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    Home » Painting Activities

    Modified: Apr 14, 2022 · Published: Apr 11, 2012 by Vicky · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

    Making Sponge Flowers

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    As flowers bloom in the spring rain, Sponge Flowers are one of the most fitting spring activities for kids to make in celebration. As you can see from this Flower Counting activity and these Coffee Filter Flowers we made, my girls love flowers.

    This simple craft was perfect for them and it will be great for anybody looking to get in the spring mood!

    Making Sponge Flowers - use paint and a common household object to create pretty flower paintings.

    Supplies:

    • Paint
    • Scrubbing sponges
    • Paper
    • Green marker
    • Paper plate
    scrubbing sponges

    I found the scrubbing sponges at Target where they have the dollar items. I am pretty sure you can find them at the dollar store too.

    I drew some stems with a green marker on some art paper. This is about the extent of my artistic ability, drawing stems on paper.

    easel paper

    I used some thicker coated paper plates as paint palettes. I squirted some paint colors onto a plate. We went with red, yellow and orange since that seemed very spring-y.

    paint pallette

    Give your child the stem paper, a scrubbing sponge and the paint and let them explore.

    painting with sponges
    making sponge flowers

    Even my youngest, "C", was able to get the flowers right on the stems. At least at the beginning...

    sponge flower paintings

    She eventually decided that this looked better.

    painting with sponges
    sponge flowers

    When the kids were done making flowers, I gave them some paper and just let them create whatever they wanted.

    child sponge painting

    I love to paint with different objects and these sponges were a big hit. The kids even liked playing with them when they were clean and dry. If you see something around the house or in a store that you think might be fun to paint with, give it a try. I bet you will love the results.

    If you liked making sponge flowers, you'll love:

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    1. Amie (Triple T Mum) says

      April 13, 2012 at 12:09 pm

      Thanks for sharing with the Kids Co-op! I love seeing how others use everyday objects to paint with. Such fun!

      Reply
    2. Stacy@{ShareandRemember} says

      April 12, 2012 at 2:39 am

      I bought those too but haven't used them yet! 🙂

      Reply
    3. Anonymous says

      April 12, 2012 at 1:20 am

      We used scrubbers to do flamingos...too cute ! The dollar store has scrubbers w/handles....worked great !

      Reply
    4. Alissa @ Creative With Kids says

      April 11, 2012 at 8:19 pm

      Cute! I can never resist those sponges when they're in the dollar section at Target, so I know I have some 😉 Thanks for the great idea!

      Reply
    5. MaryAnne says

      April 11, 2012 at 2:54 pm

      Those scrubbing sponges are perfect for flowers - what a fun art project!

      Reply
    6. Jode says

      April 11, 2012 at 11:45 am

      Great fun...and such concentration!!!Love the pics!

      Reply
    7. Desire Empire says

      April 11, 2012 at 11:08 am

      What fun she seems to be having.
      Carolyn

      Reply
    Vicky from Mess for Less

    I'm Vicky, the founder of Mess For Less, which I started in 2011 to share easy, family-friendly recipes. With over a decade of experience as a home chef and recipe developer, I love creating meals that bring people together. I also design play and learning activities for kids, using my background as a former teacher with a Master’s degree in education. Learn more about me.

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