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April 23, 2009 | 20 Comments

Giant Sunflower Craft

sunflower craft

It was cold, dark and dreary today, so we made our own cheer with this giant sunflower craft. This is a great craft for a day when you are stuck inside because there are so many steps. You can plant a seed or act out how a seed grows into a plant while you are waiting for your sunflower to dry.

  1. Gather your materials. You will need a paper bag, a paper plate, some black rice, glue, yellow and green paint, a marker, scissors, a bath poof or sponge and double stick tape.
  2. Start by cutting open your grocery bag and drawing a long stem along one edge and multiple petals on the rest of it.
  3. Cut the stem outline out and have your child paint it green. My son loved using the roller paints for this because it was so easy to make long straight lines. Let dry.
  4. Paint the petals with the bath poof or sponge. I find that when we are painting a large surface it’s much better to use a big tool that covers easily.
  5. Paint the bottom of the paper plate with the yellow paint too. Let dry.
  6. Cut out the stem and petals
  7. Add glue to the center of the paper plate. More is better so this is a great time to have your child control the glue.
  8. Add the rice. My son added a few at first then dumped the whole dish on. Let dry. This actually dried to the touch pretty fast.
  9. Flip the plate upside down and using the double stick tape to tape the petals on.
  10. Tape the stem on.
  11. Brighten even the darkest day!

Books!

“The Tiny Seed” by Eric Carle is a story about a tiny seed who unlike the other seeds from his flower makes it against all odds to continue the cycle of life. I really enjoy this book and love how it shows all the obstacles along the way for a simple little seed. My son liked this book but didn’t make it all the way through, which I expected since it is a long book for a 2-year-old.

“Planting A Rainbow” by Lois Elhert is a wonderful book to use for teaching about flowers and colors. The illustrations are bold and bright, perfect for little curious minds. I have always liked this book because you can sit down and dive into it reading each flowers name on every page, or browse it more casually with a younger child simply noting the colors.


Additional Activity


“Grow Little Seed!”

I love teaching through acting things out and just like all the classes I have had my son loves it too. For this theme, we started as little “ta ta tiny!” seeds deep in the dirt. Then it rained and we started growing roots (ours looked a lot like jazz hands) and then started to push through the dirt to the sunlight. Then the sun was bright and strong and we grew and grew, and finally blossomed. With older children, I would have gone into more detail, maybe include a strong wind blowing us to and fro, sprouting leaves etc…However you do it, go big, take your children’s suggestions and have fun!

How do you brighten up your day? Do you have a sunflower craft that you like to do? Comment below, or share on my Facebook page!

For more quick tips on helping your child learn to read check out my book; Raising A Rock-Star Reader. It is packed with fun ideas for families, book lists, and advice for parents.

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Kindergarten, Flower art, Nature Activities, Preschool Crafts, Sunflower | 20 Comments

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20 Comments

  1. Amanda says

    April 23, 2009 at 4:05 am

    perfect! This would have fit in wonderfully with one of our library books from last week!

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  2. Rob says

    April 23, 2009 at 6:30 am

    Cool Craft. My kids would love this!

    Come on over to http://www.pbandsmellysdad.com/ and pick up your award!!!!!

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  3. *~*Lis*~* says

    April 23, 2009 at 7:16 am

    This is great! My daughter loved sunflowers so she will be really into it!

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  4. Where's The Aspirin? says

    April 23, 2009 at 11:26 am

    Love it!

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  5. Beverly says

    April 23, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    so cute!

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  6. Rachel@oneprettything.com says

    April 23, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    Oh I love this! I can’t wait until we have sunflowers here. Come on summer! I’ll be linking.

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  7. relia says

    April 23, 2009 at 2:29 pm

    Great idea!
    Thanks…

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  8. Valerie says

    April 23, 2009 at 5:32 pm

    Great idea! We made sunflowers using potato stamps for petals. You can see it here:

    http://www.frugalfamilyfunblog.com/2009/03/sunflowers-and-bean-sprouts.html

    My daughter loves sunflowers!

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  9. Amy @ Literacy Launchpad says

    April 23, 2009 at 9:38 pm

    Love these books! Wish I had more time in class with my students to do this pretty craft!

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  10. Allie says

    April 24, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    Thanks !

    My son was really proud of this, in a class I would do a huge one as a group project depending on the classes age. Or do it on multiple days.

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  11. Christine says

    April 26, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    What a great way to spend the afternoon… Two of our favorite things – crafts and reading!

    Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂

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  12. Helen says

    September 11, 2009 at 7:47 pm

    What a great idea – my girls will love this.

    Thanks for the idea

    Helen

    http://curlybirds.blogspot.com/

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  13. Real Mommy365 says

    March 26, 2010 at 8:23 pm

    This is so cute, perfect for the Spring Unit we’re doing! Thanks for sharing 🙂

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  14. Jackie Lee says

    March 26, 2010 at 8:53 pm

    This looks really fun. Our big plan is to plant a sunflower forest this year. We’re doing the gigantic sunflowers planted in a big square. I’m going to leave out a big circle in the middle so you can find your way in and have a picnic in the sunflower forest. I’ll make sure we take pictures ~ but I think this craft will be perfect to get us in the mood!!
    .-= Jackie Lee´s last blog ..Zoo Games to Play on Your Next Trip to the Zoo =-.

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