🌻Hello Sunshine: A Paper Plate Sunflower Craft!
Get ready to bring a burst of sunshine into your home with a craft that’s as cheerful as it is fun! Our adorable Dollar Store Paper Plate Sunflower Craft is here to prove that a simple paper plate can be transformed into the most delightful sunflower. This isn’t just an activity; it’s a wonderfully creative way to brighten up your day and get those little hands busy!
This project is absolutely fantastic because it’s a great way to keep the kiddos engaged with a variety of skills. As they color, count the petals, and work with scissors and glue, they’ll be developing important coloring, counting, and motor skills in a playful and engaging way. It’s a crafting adventure that’s both educational and incredibly enjoyable for little minds!
Best of all, you can make this super cute paper plate sunflower in just about 30 minutes, making it an ideal choice for a spontaneous afternoon activity, a classroom project, or a quick-and-easy craft for a party. So, grab a paper plate from the Dollar Store, gather your supplies, and get ready to create your very own vibrant and smiling sunflower!
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Materials:
- Paper Plate – Dollar Store
- Pom Poms, Black Tinsel – Dollar Store
- Craft Paint – Golden Yellow
- Cardstock – Brown, Green
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Permanent Marker
- PATTERNS Paper Plate Sunflower
Instructions:
- Gather all supplies. Base coat the inside of the paper plate with golden yellow acrylic craft paint. Set aside to dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
- Download and print the Sunflower Patterns, then cut them out with scissors. Trace the center of the flower once onto brown cardstock. You could also use colored craft foam or craft felt for this project.
- Cut out the flower center pattern with scissors, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.
- Attach the brown cardstock flower center to the middle of the sunflower with a glue gun and glue sticks. TIP: You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.
- Cut triangle-shaped wedges from the paper plate with scissors to create the thick petals of the sunflower.
- Attach black tinsel pom poms to the brown sunflower center using a glue gun and glue sticks.
- Trace the leaf patterns onto green cardstock with a pencil. You could also use colored craft foam or craft felt for this project.
- Cut out the leaf patterns with scissors, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.
- Outline the leaves and draw a center vein with a black marker.
- Attach the leaves to the back of the sunflower with a glue gun and glue sticks.
- Enjoy your creation!
Print the Tutorial:
Dollar Store Paper Plate Sunflower Craft
Turn a simple paper plate into a bright and cheerful sunflower with this easy Dollar Store craft! Perfect for kids of all ages, this project uses affordable materials to create a delightful piece of art that's sure to brighten any room. Let's get crafting!
Materials
- Paper Plate – Dollar Store
- Pom Poms, Black Tinsel – Dollar Store
- Craft Paint – Golden Yellow
- Cardstock – Brown, Green
- Template
Tools
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks – Dollar Store
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Permanent Marker
Instructions
STEP ONE
Gather all supplies. Base coat the inside of the paper plate with golden yellow acrylic craft paint. Set aside to dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
STEP TWO
Download and print the Sunflower Patterns, then cut out with scissors. Trace the center of the flower once onto brown cardstock. You could also use colored craft foam or craft felt for this project.
STEP THREE
Cut out the flower center pattern with scissors making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.
STEP FOUR
Attach the brown cardstock flower center to the middle of the sunflower with a glue gun and glue sticks.
TIP: You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.
STEP FIVE
Cut triangle-shaped wedges from the paper plate with scissors to create the thick petals of the sunflower.
STEP SIX
Attach black tinsel pom poms to the brown sunflower center using a glue gun and glue sticks.
STEP SEVEN
Trace the leaf patterns onto green cardstock with a pencil. You could also use colored craft foam or craft felt for this project.
STEP EIGHT
Cut out the leaf patterns with scissors, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.
STEP NINE
Outline the leaves and draw a center vein with a black marker.
STEP TEN
Attach the leaves to the back of the sunflower with a glue gun and glue sticks.
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