Summer is a busy time! Here are five easy garden crafts that can be completed in under an hour. They are super simple–suitable for any age and don’t require any special tools. Best of all, you can proudly put them out in the garden right away to enjoy!
These are very in-expensive crafts. All the materials are common things you may already have around the house, garage or garden shed. If not, you can find everything you need at your local thrift store, or places like Lowes or Michaels crafts.
5 easy garden crafts:
1) Plant flowers in a boot
Find a pair of boots. They can be rain boots, but cowboy boots or Xtratufs are just as whimsical. Drill drainage holes in the bottom. Fill with potting soil to just under 3/4 full. Add your flower, then water!
2) Whimsical flower stake
Aluminum pans are light-weight and virtually unbreakable. They are easy to stick in the garden or a planter on the back deck. Pans like these are almost always on the shelf at a thrift store.
Spray paint a cake pan. Use a battery drill and skinny drill bit to drill a hole thru the center of the pan. Use a screwdriver tip and screw to fasten the pan to a wooden garden stake. (Make sure the screw is short enough not to poke through to the backside of the stake.)
Use a strong weather-proof glue (E-6000 or Silicone) to affix the centerpiece of the “flower”. If you wish, you can also spray paint a plastic spoon ‘green’ and make a leaf.
3) Honey bee & butterfly bar
The honey bees get thirsty after a busy morning of pollinating your flowers. Sadly, they will easily drown in a birdbath just trying to get a drink of water. So here’s one of my favorite easy garden crafts.
Make a bee bar that will be greatly appreciated by butterflies and other pollinating insects, too!
Use a shallow glass or ceramic baking dish or the tray under a clay pot. It can be plain or as decorative as you like. Gather small stones or use glass beads to 3/4 full. Fill with water. The bees can safely land on the stones or beads to quench their thirst without drowning. Drinks on the house!
4) Paint on rocks
A traditional favorite and fun for any age. Painting rocks is a terrific way to enhance concentration and focus. It helps to gain a sense of imagination and creativity all at the same time. Rinse the rock (s) and allow to dry before painting. Any ordinary craft paint will work. Get the basic colors and learn how to mix them to get any other color. A great rainy day project.
Here’s some ideas:
- Find rocks shaped like veggies and paint them up to mark rows in your vegetable garden.
- A round rock can be a ‘smiley face’
- An oval rock, a lady-bug
- Personalize the rock by putting a name on it, like: ‘Mary’s garden’, or ‘Granny’s garden, then give it as a gift
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5) Simple flower pot people
2 clay pots any size you want. If you don’t have any at home, they are easily found in the garden centers of places like Lowes or Home Depot.
One pot (right-side up) is the face. The other pot (up-side-down) is the dress. Use regular craft paint. When done with both, use a strong glue or silicone to glue the top to the bottom. Fill the head with your favorite flower or houseplant.
While the one I made is simple, you can always add buttons or ribbon, use plastic ‘googly eyes’ or whatever you’d like to bring extra charm to your flower pot guy or gal.
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Great ideas…now is a perfect time to do these types of crafts before we start worrying about planting and doing outside gardening!
Thanks! I agree.