Pretty Paper Hyacinth Flower Craft

If you had to name some Spring flowers then I bet hyacinths would be one of the first to come to mind. Their gorgeous spikes of colour are always such a welcome sight after a long Winter. We have masses of grape hyacinths in our garden and love them! Why not help kids celebrate Spring with this Pretty Paper Hyacinth Flower Craft? You can make them in all sorts of bright and cheerful colours everyone will love.

This paper hyacinth craft is beautifully simple and there’s a free printable template to make it even easier too. It’s a super flower craft to give kids scissor skills practise and to develop their fine motor skills as they make those adorable paper roll flower petals.

We think this is the perfect Mother’s Day flower craft too, especially if you’re in the UK where Mothering Sunday falls a little earlier than in the US. Wouldn’t it look adorable stuck to the front of a greeting card?

Before we get started on our Hyacinth flower craft here are a few other flower arts and crafts you might like to try too. They’re always a lovely way to brighten the home or classroom! Click on the photos to go to the full instructions. Scroll down to se how we made our hyacinth flowers and to grab your free printable template.

SPONGE FLOWER PAINTING - simple, easy and creates the prettiest flower pictures! This flower art is great for kids of all ages and is a wonderful way to celebrate Spring and Summer. Make wall art, greeting cards or gorgeous Mother's Day gifts, these painted flowers won't fail to delight. #flowers #flowercrafts #flowerart #kidsart #kidspainting #paintingforkids #paintingideas #paintingtechniques #artforkids #kidscrafts #craftsforkids #kidscraftroom #springcrafts #summercrafts — Sponge Flower Art

Have you tried making paper flowers? These gorgeous Lavender Flowers look so realistic and are surprisingly simple to make! They're perfect for Mother's Day, to stick to greeting cards or gifts and even for imaginative play! (We like to squirt them with perfume for little gardeners and florists to play with, so fun!) #mothersday #papercrafts #flowercrafts #kidscrafts #forkids #craftsforkids #springcrafts #summercrafts #lavender #lavendercrafts #flowers #homemadeflowers — Paper Lavender Flowers

POP UP DAFFODIL CRAFT - A simple Spring craft perfect for Easter or Mother's Day too. This cupcake liner and paper plate flower craft lets kids pretend to grow their own daffodils again and again! — Pop Up Daffodil Craft

Kids will love this Candy and Tissue Paper Flower Craft. Simple homemade flowers with a centre of delicious candy! Such a fun Easter craft or Spring and Summer craft for kids and they make great homemade gifts or table centre pieces for parties and celebrations. — Candy Flowers

Pretty Paper Hyacinth Flower Craft Tutorial

Hyacinth Flower Craft Supplies

Free Printable Template (get yours at the bottom of this post)
Coloured Paper or Card (green for the leaves and any colour you like for the flower heads)
Scissors
Glue
Pencil

How To Make Paper Hyacinth Flowers

1 – Zoom down to the bottom of this tutorial to print out your free hyacinth craft template and cut out the shapes.

2 – Trace around the template pieces on to coloured paper or card and cut them out. Use green for the long rectangular stem and leaves and your chosen colour for the oval and 10 small rectangles that will make up the flower head.

3 – To make the hyacinth petals roll up each of the small rectangles and glue the ends together to make a ring.

4 – On your oval flower head base apply ten small drops of glue where you want the petals to go. This is a great opportunity for counting practice for little ones.