Paper towel roll flower stamp

STREAM Activity: Flower Stamp

Celebrate the Season of Spring With Creativity!

Activity best for children ages three and up

Can you guess what season brings warm, sunny days and bright, blooming flowers? If you guessed spring, you’re absolutely right! Spring is a season full of wonder when nature wakes up from its long winter nap. Some animals, like bears, sleep all throughout winter, this is called hibernation. This deep, restful sleep helps them save energy until food is easier to find again in spring! Spring is also when leaves grow back on trees, bees begin to pollinate helping flowers of all shapes and colors bloom. From tall sunflowers to tiny dandelions, everything in nature comes alive in spring!

 While spring begins to blossom, why not make our own flowers at home? In this fun craft, we’ll use recycling, which means giving old objects, like paper towel  rolls, a brand-new purpose. By turning them into flower stamps, you can create your very own spring flower garden at home. Let’s celebrate the season of spring with creativity!

VOCABULARY

  • Spring: The season when flowers bloom, animals wake up, and the weather gets a little bit warmer.

  • Hibernation: When some animals, like bears, sleep all through winter to save energy until it’s warm again.

  • Pollinate: When bees or other insects help flowers grow by spreading pollen.

  • Recycling: The process of turning old items into something new.

GUIDING QUESTION

  • What are some of your favorite things about spring?

  • Can you think of other items we could recycle and turn into fun crafts?

  • What are some flowers you have seen before?

MATERIALS

  • Paper towel rolls

  • Tempera paint

  • Pencil

  • Scissors

  • White paper

  • Paint brush

DIRECTIONS

STEP 1

Using a pencil, map out the petals of your flower on the paper towel roll. Make sure to draw your petals facing downwards, rather than upwards.

Paper towel roll with drawn on petals

STEP 2

Once you’re happy with your design, carefully use your scissors to cut the spaces in between your petals!

Cut out petal shapes

STEP 3

Peel the petals back and coat them with your preferred tempera paint color. You could use a paintbrush or just dip into the paint.

Paint the cardboard petals

STEP 4

This is where the magic happens! Stamp your flower stamp onto a white sheet of paper, make sure to firmly press down on all sides of the stamp for best effect.

Press stamp to paper

STEP 5

The awesome thing about these paper towel rolls is that you can flip the roll to the other side and create a whole new design! Or you can even just fold the opening without needing to cut out anything!

Different flower stamps

STEP 6

And voila! You’ve  just made a flower stamp! Happy stamping! If you want to add a little more detail, you can cut out yellow circles for the center of your flowers!

Finished flower stamp garden