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This sunflower craft is a great beginner paint project for kids of all ages! Make a beautiful bouquet of sunflowers with just a paint brush and paint.
Painted Sunflower Craft
As the summer days start to cool and the first hints of fall begin to appear, what better way to celebrate the change of seasons than by making beautiful sunflowers together? Sunflowers are a perfect symbol of this special time when the last blooms of summer meet the crisp air of Fall.
This craft is not only simple to make but also a great way to get kids engaged with painting, cutting, and gluing, all while creating something beautiful.
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Materials Needed To Make a Painted Sunflower Craft
- Cardstock, light blue (12×12 size)
- Cardstock, white and green
- Paper Plate, dessert size (for tracing)
- Paint- Brown, Orange, Yellow
- Cotton balls
- Paint brush
- Scissors
- Glue
How To Make a Sunflower Craft
Step 1: Create the Sunflower Center
Use a small dessert size paper plate and trace a circle onto your white cardstock. Draw another smaller circle inside of your large circle – this will be the center of the flower. ( You can also use another household item for drawing your circle such as a small bowl)
Step Two: Make the center of your flower.
Using a cotton ball, dip it in brown paint and dab it onto the smaller circle. Fill in the entire circle with brown paint to make the sunflower’s center. Let circle dry.
Step Three: Paint the Petals.
Dip your paintbrush into yellow or orange paint. Begin at the edge of the brown center, and in one smooth motion, paint a straight line outward to the larger circle to create a petal.
Continue painting petals all the way around the brown circle, alternating between yellow and orange for a bright, cheerful look.
Step Four: Cut and Assemble
Once dry, carefully cut around the outer edge of the petals to create the sunflower shape. Cut one flower in half so you will now have one whole flower and two half flowers. Make two green leaves from your cardstock. Glue behind flower.
On a piece of light blue paper, glue the whole sunflower near the top center. This will be the main flower in your design.
Step Five: Add more Sunflowers.
Glue sunflower halves onto the light blue paper to create the appearance of more sunflowers peeking in from the edges.
From green cardstock, cut out stems for each sunflower and glue them onto the paper beneath each flower.
