Children love sunflowers! If you've grown them this
year you can use the seeds for many fun craft projects
If you didn't grow them, never fear, you can usually buy
them bulk from the grocery store or local garden center
where they sell birdseed.
Paper Plate Sunflower
You'll need:
Paper plates
glue
sunflower seeds
yellow paint, crayons or markers
The first step depends on the age of the child. You can
either leave the plate as is and simply color it yellow with
paint, crayons or markers-leaving the center white. If the
child is older they can use scissors and cut the edges of
the plate into petal shapes. Either way, it turns out great!
After they've colored the "petals", then they should glue
the sunflower seeds in a round pattern on the center of
the plate until it's filled.
If you'd like to hang the sunflowers, punch two holes-one
on each side at the top of the sunflower. Make sure they
are evenly spaced from the sides and the top so it will
hang straight. Tie a piece of twine, raffia or yarn to each
hole and hang!
Note: You can also do this project with small paper plates
and attach a wooden craft stick to the back of the plate. If
you have a small plastic or clay pot, you can put a piece of
Styrofoam or floral foam inside, cover it with Spanish moss
or cloth to hide and insert the sunflower into it's pot.
I'm a Sunflower Craft
You'll need:
Glue
Yellow Construction Paper
Paper plates
Sunflower seeds
Green sidewalk chalk
Tape
Have each child trace their hand six times on yellow
construction paper. Glue these around the paper plates
as the petals of the sunflowers. Glue the sunflowers
seeds in the middle of the petals in a circle pattern till
it's covered. Have the kids stand up next to a outside
wall of the garage or the house and measure their height.
Tape their sunflower to the wall and let them draw a stem
with green sidewalk chalk. The sunflower will be the same
height as they are! This is especially fun when you have
two or more kids and they can compare! The chalk will
wash off later with soap and water.
About the Author
Brenda Hyde is a mom to three and lives with her husband
and children in the Midwestern United States. She is a
freelance writer and editor of OldFashionedLiving.com
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