Geo Flower STEAM Craft

Explore STEAM this spring with a fun geo flower STEAM craft! Turn a leftover piece of styrofoam into a geo board inspired work of art with your kids. A few simple supplies and you can explore math and art with a bit of engineering as you make a beautiful flower or two. Simple STEAM ideas for kids are perfect for encouraging creative thinking!

GEO FLOWER STEAM CRAFT FOR KIDS

STRYOFOAM FLOWERS

This super simple flower STEAM craft is perfect for Spring! We have used styrofoam before for making a star shaped geo pattern which was tons of fun, so we decided to try it again with a flower theme!

Did I mention this would be perfect for Mother’s Day too! If you have more of a STEAM loving kid rather than a craft loving kid, this idea is perfect.

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There are so many great things about geo boards that go along with STEAM! We made an awesome DIY wooden geo board that we still use weekly several years ago. We have even turned a pumpkin into a geo board for a fall theme math activity and made heart patterns for Valentine’s Day.

My son loves creating shapes, patterns, and designs with either rubber bands or loom bands. Plus, it’s all early math! This geo flower STEAM craft is a perfect way to combine art and math. See if you can name the shapes you can see in your loom band flowers.

All you need are a few simple materials to make these pretty loom band flowers. The designs are endless! Let’s get started!

HOW TO MAKE GEO FLOWERS

YOU WILL NEED:

Thick Styrofoam
White Trim Screws {one inch long or longer would be fine depending on thickness of styrofoam.}
Loom Bands {all colors!}
Pencil {as needed for drawing design first}

HOW TO MAKE LOOM BAND FLOWERS

STEP 1. Sketch a flower design on the styrofoam first.

I sketched one for my son and he decided on the shapes to use. I tried a couple of free form ones as well. I also made a model first for him, so he could see what we were going to do.

STEP 2. Gently poke your trim screws or nails into the corners of your design.

STEP 3. Now its time to get creative… with your rainbow loom bands. Make different shapes to design the flowers and then add shapes within the shapes if you like.