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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.
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Paper Daffodil Craft

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

Equipment

Ingredients

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

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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