Numbers and Natural Materials by Learn with Play at Home

69. Flower Experiment by Ladybug’s Spots

70. Number Recognition Play by Danya Banya

71. Introducing Adjectives by My Little Bookcase

72. Patrick Dougherty Inspired Sculpture Art by Artchoo!

73. Floating Art by Learn with Play at Home

74. Counting and Grouping with Sticks by Learn with Play at Home

75. Colour Changing Roses by Octavia and Vicky

76. Why Leaves Change Colour by How Wee Learn

77. Leaf Scramble by The Inspired Treehouse

78. Rainbow Leaves by Be A Fun Mum

79. Drawing Nature by Hinterland Mama

80. Leaf Categorisation by The Inspired Treehouse

81. Deconstructing Flowers by Be A Fun Mum

82. Acorn Hopscotch by The Inspired Treehouse

 

PLUS there are over 40 extra ideas on my Crafting with Nature Pinterest board, with more being added every day.

AND if you still want more? No worries! My blogging buddies will be linking up all the latest and greatest flora activities below.

xx Danya