Are spring flowers on your mind? Okay, so there still may be some chilly weather (and maybe even some snow) in places. But, we’re all looking forwards to spring. Right? Your child can get ready for the new season, and explore the artistic process, with this recycled egg carton activity!

Spring Flower Craft for kids using paint splatter - Such a fun art activity to help kids explore Jackson Pollock style art or as a spring craft for for toddler, preschool, prek, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade

This is the time of year when we tend to have lots (and lots) of egg cartons just hanging around. Why? After making all of those Easter eggs, the cartons just tend to pile up. Instead of tossing them, reuse the cardboard kind and turn them into pretty painted spring flowers.

This kids’ art activity helps children to learn about recycling/reusing, the season of spring, flowers, colors and even a famous artist. On top of all of that your child is also working out her fine motor skills and developing critical-thinking abilities.

Before beginning, take a look at some famous art. More specifically, the art of Jackson Pollock. Instead of painting the flowers in a realistic way, your child is going to paint splatter them! If you aren’t lucky enough to have a real Pollock nearby (at a museum), show your child the artist’s work online or in a book. Ask your child how she thinks he created his artwork and what she sees when she looks at it.

Kids Paint Splatter Art Activity Flower Craft

Here’s what you’ll need for the art activity:

Egg cartons (the cardboard type)
Scissors
Clear-drying school glue
Green craft felt
Card stock or thick paper
Water color paint
A thin paint brush

Cut the egg carton into sections. Each section will become one flower head.

cut slits in egg carton to make flower petals

Position the egg carton section with the bottom facing down. Cut slits from the top going downwards. Have your child stop before she gets to the bottom of the carton. The more slits she makes, the more petals she’ll have on her flower. Bend the cardboard to separate the sections (the

Prepare the painting surface. Cover it with a garbage

splatter water color paint on the egg carton to make your jackson poluck inspired famous artist actiivty for kids

Soak a paint brush.Then dip it into the paint. Why use water colors? Think about the last time your
little artist used them. Chances are she splattered everything. As your child is
painting, ask her to experiment with using different amounts of paint and water.
Have her predict what will splatter better – more water and less paint or more
paint and less water. After she tries out the splattering and makes observations
she can try to explain which one worked better and why. If it’s not splattering
enough, your child can hold the brush horizontally over the cardboard and gently
tap the top.

Glue the egg carton to the card stock paper – after the

cut out felt stem and leaves and glue to cardstock just under recycled egg carton flower

Cut the craft felt into a stem and leaves. Cut the craft felt into a stem and leaves. Ask your child to tell you what she
thinks these look like (a long, thin rectangle and ovals). Glue the stem and leaves to the paper, just under the egg carton.

Keep going. Your child can make an entire field of paint