Preschool to young elementary age children can create many types of flower art projects. Bingo dauber markers provide an easy way for the youngest child to create flower petals. Give the child two daubers -- one color for the flower middle and another to create petals around it. Use crayons or markers to draw a stem and leaves on each flower. Sponges also provide an easy flower-making tool. Use round and oval-shaped sponges dipped in paint to create flower middles and petals. Stems and leaves can be created with marker or crayon.
Provide paper shapes and strips for another way to make flowers. Children glue the pieces into flower forms on construction paper. Another way to create flowers with young children involves drawing around the child's hand and upper arm on green paper then cutting it out. Glue the green piece to a light colored piece of paper. Have children use a thumb, dipped in petal-colored paint, to create flowers on the green cut out stems.
Older children find making tissue paper flowers enjoyable. Stack together 8 to 10 tissue paper circles, 8 inches in diameter, then punch two holes in the center of the layers. Fold a chenille stem in half then put it through the holes. Gather the tissue paper around the chenille stem as you twist the chenille to form the flower stem. Glue a craft pompom in the middle of the tissue paper as a flower middle.
Creating crayon resist flowers provides a beautiful effect. Children draw flower outlines with brightly colored crayons, pressing hard to make thick lines. Afterwards, children paint over the crayon lines with thin watercolor paints. The paint does not stick to the crayon lines and creates an interesting effect. Another watercolor-like look involves artist's color-bleed tissue paper. Children cut flower shapes from brightly colored tissue paper and lay the shapes on white paper. Once in position, children paint over the entire picture with a thin mixture of half white school glue, half water using a soft brush. The colors bleed onto the paper, creating interesting images.
Georgia O'Keefe created large, detailed paintings of flowers. Study some of her images, then use chalk pastel on colored construction paper to mimic her flower painting techniques. Teens and adults can create high quality artwork using this technique. Graphite pencil or charcoal also creates unique flower art. Study scientific drawings of flowers for ideas. Use real or silk flowers as models and attempt to create your own line drawing flower art.
For three-dimensional flower art, press real or silk flowers into 3-inch diameter circles of self-hardening white modeling clay. Once the clay dries, add light color details with a small paintbrush. Teens and adults can also create flower paperweights using an easy technique found at hobby shops. Purchase clear liquid resin from a hobby shop. Following manufacturer's directions, pour the resin into molds then place real or silk flowers into the resin. Allow to dry and remove the hardened resin to use as flower art paperweights.