Easy To Make Paper Plate Sunflower Craft For Kids

Use a paper plate, yellow paint, and some paper to create the cutest paper plate sunflower craft that is perfect for kids of all ages!

If you are looking for some beautiful sunflower crafts to make for younger children, then I have a project for you! Today, I am going to show you how to use simple supplies to create adorable sunflowers that are perfect to make on a summer day. This project is a great way to keep the kiddos busy with coloring, counting, and learning fine motor skills. Plus, it can be made in about 30 minutes!

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SUPPLIES NEEDED:

• Paper Plate
• Black Pom Poms
• Yellow Paint or Golden Yellow Paint
• Green Paper
• Brown Paper
• Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
• Paintbrush
• Scissors 
• Permanent Marker
• Paper Plate Sunflower Pattern (you can download it below)

NOTE: When it comes to making this project, you have several options when it comes to plates and sizes. I used a regular-sized paper plate (9 inches in diameter), but you could use a small paper plate for this project. Also, if you don’t have yellow paint or don’t have time to paint, you can use yellow paper plates instead.

SAFETY GUIDELINES: Regardless of your child’s abilities or age, adult supervision is always required. This is because this paper plate craft involves cutting, painting, and gluing the paper plate.

HOW TO MAKE PAPER PLATE SUNFLOWER: 

1. Paint the inside of the paper plate with yellow acrylic craft paint. Set aside to dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.

2. Download, print, and cut out the sunflower patterns. Trace the center of the flower once onto brown cardstock.

TIP: You could also use colored craft foam or craft felt for this project.

3. Cut out the flower’s center pattern with scissors, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.

4. Attach the brown cardstock flower center to the middle of the paper plate 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.

5. Cut triangle-shaped wedges from the paper plate with scissors to create the thick petals of the sunflower.

6. Attach black pom poms to the brown sunflower center using a glue gun and glue sticks.

TIP: If you don’t want to use black pom poms, you can create black dots instead with a marker. 

7. Trace the leaf patterns onto green cardstock with a pencil.

TIP: You could also use colored craft foam or craft felt for this project.

8. Cut out the leaf patterns with scissors, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.

9. Outline the leaves and draw a center vein with a black marker.

10. Attach the leaves to the back of the sunflower with a glue gun and glue sticks.

Once the leaves have been attached to your sunflower, you are ready to display it! 

How easy was this sunflower paper plate craft?!

I loved how this project turned out and think it would be the perfect decor to display at the end of Summer, going into the Fall! You could also make a bunch of these sunflowers and turn them into a banner, or add a magnet on the back to hang on the fridge. The possibilities are truly endless.

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Easy To Make Paper Plate Sunflower Craft For Kids

Use a paper plate, yellow paint, and some paper to create the cutest paper plate sunflower craft that is perfect for kids of all ages!

Author: Beth Kingston

Materials

• Paper Plate
• Black Pom Poms
• Yellow Paint or Golden Yellow Paint
• Green Paper
• Brown Paper
• Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
• Paintbrush
• Scissors 
• Permanent Marker
• Paper Plate Sunflower Pattern

Instructions

• Paint the inside of the paper plate with yellow acrylic craft paint. Set aside to dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
• Download, print, and cut out the sunflower patterns. 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's 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 paper plate 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 pom poms to the brown sunflower center using a glue gun and glue sticks.

  TIP: If you don’t want to use black pom poms, you can create black dots instead with a marker. 
• 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.

Notes

When it comes to making this project, you have several options when it comes to plates and sizes. I used a regular-sized paper plate (9 inches in diameter), but you could use a small paper plate for this project. Also, if you don’t have yellow paint or don’t have time to paint, you can use yellow paper plates instead.

SAFETY GUIDELINES: Regardless of your child’s abilities or age, adult supervision is always required. This is because this paper plate craft involves cutting, painting, and gluing the paper plate.

IF YOU WANT A MUSHROOM TO GO WITH YOUR SUNFLOWER, CHECK OUT OUR PAPER PLATE MUSHROOM CRAFT!