Do you feel the itch to get creative and make something special? Look no further! With a few supplies, you can create a beautiful paper plate flower with handprint petals that is sure to be a showstopper.
Flower Petal Handprint Craft
Raise your hand if you are ready for warmer weather. I know I am! With the kind of winter we have had lately in Wyoming, we are anxiously waiting for the first official signs of spring.
Although we are experiencing some good temps in our area this week, Wyoming likes to play tricks on us {seriously – it can still snow in June} so I’m not holding my breathe too much just yet. But I am getting a little excited and may be hiding the heavy coat in the back of the closet soon!
To get ready to celebrate the upcoming warmer weather, we have been cranking out the spring themed kid crafts in our house, left & right. One of my favorite crafts so far happens to be today’s post and it’s titled Paper Plate & Handprint Flower!
And just like ALL our kid friendly crafts & tutorials on the blog – this paper plate activity is super simple, fun for all ages and really inexpensive too. PLUS it makes for great decorations in the house, as you patiently wait for spring weather to arrive.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s grab supplies, think some good thoughts about the weather and get to work on this simple DIY craft ASAP. You can find ALL the details you need to know, in the full tutorial below!
Happy crafting my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your flowers made from paper plates with us by tagging our account on Instagram. I seriously can’t wait to see how adorable those little paper handprint flower petals turn out! #gluedtomycrafts
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This craft strives to capture that perfect balance between an easy-to-make project while still encouraging ample amounts of imaginations in order to customize their unique flower masterpiece. Best of all, it’s fun for everyone involved – no matter age or experience level. Let’s grab the supplies and get started!
Craft Supplies:
- Small Paper Plate
- Yellow Tissue Paper
- Green Cardstock Paper
- Orange Cardstock Paper
- School Glue
- Craft Scissors
- Stapler
- Pencil or Pen
Directions:
- First cut your yellow tissue paper into small squares.
- Take your paper plate and put a good amount of glue all over it.
- Have children place the tissue paper on top of the glue, until the paper plate is completely covered.
- When they are done with that, set it aside to let it dry completely while you trace/trim out the handprints from the orange cardstock paper, which will become the petals of the flower. Depending on the size of your child’s hands – you may need to do 6-10 handprints.
- Be sure to also cut out the flower’s stem from the green cardstock paper.
- To finish off the flower petal craft – simply staple the handprint cutouts around the tissue paper covered paper plate, as well as stapling on the stem on the bottom.
- Then display proudly!
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This particular paper plate flower petal kid craft idea also goes along perfectly with the book The Tiny Seed by one of our favorite authors, Eric Carle. So to be sure to grab a copy and really make it a full afternoon of fun with reading & crafts!
If you are looking for even MORE easy kid craft ideas, from Glued To My Crafts, be sure to check out these fun posts listed below.
- Paper Plate Cookie
- Paper Plate Leopard
- Apple Stamped Flower Craft
- Paper Plate Pigeon
- Paper Plate Cat In The Hat
- Paper Plate Baker
- Paper Doily Flower Cards
