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Playing with Dandelions

by Angela Thayer 15 Comments

Have you seen a lot of dandelions this spring? We have a lot in our yard and we’ve been seeing them everywhere! It got me thinking that I could do something with these crazy weeds. Troy calls them “daisy-lions” and both boys think they are the coolest flowers. Ha! So for this activity, I had them pick ALL the dandelions out of our yard! It was good work for them. πŸ™‚ Then we went on a walk to enjoy the sunshine and pick a few more along the way.

Nature Walk

So for the first activity, we took our basket of dandelions and stuck the stems through an upside-down colander.

Dandelion Activity This was such a good activity for working on fine motor skills! If they are too hard to poke through, try cutting them stems so they are shorter. It helped my kids!

Fine Motor Skills with Dandelions

 

Dandelion Activity- good for building fine motor skills! Β Here was our final product…

Fine Motor Fun with Dandelions Next, we painted with dandelions. I put our paint cloth down and taped the paper to it. Then I let Wes dip the dandelions in the paint and he created some art.

Dandelion Painting

He had a lot of fun! Dandelion Painting

But it was messy because he wanted to use his hands…and then rub it on his belly!

messy paint

It was worth it because we had fun! So the next time you see a bunch of dandelions, remember you can use them for some fun kid activities!!

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  1. hsmominmo says
    May 15, 2013 at 1:16 pm

    what a great idea! I think we’ll try this with my grandkids. We’re getting some hot weather, so washing off in the hose or sprinkler will be the perfect way to clean up. Thanks for sharing!
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    • Teaching Mama says
      May 16, 2013 at 12:54 pm

      You’re welcome! I hope you’ll try it out with your grandkids. And you are right–clean up is easy with a hose! πŸ™‚

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  2. Kirstylee says
    May 15, 2013 at 7:44 pm

    I can’t believe how creative you were with some weeds. I’m definitely inspired to do something with all those dandelions in our backyard. Hope your deck turns out great!
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    • Teaching Mama says
      May 16, 2013 at 12:53 pm

      Thanks! πŸ™‚ I just saw them all out in the yard and knew there would be some sort of activity I could do with them!!

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  3. Hannah says
    May 16, 2013 at 11:36 am

    Cute ideas! Please come link up with us at Eco-Kids Tuesday! http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/search/label/Eco-Kids%20Tuesday
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    • Teaching Mama says
      May 16, 2013 at 12:53 pm

      Thanks! I’ll go link up!

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  4. Amy says
    May 16, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    I love love love these ideas! I will be doing this with my son today πŸ™‚
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    • Teaching Mama says
      May 20, 2013 at 3:36 am

      Thanks, Amy!! Hope it went well.

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  5. Gina says
    May 16, 2013 at 9:01 pm

    my kids will love this. I am thinking of doing daisies and a sieve after to extend it for them as they are that little bit older. Will not be hosing them down as it actually snowed here last week and suspect we may have had our uk summer a couple of weeks ago!

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    • Teaching Mama says
      May 20, 2013 at 3:35 am

      That is a great idea! Let me know how it goes. WOW I can’t believe it snowed! We’ve had weird weather this year.

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  6. Len says
    May 17, 2013 at 3:18 am

    Genius! I have a 4 yr old who LOVES dandelions. She would spend hours picking them and keeps telling me how pretty they are :-). This will be great, she can make a bouquet.

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    • Teaching Mama says
      May 20, 2013 at 3:34 am

      Thank you! I’m sure if I had a girl, she would be picking them and making bouquets! My boys like to pick them, but then throw them. Thanks for your comment!

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  7. Lauren says
    May 17, 2013 at 3:28 am

    great idea to use those dandelions!

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    • Teaching Mama says
      May 20, 2013 at 3:34 am

      Thanks, Lauren! We have way too many around our house not to use them for something!

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  8. Hannah says
    May 21, 2013 at 5:41 pm

    Love this! So many great ideas! Thanks for sharing with us at Eco-Kids Tuesday! I featured your post today. Hope you stop by again! http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/2013/05/eco-kids-tuesday_21.html
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