Easy Lavender Painting with Cotton Swabs – 5 Minute Craft Idea For Kids

Today I present to you our Q-Tip Painted Lavender Plant – Kid Craft tutorial that is not only super simple but a perfectly artwork piece that can be displayed as instant spring decor!

Ready to make this craft BLOSSOM from the paper?! Then be sure to keep scrolling, to check out the full tutorial below, as well as snagging the free provided printable to make it even easier to recreate today! I just know you are going to love EVERYTHING you find in this post. as well as the beautiful, unique creation you and your child make together!

Happy crafting my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your child’s finished paper and paint lavender flower piece on our Facebook page when you are done! I can’t wait to see how it POPS from the paper! #gluedtomycrafts

PAIR YOUR COTTON SWAB PAINTED LAVENDER CRAFT WITH —> Popsicle Stick Cherry Blossom Tree Branch

Painted Lavender Craft Supplies:

• White Cardstock Paper
• Lavender Greenery Printable – grab it on box.com for free!
• Unused Q-Tips – one or two per craft
• Small Paper Plate
• Purple Craft Paint {a few different shades would be great as well!}
• Your Choice of Colored Cardstock {for the flower pot}
• Basic Craft Scissors
• Glue Stick
• optional materials – small craft bows or ribbon

Directions:

• First things first – download and print the provided file in the supply list above. You only need ONE print per flower craft.
• Now grab your purple craft paint and squirt it on the paper plate.
• Take a cotton swab, dip it into the paint, then onto the greenery in the printable, to create little flower buds ALL over the stems. Repeat until your lavender plant is nice and full with purple flowers ALL over.
• Now grab your choice of colored cardstock and scissors. I used a kraft/tan colored paper for mine.
• Cut out a simple “flower pot” shape, to hold your lavender flowers in. This can be a square, rectangle or even a trapezoid shape.
• Next grab your glue stick and glue the “pot” cutout to the bottom of your printable with the greenery.
• To finish off the Q-Tip Painted Lavender Flower craft – add other embellishments you see fit {like a decorative bow on the flower pot.}
• When done crafting, set aside to let it dry completely, before displaying proudly!!!

PAIR YOUR PAPER LAVENDER CRAFT WITH —> Thumbprint Cherry Blossom Tree Branch

Make It Your Own:

• Instead of using cotton swabs for this craft, you can also use small paint brushes, bubble wrap or even your fingers to create the purple buds {similar to our thumbprint dandelion tutorial that went viral a few years back!} The choice is yours!
• I also encourage you to think outside the box and change up the colors of your painted lavender print. From the color of the paper that you print the file on, to adding different shades of purple on your q-tips, I hope you are inspired to run with this idea & make it your own.
• Don’t have a printer? No worries my friends! Just hand-draw some greenery on white cardstock instead. Maybe even get out the ruler out to make sure the lines are straight.
• And one last note – you can easily add some wording around the finished q-tip print lavender design to turn it into a card. Maybe for the upcoming Mother’s Day holiday – hint hint!

PAIR YOUR FINISHED CRAFT WITH OUR —> Paint Splat Tulip Craft Idea

At Glued To My Crafts, we are FULL of unique tutorials for ALL skill levels and ages. It’s kind-of what we strive to do with our website. Hopefully you were inspired by today’s q-tip print lavender craft idea!

So before you leave, come check out our popular Handprint Cherry Blossom Tree, All The Fish In The Sea Card and Popsicle Stick Food Trucks craft posts. All three are super unique and sure to impress the crafty fingers that recreate them!

Q-Tip Painted Lavender Plant

Print This Tutorial

Tools:

• Small Paper Plate
• Scissors
• Glue Stick
• Q-Tips

Supplies:

• Printed Printable
• Craft Paint
• Cardstock Paper
• Embellishments

Instructions:

• First things first - download and print the provided file in the supply list above. You only need ONE print per flower craft.
• Now grab your purple craft paint and squirt it on the paper plate.
• Take a cotton swab, dip it into the paint, then onto the greenery in the printable, to create little flower buds ALL over the stems. Repeat until your lavender plant is nice and full with purple flowers ALL over.
• Now grab your choice of colored cardstock and scissors. I used a kraft/tan colored paper for mine.
• Cut out a simple "flower pot" shape, to hold your lavender flowers in. This can be a square, rectangle or even a trapezoid shape.
• Next grab your glue stick and glue the "pot" cutout to the bottom of your printable with the greenery.
• To finish off the Q-Tip Painted Lavender Flower craft – add other embellishments you see fit {like a decorative bow on the flower pot.}
• When done crafting, set aside to let it dry completely, before displaying proudly!!!

Notes

Instead of using cotton swabs for this craft, you can also use small paint brushes, bubble wrap or even your fingers to create the purple buds {similar to our thumbprint dandelion tutorial that went viral a few years back!} The choice is yours!
I also encourage you to think outside the box and change up the colors of your painted lavender print. From the color of the paper that you print the file on, to adding different shades of purple on your q-tips, I hope you are inspired to run with this idea & make it your own.
Don't have a printer? No worries my friends! Just hand-draw some greenery on white cardstock instead. Maybe even get out the ruler out to make sure the lines are straight.
And one last note - you can easily add some wording around the finished q-tip print lavender design to turn it into a card. Maybe for the upcoming Mother's Day holiday - hint hint!