Create flower mandalas with this beautiful light table activity for kids. It's a great activity for toddlers and preschoolers. There's also a free flower mandala printable included.
We haven't been playing with our light table as often as we used to, especially as the weather warms up. But, one rainy day, we were able to sneak in some simple flower themed light table play and it was tons of fun!
For this activity, the boys created some colorful flower mandalas on the light table. That's probably pretty obvious by now though, right? Anyway, I think they look really cool on the light table and, more importantly, the kids enjoyed the activity.
If you're wanting to try this light table activity too, then you're in luck. I've included some free printable flower templates below. Just print and play.
Flower Mandalas Light Table Activity: What You'll Need
For this flower mandalas activity, we used:
- Glass stones in a variety of colors - a versatile staple for light table play
- A light table, light box, or even an overhead projector would be fun
- Free printable template of simple flower mandalas (you can download it below)
I printed the flower templates on normal printer paper. However, vellum or printable transparencies (if you have them on hand!) would be amazing as well since they would let even more light through. But plain paper works great too as you can see. Anyway, I set out the materials for this light table activity like so:
Your Kids Will Love Creating Flower Mandalas on the Light Table!
Five year old J went straight for the yellow stones and declared that he was going to make a sunflower. He started decorating the flower pedals with the yellow stones. Unfortunately, he eventually ran out of yellow stones and ended up with the most colorful sunflower ever instead!
K ended up making a very Christmas colored flower, decorating his flower petals in green and red. To be honest, I was surprised by how much he loved this simple light table activity.
What kind of flowers do you think your kids will create with this simple little light table flower project?
Download the Free Flower Mandala Printable
This flower mandalas activity was part of the Light & Reflections Series. The theme was flowers. Here are the other posts in this series from my friends. I think you're going to love these ideas too!
Sticky Window Flower Activity from Still Playing School
Mosaic Flower Art Window Collage from Where Imagination Grows
Sticky Flowers on the Light Table from Happily Ever Mom
