Tulip Life Cycle Printable Craft Directions
Follow these simple steps to create your tulip life cycle craft. Kids will color, cut, and fold their printable to see how a tulip grows from bulb to bloom.
Materials
- Tulip life cycle printable (black and white or color)
- Crayons, markers, or colored pencils (if using black and white version)
- Scissors
Instructions
- Print the tulip life cycle printable in black and white for kids to color, or choose the pre-colored version for a quick activity.
- Have kids color the tulip on each side of the foldable, and the color the pictures on each stage of the tulip life cycle.
- Carefully cut out the printable along the outer edge. Kids can use bubble cutting around the flowers on the side (leaving a white edge around intricate parts)
- How to fold the printableFold the printable in the centerAt the open edge, fold one of the flowers back so the two sides meet together to form a picture of a tulip.
Notes
💡 Extension Ideas
- Plant real tulip bulbs and compare them to the printable stages
- Have kids retell the life cycle in their own words
- Create a spring-themed bulletin board with finished tulips