DIY Paper Sunflower Craft for Kids

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This easy sunflower craft tutorial is fantastic for kids to make and really easy and simple. 

Today we have a really fun sunflower template that you can download for free to create your very own sunflower craft. Sunflowers are beautiful and bright and one of my favourite flowers to make. 

Sunflower arts and crafts are fun. My daughter really enjoys making paper flowers and this project is no exception. With only a few basic supplies you can create the most beautiful paper sunflower. 

We also have tutorials for paper Heliconia and paper dahlias. Enjoy!

Don’t forget to download the free sunflower template printable! It will make your crafting easier! 

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Supplies for This 3D Sunflower Craft

  • Coloured craft paper– Yellow, brown and green
  • Scissors
  • Craft glue
  • Pencil – to trace the template
  • Sunflower Template

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Paper Sunflower

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How to Make a Paper Sunflower

Print and cut out the patterns from the sunflower template. Trace the patterns on your selected colored craft paper and cut them out

Print and cut out the patterns from the sunflower template. Trace the patterns on your selected colored craft paper and cut them out

Print and cut out the patterns from the sunflower template. Trace the patterns on your selected colored craft paper and cut them out

Print and cut out the patterns from the sunflower template. Trace the patterns on your selected colored craft paper and cut them out

Paper Sunflower

Take a flower pattern and create creases on them.

First, create crease from the center towards the tip of each petal. Next, create a crease in between each sunflower petal and towards the center.

Paper Sunflower

Similarly, create a crease on the rest of the sunflower patterns (2 large yellow and 2 medium yellow flower patterns).

Paper Sunflower

Create crease on the 2 small brown flower patterns as well.

Take the spiral pattern and start rolling it from its outer end.

Continue to roll towards the center and once you reach the center glue the roll with the center of the spiral pattern to secure it.

Create a crease on the leaf cutouts as well.

Paper Sunflower

Place any one of the large sized sunflower pattern on a flat surface and drop a small amount of glue on its center of it.

Paper Sunflower

Place the other large sized sunflower pattern on the large flower, making sure that the centers of both flowers match.

Be sure to rotate the second pattern so that the tips of the first paper sunflowers pattern and petals are visible.

Paper Sunflower

Similarly, glue the medium sized sunflower patterns one by one on the top of the large ones.

Paper Sunflower

Now glue the 2 small sized flower patterns (these are actually center of the flower); similarly, slightly rotate the second piece on the first piece to make sure that the tips of the first flower’s petals are visible.

Paper Sunflower

Finally, glue the rolled flower on the center and allow the glue to dry.

Paper Sunflower

Attach the leaves at the bottom side of the flower, but make sure that the leaves are visible from the top end and from the sides of the flowers.

Paper Sunflower craft

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DIY Paper Sunflower Craft For Kids

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This is a tutorial on how to make a paper sunflower craft.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Difficulty Easy

Materials

  • Coloured craft paper– Yellow, brown and green
  • Craft glue
  • Pencil – to trace the template
  • Sunflower Template

Tools

  • Scissors

Instructions

    Print and cut out the patterns from the sunflower template. Trace the patterns on your selected colored craft paper and cut them out

    The sunflower template includes one large flower pattern, one medium flower pattern and one small flower pattern.

    You’ll need to trace and cut out 2 pieces from the yellow craft paper for the large and small pattern; and 2 pieces of the small pattern from the brown craft paper.

    Cut out the spiral pattern from the brown craft paper and the leaf patterns from green craft paper.

    Take a flower pattern and create creases on them.

    First, create crease from the center towards the tip of each petal. Next, create a crease in between each sunflower petal and towards the center.

    Similarly, create a crease on the rest of the sunflower patterns (2 large yellow and 2 medium yellow flower patterns).

    Create crease on the 2 small brown flower patterns as well.

    Take the spiral pattern and start rolling it from its outer end.

    Continue to roll towards the center and once you reach the center glue the roll with the center of the spiral pattern to secure it.

    Create a crease on the leaf cutouts as well.

    Place any one of the large sized sunflower pattern on a flat surface and drop a small amount of glue on its center of it.

    Place the other large sized sunflower pattern on the large flower, making sure that the centers of both flowers match.

    Be sure to rotate the second pattern so that the tips of the first paper sunflowers pattern and petals are visible.

    Similarly, glue the medium sized sunflower patterns one by one on the top of the large ones.

    Now glue the 2 small sized flower patterns (these are actually center of the flower); similarly, slightly rotate the second piece on the first piece to make sure that the tips of the first flower’s petals are visible.

    Finally, glue the rolled flower on the center and allow the glue to dry.

    Attach the leaves at the bottom side of the flower, but make sure that the leaves are visible from the top end and from the sides of the flowers.

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Paper Sunflower

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!

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