Bright and cheery flower brings the sunshine inside
Our garden is full of birds feasting on all sorts of seeds and berries. Yesterday I investigated why the children stayed sitting in the car when we got home. They had been watching some birds eating the sunflower seeds out of our big sunflowers. For us it is autumn and our sunflowers look sad but I leave them there for the birds and so they can drop seeds to grow again next year. However in summer they were gorgeous so we made some paper plate sunflowers to remind us of summer.
You need – paper plate – yellow and green paint – sunflower seeds or tea leaves – stick or strong card – scissors, paintbrush and glue
Then glue whatever you are using for the seeds – you can use real sunflower seeds of course. The first example has real sunflower seeds, but we liked the second example better which has tea leaves – the contrast is more dramatic.
To make the stalk paint a stick or a strip of strong card green and glue to the back of the flower – then you and your children can bask in the sunshine of your craft.
[…] Paper Plate Sunflower (Paper Crafts for Children) […]
[…] source: […]
I’m interested in creating an activity similar to this. I would like for the finished product to be “plantable”. In other words, when the kids take home their “flower” with seeds glued to the plate, they can take it home and literally plant it. I’m thinking we would use the compostable/cheap paper plates, natural glue (flour, water, sugar), and wildflower seeds. Do you think this would work? Have you seen this done before?
Name (required)
Mail (will not be published) (required)
Website