DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Sunflower Paper Plate Craft

Handprint Alternative (thanks to Sarah for sending this in!):  Instead of regular petal shapes, I traced Nathan's hand onto yellow construction paper and glued those around as the sunflower's petals -- it turned out very cute (I love handprint crafts!)

Materials:

• paper plate,
• glue,
• sunflower seeds (with shells on).
• scissors,
• paper and printer.
   
• Optional:  construction paper.
   
• Optional:  something to color with.

Instructions:

• Print out the template of choice.
  • Instead of using the template provided, older children (Age 5+) can cut their own petal shapes from yellow construction paper.
  • For inspiration, wander around the garden looking at different flowers to see all the different shapes petals come in.  Then do the craft.
• Colour pieces, as necessary.
• Cut out the pieces.  This step may require adult assistance.
• Fill the center of the paper plate with glue.  You want a fairly good coat so the sunflower seeds will stick -- don't scrimp!
• Sprinkle sunflower seeds into the center of the paper plate, pressing the seeds into the glue.
• You can do this quite quickly by just pouring them in by the handful or you can spend a half an hour carefully placing each seed individually like Kaitlyn did *laugh*.
• Glue the petals around the edge of the paper plate.
• Glue the face onto the sunflower seeds.

Templates:

• After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
• If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
  • In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
  • Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog

Template (face + 3 petals)   (color)   or   (B&W)

Template #2        (3 petals)   (color)   or   (B&W)