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April 14, 2016

Paper Plate Flower Craft for Kids

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We love flowers and look forward to the time we can plant annual flowers in the spring. Our love of flowers often shows up in our crafts like today’s Paper Plate Flower Craft. We’ve also made pipe cleaner flowers (this one is perfect for Mother’s Day) and a bottle cap flower (a great Earth Day craft). We had a lot of fun with this bubble wrap flower we made for About a Mom. 

This paper plate flower craft is a great spring and summer craft for kids. It offers kids a great opportunity to work on scissor skills.

This flower craft combines an important skill with a fun craft. Kids get scissor practice making the petals for these brightly colored flowers. Scissor practice helps strengthen fine motor skills needed for proper pencil grip and handwriting. 
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Supplies for Paper Plate Flower Craft:

Cost: under $5

  • Small paper plates (dessert size)
  • Paint (green paint and other desired colors for flower)
  • Craft Stick
  • Green paper (we used foam paper)
  • Scissors
  • Glue 

Directions:

Age: Preschool and older 

1. Cut small slits into the parameter of paper plates. Go back through and cut another slit so that the slits connect and you cut out a small piece. My preschooler was able to cut the first slit but needed help with the second slit. This makes your flower petals.

This paper plate flower craft is a great spring and summer craft for kids. It offers kids a great opportunity to work on scissor skills.

2. Paint craft stick green and allow to dry.

3. Paint paper plate and allow to dry. 

This paper plate flower craft is a great spring and summer craft for kids. It offers kids a great opportunity to work on scissor skills.

4. Glue craft stick to the back of the paper plate as the stem.

5. Cut two leaves from the green paper and glue to either side of the craft stick.

This paper plate flower craft is a great spring and summer craft for kids. It offers kids a great opportunity to work on scissor skills.

Extend the Activity:

  • Discuss the parts of a flower
  • Work on math skills with your preschooler and count the number of petals on their flowers.
  • Read book about flowers: Planting a Rainbow or The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: A Book About How Living Things Grow
  • Plant flowers

You might also like:

  • Pipe Cleaner Flowers
  • Paint Stick Dragonfly
  • Bottle Cap Caterpillar
  • Crepe Paper Butterfly
  • Coffee Filter Butterfly
  • Paper Plate Turtle
  • Bottle Cap Flower 

This paper plate flower craft is a great spring and summer craft for kids. It offers kids a great opportunity to work on scissor skills.

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  1. Ali B says

    April 22, 2016 at 10:53 am

    How bright and pretty these are.

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  2. Shannon says

    April 22, 2016 at 10:03 pm

    Seriously love this and it can work for a variety of ages! My toddler could paint it and the cutting is great practice for my Kindergartner! Plus I have the supplies laying around the house and it doesn’t require a lot of prep, which is my favorite kind of craft!

    Reply
    • Kim says

      May 14, 2016 at 10:13 am

      Thanks Shannon! Love this crafts that don’t require a mad dash to the craft store 🙂

      Reply
    • Sherri p. says

      March 28, 2017 at 5:00 pm

      I used this craft for residents in the nursing home very easy they enjoyed it very much brightened up their day

      Reply
      • Kim says

        September 23, 2017 at 8:34 pm

        So glad they enjoyed it!

        Reply
  3. Heather says

    April 26, 2016 at 7:39 am

    This is a great craft for preschoolers to practice scissor skills. And the flowers are beautiful!

    Reply
  4. Gladys says

    July 10, 2016 at 8:47 pm

    This is a wonderful project to work on with my great grand niece.

    Reply
    • Kim says

      July 11, 2016 at 9:43 am

      I hope she enjoys it Gladys!

      Reply
  5. craft ideas says

    August 20, 2016 at 10:07 am

    wow, ,,how beautiful of these,,,I really love these, i can use these to teach creativity to my kindergarten students… thanks Kim 🙂

    Reply
    • Kim says

      August 22, 2016 at 11:51 am

      Thanks craft ideas! I hope your students will enjoy the project!

      Reply
  6. noor says

    May 20, 2017 at 11:49 am

    Wonderful thanks for the nice post

    Reply

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