Today, we’re going to make a cheerful paper plate sunflower craft sure will brighten up any room.
What makes this sunflower extra special is the unique way we’ll create the seeds—using bubble wrap stamping!
This craft is fun for kids of all ages, because who doesn’t like painting with bubble wrap? Plus, we’ve included a free template to make it even easier for you to get started!
Read on for instructions to make this cute and easy kids craft.
Paper Plate Sunflower Craft
Materials
- Sunflower craft template (available for download below)
- Paper plate
- Brown paint
- Colored paper (yellow, green)
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions
First, download and print out the free sunflower craft template, which you can find at the bottom of this page.
Cut out a small piece of bubble wrap about the size of a child’s hand.
Now it’s time to make the sunflower seeds! Squeeze a small amount of brown paint onto your paper plate or palette and spread it into a thin layer. Take your bubble wrap and press it gently into the paint. Press the painted side of the bubble wrap onto the center of paper plate.
Continue using the bubble wrap to add more brown paint until the entire center of the paper plate is covered in “seeds”.
Leave the plate to dry.
Now you’ll make the petals of the flower. Cut out all the pieces of the template.
Take the petal template and trace it onto yellow paper to get the number of petals you want. We used ten petals on our flower.
Once you’ve traced them, cut out the flowers.
Take the stem and leaf template and trace them onto green paper and cut them out.
Grab that paper plate you painted earlier and cut out the ribbed outside of the plate, leaving the circle in the center.
Apply a small amount of glue to the back of the petals and begin attaching them to the back of the plate.
Continue until all the petals are on your flower.
Now attach the stem to the base of the flower and glue the leaves to the stem.
And now your sunflower craft is complete!
We hope you and your little ones have a fantastic time creating this paper plate sunflower craft!
The combination of painting, bubble wrap printing, and assembling the sunflower is a wonderful way to encourage creativity and fine motor skills.
Plus, the end result is a bright and beautiful piece of art that will add a touch of sunshine to any space.
Sunflower Paper Plate Craft
Materials
- Sunflower craft template
- Paper plate
- Brown paint
- Colored paper (yellow, green)
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions
- Download and print out the free sunflower craft template.
- Cut out a small piece of bubble wrap about the size of a child's hand.
- Squeeze a small amount of brown paint onto your paper plate or palette and spread it into a thin layer. Take your bubble wrap and press it gently into the paint.
- Press the painted side of the bubble wrap onto the center of paper plate. Continue using the bubble wrap to add more brown paint until the entire center of the paper plate is covered in "seeds". Leave the plate to dry.
- Cut out all the pieces of the template.
- Take the petal template and trace it onto yellow paper ten times. Cut out the petals.
- Trace the stem and leaf templates onto green paper and cut them out.
- Cut out the ribbed outside of the plate, leaving the circle in the center.
- Apply a small amount of glue to the back of the petals and begin attaching them to the back of the plate. Continue until all the petals are on your flower.
- Attach the stem to the base of the flower and glue the leaves to the stem.
