DIY Paper Heliconia Craft for Kids
DIY Paper Flower Craft
Spring is finally here and today we have a super cute and fun spring flower craft for kids. It’s a paper Heliconia craft that is simple, easy, and fun to make.
This would be great to make in the classroom and perfect for promoting fine motor skills, gluing, cutting and sticking. This is also a fun activity that could be done in the home. Enjoy.
Supplies to Make Your Heliconia Flower Craft
- Colourful Paper
- Scissors
- Paper Glue.
- Template
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How to Make a Paper Heliconia
Take a green paper and roll it into a thin roll.
Cut out at least 10 – 12 petals using the templates.
Take a petal fold it in half vertically.
Apply glue in between the fold then put the paper roll in between the fold.
Glue the petal on top of the green roll.
Glue another petal similarly from the opposite side of the previous petal.
Now glue two more petals similarly and as you add more petals keep going down. Keep adding more petals like this until you are happy with it.
The flower is almost done.
Cut out two leaves shapes using green paper and similarly glue them to the green roll.
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DIY Paper Heliconia Craft For Kids
This is a tutorial on how to make a paper heliconia craft.
Materials
- Colourful Paper
- Paper Glue.
- Template
Tools
- Scissors
Instructions
Take a green paper and roll it into a thin roll.
Cut out at least 10 – 12 petals using the templates.
Take a petal fold it in half vertically.
Apply glue in between the fold then put the paper roll in between the fold.
Glue the petal on top of the green roll.
Glue another petal similarly from the opposite side of the previous petal.
Now glue two more petals similarly and as you add more petals keep going down. Keep adding more petals like this until you are happy with it.
The flower is almost done.
Cut out two leaves shapes using green paper and similarly glue them to the green roll.
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Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts and having fun as a family. Angela has also taught cooking skills and loves to share both family recipes and easy crafts here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!
