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Sunflowers can grow up to 12 feet tall! With this craft you can make your own garden of sunflowers. How tall will yours be?

Gather Tools and Materials

 
Paper Plate
Paint
Paint Brushes
Dowels
Construction Paper
Clear Tape
Craft Glue
Scissors
Sunflower Seeds
  • Paper Plate Sunflower
  • Paper Plate Sunflower
  • Paper Plate Sunflower
Learn a little bit about a very famous artist.


Let's Get Started!

 

1
Paint with brown.

Paint the center of your paper plate brown and let it dry.
Paper Plate Sunflower

2
Paint with green.

Paint your stick green and let it dry.
Paper Plate Sunflower

3
Cut petals.

With your scissors cut the edges of the paper plate to look like petals.
Paper Plate Sunflower

4
Paint with yellow.

Paint the rest of the paper plate yellow.
Paper Plate Sunflower

5
Glue on sunflower seeds.

Spread some glue on the center of the paper plate and pour sunflower seeds onto the glue.
Paper Plate Sunflower

6
Shake off extra seeds.

Shake off extra seeds and let dry.
Paper Plate Sunflower

7
Draw leaves.

Draw out two leaves on your green construction paper.
Paper Plate Sunflower

8
Cut out leaves.

Cut the leaves out of your green construction paper.
Paper Plate Sunflower

9
Attach the leaves.

Tape the leaves to your stick stem.
Paper Plate Sunflower

10
Tape your stem to your flower.

Tape the stem to the back side of your paper plate.
Paper Plate Sunflower