Cotton Bud Flower Craft Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Dip or dab a small amount of glue around the yellow circle at the center of the flower outline. Hand your child the cotton buds one at a time and have them press each one into the glue, arranging them like petals radiating outward from the center. Count each cotton bud aloud together as it's placed to reinforce number sense. Once the petals are complete, let your child color the stem, leaves, and background with crayons or markers.

Materials needed

• Cotton buds
• Glue
• Crayons or Markers

Extension activities

• 1Create flowers with a different number of petals and compare which has more or fewer.
• 2Use other small materials, like pom-poms or buttons, to build a second flower with a different texture.
• 3Count all the cotton buds used across several flowers to practice larger numbers.
• 4Plant real seeds or visit a garden to compare the craft flower to a real one.
• 5Make a bouquet by creating three or four flowers and arranging them together.