Making paint from flowers

This how to make dandelion paint project is such a fun nature craft for kids that they'll be begging you to make homemade paint from flowers all the time! Definitely add making natural paint from plants to your creative projects for kids, dandelion crafts, or ecofriendly kids activities for spring fun or summer ideas. You'll love making this easy flower watercolor with children and learning how to make yellow paint from dandelions!

How to Make Watercolor Paints from Flower Petals - Making water color paints from flower petals is a fun craft for kids that can be used in art projects.

Time: 10 mins Ages: Toddlers to Little Kids Difficulty: Easypeasy

In this blog post I’ll show you how to quickly and simply extract dye from coreopsis flowers using hot water. This makes a beautiful dye that can be used like watercolour paint. Then we’ll play with lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) to make a wider range of colours. The paint only takes...

How to make and paint with nature paint brushes. A simple outdoor spring/ summer activity for toddlers, preschoolers, eyfs and older kids. Fun process art. Stick craft.

Making paint with flower petals is a great way to combine science exploration with art.

Learn how to make natural plant-based watercolor paint for children. Step-by-step process and fun activity for the whole family.

Use a hammer to pound flowers and create artwork on paper (or fabric)

I’ve been making an exciting foray into the world of natural paints and inks. It’s not so different from natural dyeing really. You can use the same dye plants but just create a really strong dye b…