DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Sunflower Paper Plate Craft
Handprint Alternative (thanks to Sarah for sending this in!): Instead of regular petal shapes, I traced Nathan's hand onto yellow construction paper and glued those around as the sunflower's petals -- it turned out very cute (I love handprint crafts!)
Materials:
- paper plate,
- glue,
- sunflower seeds (with shells on).
- scissors,
- paper and printer.
- Optional: construction paper.
- Optional: something to color with.
Instructions:
- Print out the template of choice.
- Instead of using the template provided, older children (Age 5+) can cut their own petal shapes from yellow construction paper.
- For inspiration, wander around the garden looking at different flowers to see all the different shapes petals come in. Then do the craft.
- Colour pieces, as necessary.
Cut out the pieces. This step may require
adult assistance.- Fill the center of the paper plate with glue. You want a fairly good coat so the sunflower seeds will stick -- don't scrimp!
Sprinkle sunflower seeds into the center of the
paper plate, pressing the seeds into the glue.- You can do this quite quickly by just pouring them in by the handful or you can spend a half an hour carefully placing each seed individually like Kaitlyn did *laugh*.
Glue the petals around the edge of the paper plate.- Glue the face onto the sunflower seeds.
Templates:
- After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
- If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
• In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
• Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog
Template (face + 3 petals) (color) or (B&W)
Template #2 (3 petals) (color) or (B&W)
Printable version of these instructions
