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Sunflower Paper Craft and Printable Activities
Materials:
- printer
- paper or card stock to print the template
- paper or construction paper in contrasting color for the background
- coloring tools for B&W template
- scissors
- glue or glue stick
- Optional: one or more real sunflower blossoms, sunflower seeds
Bring the sunshine indoors with a delightful sunflower paper craft, perfect for little hands and curious minds! As children assemble the cheerful blossom in pot, explore the incredible versatility of sunflowers, from their nutritious and useful byproducts to the enduring beauty that even inspired Vincent Van Gogh's masterpieces. And yes, they are surprisingly easy to grow!
These fun and educational activities are appropriate for toddlers, preschool and elementary grades.
Printing Options:
Color option: Ideal for toddlers to concentrate on assembly and identifying colors.
Black & White: Select from two templates. Template 1 with bolder outline for younger children. Template 2 with lighter outline and a more realistic and complex image.The B&W option is best for all ages, to color, paint, decorate and scissor cutting practice.
Instructions:
Assembly and learning activities: (after template is cutout and decorated)
Discuss the colors: yellow, green and brown in the center of the flower. Count the templates out loud.
Discuss the visible parts of the plant: the flower, the petals, the stem and leaves. Discuss that roots are in the soil, in this case the soil is in the pot. You can expand on plant growth later while watching a short children's video or reading a picture book.
Assembly:
- Allow the children to play with the pieces and assemble them and point to the small picture found on the template for guidance.
- Apply glue to the top of the stem, press the sunflower over it.
- Apply glue to the lower part of the stem, slide under the pot, center the flower and press.
- Turn the finished craft over, apply glue to the borders and glue to another piece of paper in a complementary color, such as blue, or deep orange for an autumn theme.
- Optional: Write S s sunflowers at the top of the page.
Templates:
Sunflower Paper Craft 1 B&W COLOR
Sunflower Paper Craft 2 B&W
Complementary activities:
A Celebration of Sunflowers: introduces Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers masterpieces, an educational sunflower theme coloring book that addresses the planting, growth, harvesting and products derived from this plant.
How a Seed Grows: Watch a cute educational video that shows how a sunflower seed grows and discuss the stages of plant growth.
Plant a Sunflower House: Here are step-by- step instructions @ kidsgardening.org.
