Handprint Sunflower Craft
A cute and easy kids craft using their handprints! This fun Handprint Sunflower Craft activity includes tracing their hands to make sunflower petals, a paper towel roll and a few supplies you probably already have! So easy and cute.
This super easy handprint sunflower craft is a great indoor activity to fill time on a hot summer day. Not to mention, it’s just so darn cute! I love crafts that capture different stages of life. Handprint crafts, footprint crafts, photo crafts…they’re all just so special.
My DIY photo candle is such a special gift that kiddos can make on Mother’s Day or as a gift for grandparents. And I’ve got tons of handprint crafts like this Valentine’s handprint craft and handprint Christmas tree craft that are such good keepsakes or gifts. Now this adorable handprint sunflower craft can be part of those keepsakes too! Summer decorations made from a sweet little handprint, what’s better than that?
Why You’ll Love this Handprint Sunflower Craft
- This craft is great for all ages! Engaging enough for older children and still simple enough for younger children to make.
- Painting, cutting and glueing are all great ways for your younger children to work on fine motor skills.
- Kids can make this easy handprint sunflower craft to give to parents or grandparents as a gift. It will teach them independence and encourage their creativity!
Supplies Needed to Make Handprint Sunflower Craft
- Paper towel roll – A paper towel will end up as the stem for your cutie little sunflower. If you don’t have an empty paper towel roll, you can use a sturdy piece of cardboard or a large paint stirrer.
- Cardstock – You’ll need black, yellow, and green cardstock. Construction paper can be used as well but may not be as sturdy.
- Scissors – If you’re making this craft with younger children, consider using safety scissors so that they can safely cut out their own shapes.
- Green paint – A classic darker green color is perfect to use to pain the paper towel roll to look like a stem.
How To Make This Handprint Sunflower
- Clean off an empty paper roll and peel off any leftover paper towel pieces. Then paint the paper towel roll completely with green acrylic paint.
- While the paint dries, trace four handprints onto yellow cardstock for each sunflower you plan to make.
- Cut out the handprints and then cut a circle out of the black cardstock. Once the paint is dry, glue the handprints into a flower shape at one end of the paper towel roll.
- Lastly, cut some leaf shapes out of the green card stock and then glue them just below the flower.
- Allow all of the glue and paint to dry and then your sunflower is ready to go!
Classroom Use
Read a fun sunflower book, make sunflower themed treats, and even plant sunflower seeds and watch them grow together! Here’s a few cute books that you could include in storytime:
- Sunflower House by Eve Bunting
- This is the Sunflower by Lola M. Schaefer
- The Sunflower Parable by Liz Curtis Higgs
What is the best way to attach the petals and leaves?
You can use a simple craft glue stick to attach the handprint petals and construction paper leaves. Hot glue will also work, but it may leave a little bubble! Glue dots are a great mess free way to easily attach the decorations for your sunflower handprint art.
Pro Tips!
- Need less mess? Wrap the paper towel roll in green construction paper and secure it tightly with staples or glue dots.
- Add some glitter or glitter glue to this handprint sunflower to give it extra flair and personality!
- If you are making this craft with a large group of children, use a permanent marker to label the back of the paper towel stem with each child’s name.
Even though sunflowers are a summer flower, this craft is fun to make all year round!
More Flower Crafts and Activities You’ll Love
- This easy Flower Pencil Craft is a great way to get your kids involved in the teacher gifts this year! Sentimental yet a great way to spruce up a gift card gift to the teachers who put in so much hard work.
- Want quick craft? These Pipe Cleaner Flowers only take 10 minutes to make and require minimal supplies.
- Have more paper towel rolls or toilet paper rolls that you need to use? This Toilet Paper Roll Flower Stamp Art is a great craft! It’s especially good for younger children!
Handprint Sunflower Craft
Ingredients
- Paper towel roll
- Green paint
- Cardstock – yellow green, black
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Instructions
- Begin by painting an empty, clean paper towel roll green. Let the paint dry completely.
- While the paint is drying, trace handprints on yellow cardstock. You will need 4 handprints total for each sunflower.
- Cut out the handprints.
- Now, cut a circle from black cardstock.
- Glue the handprints around the circle.
- Next, when the paper towel roll is completely dry, glue the handprint flower to the front of the roll.
- Lastly, cut some large leaf shapes out of green cardstock.
- Glue the leaves along the front of the paper towel roll to complete your beautiful handprint sunflower!
