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Make a fun and easy paper plate daffodil craft for kids! A simple spring project perfect for home or classroom activities.

A craft flower made from paper plates on a pink background. The petals are bright yellow, and the center is orange, resembling a daffodil. Green leaves are attached at the bottom.

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Spring is in the air, and what better way to celebrate than with a bright and cheerful Paper Plate Daffodil Craft! This fun and easy craft is perfect for kids of all ages, bringing the beauty of spring right into your home or classroom.

With just a few simple materials, your little ones can create their very own daffodil flower to display, spreading a burst of sunshine and happiness. Let’s get crafting and make some flowers that will brighten up any room!

Be sure to check out our Crepe Paper Daffodil Craft too!

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Paper Plate Crafts This Spring

Paper plate crafts are the perfect way to celebrate spring and get creative with your kids! With their simple shape and versatility, paper plates can easily be turned into all kinds of fun, spring-themed projects.

Whether you’re making a Paper Plate Daffodil or designing colorful butterflies, these crafts bring the joy of the season to life with minimal supplies. Plus, they’re easy to customize, so each craft is unique and full of personal flair. So grab some paper plates, paint, and glue, and let your imagination bloom this spring!

Don't miss our other paper plate flowers including Paper Plate Sunflower and Paper Plate Flower Wreath.

A craft daffodil made from a painted paper plate, featuring bright yellow petals, an orange center, and a green stem with one leaf, set against a pink background.

Paper Plate Daffodil Craft Supplies

How To Make a Paper Plate Daffodil

A plain white round paper plate with a textured, ridged edge is centered on a solid white background. The plate has a few visible creases and wrinkles.

Select 1 clean paper plates. For this craft, use the plain and matte surface of the paper plate.

Two white, four-pointed star shapes made from paper plates, with curving edges and subtle texture, laid flat on a light surface.

Trace and cut out 2 daffodil flower base patterns from the 2 selected paper plates. Apply a coat of white paint if your plate has a colored pattern on it.

Step 3:

A small paper cup with a red and white swirled pattern on the bottom half, resting on a white surface. The top half of the cup is plain white.

Grab a paper cup.

A circular paper band with origami-like, evenly spaced triangular flaps around its edge, resembling a sun or a flower, lies on a white surface. The flaps create a geometric pattern, casting soft shadows.

Cut the paper cup short and then trace a zigzag border. Use scissors to cut out the traced zigzag border.

Two yellow paper flower shapes with three petals each are arranged on a white background. Below them is a small red circular object with a zigzag edge, resembling a flower center.

Apply yellow acrylic paint on the paper plate pattern cutouts and apply orange acrylic paint on the inner surface of the paper cup pattern cutout. Allow the paint to dry.

Two yellow, paper cut-outs resembling flower petals are placed on a white background. The shapes have three and four pointed edges, respectively, with slight creases suggesting a crafted texture.

Make creases along the petals of the paper plate flower bases (from the tip of each petal to the center of the flower).

A yellow, six-petaled paper flower on a plain white background. The petals are symmetrical and slightly curved.

Join the 2 paper plate flower base cutout together.

A handcrafted paper daffodil with six yellow petals and a pink center on a plain white background.

Glue the paper cup pattern in the center of the top flower base.

Two green leaves and a green craft stick arranged on a plain white background, creating a simple art piece.

Select a popsicle stick and apply green acrylic paint on it. Trace and cut out 2 leaf shapes from a paper plate and apply green acrylic paint on them. Allow the paint to dry.

A handmade daffodil crafted from painted paper. The flower has bright yellow petals with an orange center and two green leaves. The background is plain white, emphasizing the vibrant colors of the daffodil.

Glue the leaves on 2 sides of the popsicle stick. Glue the paper plate daffodil at the top end of the popsicle stick.

A vibrant paper flower resembling a daffodil with bright yellow petals and an orange center is set on a light pink background. Attached to the flower are two green paper leaves.

Viola, you have the cutest paper daffodil!

Happy Crafting and Happy Flowers!

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A craft daffodil made from a painted paper plate, featuring bright yellow petals, an orange center, and a green stem with one leaf, set against a pink background.

Paper Daffodil Craft

Make a fun and easy paper plate daffodil craft for kids! A simple spring project perfect for home or classroom activities.
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Material

  • Paper plate
  • Paper cup
  • Pencil
  • Acrylic paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Craft glue
  • Popsicle stick
  • Colored craft paper

Tools

Instructions

  • Select 1 clean paper plates. For this craft, use the plain and matte surface of the paper plate.
    A plain white round paper plate with a textured, ridged edge is centered on a solid white background. The plate has a few visible creases and wrinkles.
  • Trace and cut out 2 daffodil flower base patterns from the 2 selected paper plates. Apply a coat of white paint if your plate has a colored pattern on it.
    Two white, four-pointed star shapes made from paper plates, with curving edges and subtle texture, laid flat on a light surface.
  • Grab a paper cup.
    A small paper cup with a red and white swirled pattern on the bottom half, resting on a white surface. The top half of the cup is plain white.
  • Cut the paper cup short and then trace a zigzag border. Use scissors to cut out the traced zigzag border.
    A circular paper band with origami-like, evenly spaced triangular flaps around its edge, resembling a sun or a flower, lies on a white surface. The flaps create a geometric pattern, casting soft shadows.
  • Apply yellow acrylic paint on the paper plate pattern cutouts and apply orange acrylic paint on the inner surface of the paper cup pattern cutout. Allow the paint to dry.
    Two yellow paper flower shapes with three petals each are arranged on a white background. Below them is a small red circular object with a zigzag edge, resembling a flower center.
  • Make creases along the petals of the paper plate flower bases (from the tip of each petal to the center of the flower).
    Two yellow, paper cut-outs resembling flower petals are placed on a white background. The shapes have three and four pointed edges, respectively, with slight creases suggesting a crafted texture.
  • Join the 2 paper plate flower base cutout together.
    A yellow, six-petaled paper flower on a plain white background. The petals are symmetrical and slightly curved.
  • Glue the paper cup pattern in the center of the top flower base.
    A handcrafted paper daffodil with six yellow petals and a pink center on a plain white background.
  • Select a popsicle stick and apply green acrylic paint on it. Trace and cut out 2 leaf shapes from a paper plate and apply green acrylic paint on them. Allow the paint to dry.
    Two green leaves and a green craft stick arranged on a plain white background, creating a simple art piece.
  • Glue the leaves on 2 sides of the popsicle stick. Glue the paper plate daffodil at the top end of the popsicle stick.
    A handmade daffodil crafted from painted paper. The flower has bright yellow petals with an orange center and two green leaves. The background is plain white, emphasizing the vibrant colors of the daffodil.
  • Viola, you have a paper daffodil
    A vibrant paper flower resembling a daffodil with bright yellow petals and an orange center is set on a light pink background. Attached to the flower are two green paper leaves.

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A crafted paper daffodil with bright yellow petals and an orange center, set against a pink background. The text PAPER daffodils is displayed at the top in green.

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