Pool noodles are great to learn with and great to play with. Earlier this week I shared with you a binary code alphabet activity that featured pool noodles as a learning tool. Today I have a creation and play activity to share with you. After cutting out sections from pool noodles to build flowers, your children can create the two flower pool noodle ideas I came up with. Then they can design flowers of their own.
Gathering the Pool Noodles
The colors of pool noodles you find in your local stores may be different than the ones I found. Below you will find a list of the colors of noodles I found at a dollar store.
- Lime Green
- Red
- Blue
- Orange
Cutting the Pool Noodles
You will need a sharp serrated knife to cut the pool noodles.
The Green Pool Noodle
You will need to cut two sections out of the lime green noodle. Each section will need to be about 9 ¾ inches long. Then you will cut each of the sections in half.
Two of the halves will need curves cut into the top and bottom of them to create leaves. The remaining two halves can be used as stems.
The Orange Pool Noodle
You will need to cut 2 4-inch sections out of the orange noodle. Each of those sections will need to be cut in half. Then you will need to cut curves out on one end of each of the sections. These pieces will be used as petals.
The Red Pool Noodle
The red noodle pieces will be used to build both of the flowers. You will need to two nine inches sections for the large petals of the flower with the blue center. Then each of those sections will need to be cut in half. Next, each of the halves will need to have curves cut out of one end of them.
The flower with the ruffled edge will need small pieces cut out of half of a pool noodle section. You will need about ten small pieces.
The Blue Noodle
You will need to cut out two-inch sections out of the blue noodle. They will be used as the center of both flowers.
Floral Pool Noodle Ideas
Your children can start by building a large blossom with two colors of petals.
They can then build a flower with the ruffled edge with pool noodles.
Free Set of Flower Building Challenge Cards
You can download the Challenge Cards for Building Flowers with Pool Noodles and print them out onto cardstock in color. The set includes two additional flowers you children can build.
Other Pool Noodle Ideas
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- You can cut out additional petals out of each of the colors of the pool noodle. Your children can use them to create flowers of their own. You can also cut out different styles of leaves and color centers.
- Next, you may want to have a book like Planting a Rainbow or Illustrated Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers & Flora of the Worldout for your children to use as a reference tool. Your children may find flowers in these books they would like to build.
It will be fun to see all the different types of flowers your children can create.
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I don’t have that much of an imagination to have thought of this cute idea. Using pool noodles is perfect
Such a perfect and creative way using pool noodles. Great to know this tips for my kids.
They really are wonderful and cheap! I love to find a reasonably priced supply and find fun ways to use it.
What a fun idea! We might have to get some pool noodles and make some flowers. I know my daughter would like to do this.
She might have fun drawing the flowers that she wants you to create the pieces for with pool noodle parts.
This is adorable. My kids would love to make these. Such a fun summer project!
I think they will love this activity too.
love your creativity in creating these flowers! They look amazing.
Wow! I am so glad you like this activity!
Such a fun summer activity for the kids, that’s for sure. I think it’s a cool idea and definitely easy to put together.
I am so glad that you like it.
What a cute idea! This reminds me of tanagrams, but it’s fun for kids to use things that are everyday items to get creative and build things. Fun summer activity!
I love to use things we have around the house to craft and learn.
Very nice and creative diy craft idea! These would make some nice party decorations for sure!
They would be fun to make for parties!
The Pool Noodle floral ideas look really cute as well as creative. A great way to keep the children engaged as well as fuel their creativity. This would be a nice constructive activity during the hols.
It would be fun to have kids create flowers that go along with specific holidays.
Oh how cute! I have a pool noodle sitting around from a project I never got to, I may need to repurpose it into this since we don’t even have a pool lol
I bet you will find a lot of ways to use the pool noodle.
Isn’t it amazing how many things you can do with pool noodles? Your flowers are adorable, and such a fun activity for younger kids!
Pool noodles are a cheap craft and activity supply! I am so glad you like this activity!
Really creative ideas here! I just saw someone comment above about how this reminded them of tangrams, and that was my first thought too! I loved playing with them in school as a child.
I am so glad you like the activity! I remember playing with tangrams too.
Those are so cool! My kids love messing around in the pool with those noodles.
They are great for crafts and learning!
What a cute idea! I would have never come up with such a clever and cute idea.
I am sure you have come with cute ideas! I am so glad you like this one.
These are so cute and very clever! What do you do after you’ve made the design? My girls would love to do this.
We tried to make different flowers using the same pieces. It was helpful to have a book of flowers on hand.