Craft Idea : Sunflower Paper Plate.

Easy to do and fun !!

I have several books on Sunflowers, and gardens in general but the one we read before doing this craft is "Sunflower House" written by Eve Bunting and Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt.

We read the book, and moved to the dining / craft area for snack and activity.

We had sunflower bread, with home made sunflower butter, and apple slices ...... then craft time.

What you need :

Small paper plates (not plastic)

Pre cut petals for smaller children and / or orange and yellow construction paper cut into rectangles ( 4 inches by 2 inches)

Glue

Sunflower seeds

So just have your little one cut out petal shapes with the paper ( if able to, or else give them a selection of the ones you cut out for them ) and have them glue them all around the edge of the plate. Next fill the middle with glue, and use a paint brush to spread it around. The layer of glue should be substantial, as the seeds you will be adding are heavy.

Then simply sprinkle the seeds in a thick layer onto the plate. Give them a gentle shake and allow to dry.

The same idea can be used to make "magical flowers" as well ... just have rainbow petals instead of the yellow and orange and fill the centers with sparkles not seeds ! I would start with a book on fairies first ;)

They are quite cute all finished !