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Vase
Crafts
for Kids
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vase crafts for kids to make are fun and make the perfect gift for
Mother's Day, spring craft or anytime to hold your flower.
These flower vases use simple crafts supplies, recycled
materials, ribbons and your imagination. These are
inexpensive but very colorful and will look great holding your flowers.
You
can use these vases to hold the flowers you make or flowers you buy.
Either way, the flowers will look great with these beautiful
vases you make.
So rather you choose to use a styrofoam cup, or
re-use an glass jar or even an empty coffee can, just be sure to
brighten it up with your favorite colors or match the colors of the
flowers you plan to put in your vase. |
List of Vase Crafts
Use the links below to select the flower vase you want for a
list of supplies and step by step instructions. To see all
the flower vases, scroll through this page.
Click here to see instructions for the vase
pictured above.
Vase Craft for Kids #1
Styrofoam
Tower Vase
This one is really inexpensive and simple to make but looks so elegant
when it's done.
 Supplies
2 Styrofoam Cups
Stickers, Markers or Paint
Ribbon
Hot Glue
Scissors
How to Make a Styrofoam Tower Vase
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Place
the two styrofoam cups together bottom to bottom and hot glue in place.
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Decorate
each cup as desired.
Tip: Stickers work best or wet transfers. If you
want to paint your cups, paint them first then glue together.
Just remember that one cup (the bottom) will be upside down
once it is put together.
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Hot glue ribbon around the top rim, bottom
rim and between the two cups.
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Place something a bit heavier in the bottom
of the top cup to help hold this vase up. We used clay and
then poked our stems into the clay while it was still soft.
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As a nice variation to this kids craft idea, glue on a lace doily to
the bottom cup as a frilly base.
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Vase Craft #2
Seashell
Glass Jar Vase
This one is very easy and looks as unique as the shells you will use.
 Supplies
1 Glass Jar
Toilet Paper Cardboard Roll
Seashells (small to medium size)
Rice
Food Coloring
Ribbon
Tissue Paper
Hot Glue
Scissors
How to Make a Seashell Vase
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Clean
your jar and remove the label using warm soapy water. Let it
dry.
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Cut
the toilet paper roll 1" shorter than the jar. Place hot glue
on the bottom of the roll and place in the middle of the jar.
Tip: This is where you will place your flowers. If
you are planning on using real flowers that need water, then you need
to use a plastic tube instead of the cardboard roll.
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Fill the jar with seashells between the
cardboard roll and the edge of the jar.
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Using white rice and the color of your
choice, color some rice. Gently pour in the rice to fill in
between the shells.
We used blue coloring to make it look like water.
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Finish off your vase by hot gluing ribbon
around the top.
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Just place your flower craft inside the cardboard roll and top it off
with some matching colored tissue paper.
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Vase Crafts for Kids #3
Coffee Can
"Rags to Riches" Vase
We call this one rags to riches as the torn paper look gives it the
"rags" look and the beautiful flowers you will place in it gives it the
"riches" look.
 Supplies
1 Coffee Can
Colored Construction Paper
Ribbon
Tape
Craft Scissors
Hot Glue
Tissue Paper
How to Make a Vase from a Coffee
Can
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Clean
out the empty coffee can and let it dry.
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Using
the colored construction paper, cut out several large strips to look
like rags. You can use craft scissors to give each edge a fun
jagged look or just create your own jagged edges with regular scissors
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Tape the pieces of paper to the coffee can.
Overlap the pieces and colors to create a fun "rags" look.
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With ribbon, create loops and hot glue to
the top and let the loop hang over the edge.
Tip: You can use just one color or use multiple colors to
match the colors of your paper.
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Place some clay or floral foam in the bottom in order to poke the stems
of your flowers. This big flower vase deserves lots of big
and colorful flowers.
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Vase Crafts #4
Stained
Glass Vase
This kids craft idea has a neat stained glass look just using
inexpensive tissue paper.
 Supplies
1 Glass Jar
Colored Tissue Paper
Ribbon
Scissors
White Craft Glue
Hot Glue
How to Make a Stained Glass
Vase
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Remove
the label from the jar using warm soapy water. Let it dry.
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Cut
or tear several pieces of different colors of tissue paper.
These can range in size from 1" squares to 4" squares.
Each piece does not have to be the same size.
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Pour your white glue onto a paper plate or
plastic lid. Using your finger or a craft stick, spread the
glue onto one section of the jar on the outside.
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Begin placing the tissue paper on top of
the glue. Overlap the pieces to create a new color and an
overlapped look. If you need to, dip your finger into the
glue and spread on top of tissue paper to allow the next layer to stick.
Tip: Don't worry if there is glue uncovered by tissue paper
as it will dry clear.
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Continue to add more glue and tissue paper
until the entire jar is covered.
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Complete your flower vase by hot gluing
some ribbon around the top.
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Just add your flowers to show off this vase craft.
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After you complete these vase crafts, check out these flower crafts
so you have something to put inside and show off your new vase.
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