Sunflowers add a bright fall touch to the season. That’s why I was inspired to create and share today’s effortless Paper Sunflower kid craft tutorial. Of course, there’s a free printable included and minimal steps & materials required!

Keep scrolling for the FULL how-to so you can make one with your child today! These sunflowers are so easy to create – I promise!

Effortless Paper Sunflower – Elementary Kid Craft

To recreate this colorful sunflower art project, all you need is our free flower file, a home printer, a single hole punch, crayons, school glue and cardstock paper to complete. Those are the ONLY materials and I’m super positive you probably have most of them in your home right now. I bet this is exciting news because this means you don’t need to leave your home and fret at the craft store, looking for specific craft supplies {and the crowd goes WILD!}

Our paper sunflower craft idea is so simple you have NO EXCUSE not to pull it together for your little one today. You could even join in on the fun and make your own at the same table! My personal favorite part is the black “paper confetti” in the center for the sunflower seeds. That’s creative, right?

So friends… what are you waiting for?! This is the perfect way to celebrate and welcome fall into your home. Don’t delay on this one –  it’s going to be a blast to “grow” and display in your home! Find all the details below and gather up your materials so you can let that creativity shine bright this autumn season!

Happy crafting my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures with us of your finished sunflowers made from paper! You can find us on Facebook or Instagram for easy sharing. I can’t wait to see how your paper confetti sunflower creations turn out! #gluedtomycrafts

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Paper Sunflower Craft Supplies:

• Free Blank Sunflower Printable {Download HERE}
• White Cardstock Paper
• Color Printer
• Paper Craft Scissors
• Yellow, Brown and Green Crayons
• Black Cardstock Paper {scraps are great!}
• Single Hole Punch {affiliate link}
• Small Bowl or Dish
• Elmer’s School Glue or Glue Stick

Directions:

• First things first – download our free sunflower printable listed above.
• Print it out through your home printer on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need one print per craft. Print as many as you like but only use this file for personal use please!
• Next up – grab your crayons and color in the sunflower design in the printable. You want the petals to be yellow, while the center is brown. You should also draw a stem coming from the flower, as well.
• Now grab your black colored paper and the single hole punch.
• Go ahead and hole punch a good amount of “circles” that will later go in the center of your flower. You will need a lot of paper punches, so go to town on this step! A good tip is to do the hole punching over a small bowl, to keep the paper circles contained till you need them.
• Next up, grab your choice of adhesive and make several squiggles & lines of glue in the brown part of the sunflower.
• Now, working pretty fast, you are going to want to sprinkle, dump and rub your paper hole punches ALL over the glue, to make “sunflower seeds” in the flower. Keep adding more glue and paper circles until you have the look you like.
• Shake off excess pieces and set aside to let it dry completely.
• Then display proudly your colorful paper confetti sunflower paper piece for all to see!
• Don’t forget to snap a few pictures to share with us, of your paper confetti sunflower made from cardstock! #gluedtomycrafts

MAKE IT YOUR OWN TODAY!

• Instead of using black colored paper hole punches like I did in today’s paper sunflower kid craft tutorial, you can also dip your index finger or a clean q-tip into black craft paint to make “dotted prints” inside the flower instead. Then repeat until you have that desired look, in a different craft medium! Super fun and perfect for the younger children in your home!!!
• You can also go for GLAM and add glitter, buttons, rhinestones – whatever your crafty heart desires! Even REAL sunflower seeds would be fun to include in this mixed media craft idea!

Learn how to easily transform ordinary paper into beautiful masterpieces, with the help of Glued To My Crafts! We strive to make it easy JUST FOR YOU!

So on that note, if you loved today’s paper sunflower craft for kids, we also have our Paper Punch Confetti Fall Tree – Kid Craft Idea, Simple Paper Indian Corn – Kid Craft and Leaf Lion Mane – Kid Craft posts for you to check out today!

We also LOVE seeing those pictures, so be sure to use our special branded hashtag #gluedtomycrafts on your various social media sites for us to see {and share with our readers!}