Flower Potions
The Set Up
Set the table like a potion lab! Big bowls or tubs of water, jars of diluted liquid watercolours in spring shades, and piles of fresh petals ready to be stirred in. Add sequins, glitter, or beads so the brews sparkle, and a collection of scoops, jugs, and ladles for pouring and mixing. If you want extra magic, have bicarb and vinegar on hand for fizz. A friend of mine also lays out crushed up bath bombs! Everyone’s eyes always light up when the bubbles start.
The Making
Scoop and swirl, sprinkle and stir. Petals release their colours into the water, glitter floats, beads sink, and suddenly the bowl feels like a garden turned liquid. Add vinegar to a spoonful of bicarb and the whole potion comes alive, fizzing and frothing. Some mixtures shimmer like treasure, others smell sweet from the petals, and every one feels like a discovery.
Variations
Turn the whole space into a potion shop. Provide jars, labels, and a simple menu of “recipes” and let children bottle up their brews to display or take home.
Materials
Bowls or tubs of water
Liquid watercolours in spring colours
Fresh petals and leaves
Sequins, glitter, beads, or other sparkly loose parts
Cups, jugs, ladles, spoons, scoops
Bicarb and vinegar for fizz (or crushed bath bombs!)
Optional jars and labels for potion shop play