Let’s make a plant parts craft and learn as we go!
Kids will love this learning activity as they complete our mixed media plant parts craft and learn about the different parts of plants.
How to make our plant parts craft
Have fun discussing the names and basic functions of parts of a plant while decorating this fun picture using various craft supplies.
Supplies needed to make our plant parts craft
- Straws
- Colored paper
- Pipe cleaners
- Tissue paper
- Scissors
- School glue
- Colored pencils/crayons/markers/paint
- Pencil
Instructions to make our plant parts craft
Step 1
Draw a basic picture of a plant including petals, stem, leaves, and roots. If you have trouble drawing a flower, download and print one of our free flower coloring page printables, and then you can add the stem, roots, and flowers to it.
Step 2
Using your scissors, cut your paper, straws, pipe cleaners, and tissue paper into smaller pieces. This will make it easier for kids to glue them into place. Kids who can use scissors can help cut these supplies too.
Step 3
Using the various materials let your child decorate the picture while you help them name the parts and explain what they do. We used pieces of straw for the stem, because the plants use these parts to “suck up” nutrients and water. We used small squares of tissue paper scrunched for the petals. The leaves were colored with markers, and the roots were pipe cleaners. As an added element we used brown paper to make the soil portion of the picture.
Our finished plant parts craft
Plant parts learning opportunities
- There are lots of opportunities to reinforce the names of plant parts and functions
- Fine motor control skills such as cutting and placing objects into the glue
- Experience various textures with the craft supplies
- Making basic patterns (in flower petals)
Prep Time
20 minutes
Active Time
40 minutes
Total Time
1 hour
Difficulty
Medium
Estimated Cost
$1
Materials
- Straws
- Colored paper
- Pipe cleaners
- Tissue paper
- School glue
- Colored pencils/crayons/markers/paint
- Pencil
Instructions
- Cut up your straws, tissue paper, pipe cleaners, and paper into small pieces.
- Draw a flower complete with stem, leaves, petals, and roots on a piece of paper.
- Explain all of the plant parts to your child as they decorate the plant picture with the craft supplies.
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Have you made our plant parts craft? Did you add any other plant parts labels during the learning activity?
