Mini Florist Flower Resources and Much More for Kids

There are many fun and exciting ways kids can learn all about flowers, gardening, and water conservation. They can even learn about events such as weddings and funerals where flowers are commonly used. Here are several resources parents can use to teach their kids about flowers and much more.

Flower Projects for Kids

• Arts, Crafts, Ideas, and Products for the Blooming Florist and Artist: This list of links is a great resource when looking for a variety of fun and engaging crafts for kids.
• Fun for the Budding Florist: This list of favorite links from Grace Parenting includes flower craft projects and paper-cutting for kids.
• The Creative Florist: Help put your kids' creativity in motion with this list of floral projects for children.
• Tissue-Paper Flowers: This crafty idea turns tissue paper into beautiful floral arrangements that can be delivered in recycled yogurt cups turned into vases.
• Plants and Flowers for Kids: Pretend to Be a Florist: This list of educational videos, lessons and games for kids will make learning about plants and flowers loads of fun.

Traditional Medieval Weddings

• Some Florists Are Fighters, Too: This page contains links about everything medieval, including swords, castles, costumes, and a history of medieval weddings.
• Planning a Medieval-Themed Wedding, Including What Kind of Florist You'll Need: This article tells you everything you need to know, from the cake to the flowers, when it comes to having a medieval-themed wedding.
• Flower Delivery to a Castle? This article explores what wedding ceremonies were like in medieval times.
• Flower Delivery for Period Weddings: Learn about getting the right kinds of flowers for different period weddings.

Calligraphy: The Art of Writing

• Calligraphy Resources for the Florist: This list of international resources will help you learn all about calligraphy.
• Calligraphy and Flower Delivery: Sending flowers with a note written in calligraphy makes the gift of flowers even more special. This great list of resources will help you learn about tools, products, and gift ideas using calligraphy.
• Practicing Calligraphy - This article geared toward children helps them learn how the Japanese practice calligraphy.
• A Unique Flower Delivery from Korea: View a photo and translation of poems written in calligraphy on a background of flowers presented by the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Kids' Guide to Planting a Flower Garden

• Kids Becoming Botanists or Florists: This collection of websites will give provide kids with hours of fun as they learn about bugs, plants, and flowers in the garden.
• Information About Gardening for Florists: A list of links provides all kinds of fun facts and information about the art of gardening.
• Fun for Budding Florists: Flowers to Plant with Kids: Even if your child is not a budding florist, you can help them learn all about the fun of planting flowers.
• Flower Power and Flower Delivery: This article helps children learn about the beauty of cut flowers, including growing them, selling them, and making gifts out of them.
• Florist 101: Keeping Cut Flowers and Flowering Plants: Even if you're not aspiring to be a florist, these are great tips for keeping cut flowers and flowing plants fresh and beautiful for days.

Flower Facts for Kids

• Environmental Websites for Kids: This directory put together by Minnesota's Interactive Directory of Environmental Education will help kids learn everything they need to know about the environment.
• Fruit, Vegetable, and Flower Delivery Education and Resources: This list explores topics such as organically grown produce and the different kinds of animal products along with names of fruit and vegetable growers.
• 25 Fun Facts for Kids and Future Florists: Kids will love learning about these fun flower facts.
• Becoming a Florist: Parents can help their kids learn how to arrange different kinds of flowers to make beautiful flower arrangements.
• Flower Power: A Different Kind of Flower Delivery: This scientific article geared toward kids discusses the electric fields around flowers.

Flower Anatomy for Kids

• Gardens and Flowers: What Every Young Florist Needs to Know: This list of links offers articles, lesson plans, and websites on various topics relating to flowers and gardens.
• Guide for Greenhouse-Lovers: Florists, Botanists, and More: This list of resources includes links for kids to help them discover everything there is to know about the greenhouse.
• Why Plants Have Flowers: This article helps teach children the parts of a flower when they are part of a plant and how pollination works.
• Pollination and Flower Parts for the Young Florist: This visual guide helps children learn about pollination and the parts of the flower.

Dealing with Grief and Loss

• Beyond the Florists: Learn About Psychics: This website gives information about Gayle Kirk, a psychic who states that she can help people deal with the loss of loved ones.

• The Grieving Heart: More Than Flower Delivery: This list of links covers a variety of topics, including hope and support after the death of a loved one, how to help others, and the loss of a pet.
• Spiritualism and Coping With Loss: Martha St. Claire is a counselor, educator, near-death experience speaker, and a self-proclaimed angelic messenger.
• Secrets of Life and Death: What Every Florist Should Know: This website is dedicated to a variety of subjects, including funerals, caregiving, aging, and grieving. It is a helpful resource for florists, so they can be especially sensitive when providing flowers for funerals.
• Sympathy Flowers and Flower Delivery for Funerals: This article discusses the proper etiquette when it comes to flowers and funerals.

Gardening and Water Conservation

• Useful Links for Future Florists and Conservationists: This list of links provides information on the use of water and the importance of conserving it.
• What Every Florist Needs to Know About Groundwater Conservation: Another list of resources discusses water conservation. It also gives links for environmental agencies and precipitation enhancements.
• A Guide to Help Young Florists Learn How to Save Water: A website for kids helps them learn all about water, including the importance of saving water and simple ways to save water.
• Water-Saving Tips for Kids and Budding Florists: These tips teach children how to save water indoors and outdoors.