Paper Daffodils
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| Paper Daffodils |
Suitable for Kindergarten to Third Grade
- three dimensional, bursts of yellow make these daffodils
very attractive
- this activity compliments the art activity called "Paper Tulips"
- looks amazing when putting a class set together to make a
spring garden on a bulletin board along with the tulips
- very effective results for all ages and abilities
- tracers are used for the flower part
- other suggestions - see bottom of page for ideas for younger
children
Materials
- construction paper (yellow for the flowers and green for the
stems and leaves)
- construction paper should be cut into rectangles, large
enough to trace the three daffodil flower parts
- yellow and orange tissue paper cut into squares (about one
inch square)
- tracers, as shown - prepared ahead of time
- scissors
- glue sticks
Construction
- children use one yellow construction paper square to trace their three flower parts
- cut out the shapes as carefully as possible
- use two yellow shapes to make a tall "X" shapes, gluing together in the center as shown
- use the remaining flower part to glue across the center as shown
- take a yellow or orange tissue paper square (or both colors) and put your finger in the
center of the square
- wrap the tissue paper around your finger
- put glue on the end of your wrapped finger and stick it to the middle of the flower
- use half a sheet of green construction paper to cut out the stem first (this is easily done by
cutting a strip off the side or by using a ruler to draw a line close to the edge of the paper
and then cutting along the line
- fold the leftover green paper in half lengthwise and draw a long, thin leaf
- cut along the line while the paper is folded to produce two leaves
- glue the stem to the back of the flower
- glue the leaves to the bottom of the stem, having the leaves face up as though reaching
for the sunlight
- invite children who finish ahead of time to make additional flowers to add to the garden
and to help their friends
- very young children need some of these steps to be modified - parts of the flower can be
cut out ahead of time, older buddies can help them
- to encourage more independence, they can use only one daffodil shape that doesn't have
to be put together and glue a tissue paper square(s) to the daffodil shape
very attractive
- this activity compliments the art activity called "Paper Tulips"
- looks amazing when putting a class set together to make a
spring garden on a bulletin board along with the tulips
- very effective results for all ages and abilities
- tracers are used for the flower part
- other suggestions - see bottom of page for ideas for younger
children
Materials
- construction paper (yellow for the flowers and green for the
stems and leaves)
- construction paper should be cut into rectangles, large
enough to trace the three daffodil flower parts
enough to trace the three daffodil flower parts
- yellow and orange tissue paper cut into squares (about one
inch square)
inch square)
- tracers, as shown - prepared ahead of time
- scissors
- glue sticks
Construction
- children use one yellow construction paper square to trace their three flower parts
- cut out the shapes as carefully as possible
- use two yellow shapes to make a tall "X" shapes, gluing together in the center as shown
- use the remaining flower part to glue across the center as shown
- take a yellow or orange tissue paper square (or both colors) and put your finger in the
center of the square
center of the square
- wrap the tissue paper around your finger
- put glue on the end of your wrapped finger and stick it to the middle of the flower
- use half a sheet of green construction paper to cut out the stem first (this is easily done by
cutting a strip off the side or by using a ruler to draw a line close to the edge of the paper
and then cutting along the line
- fold the leftover green paper in half lengthwise and draw a long, thin leaf
- cut along the line while the paper is folded to produce two leaves
- glue the stem to the back of the flower
- glue the leaves to the bottom of the stem, having the leaves face up as though reaching
for the sunlight
- invite children who finish ahead of time to make additional flowers to add to the garden
and to help their friends
- very young children need some of these steps to be modified - parts of the flower can be
cut out ahead of time, older buddies can help them
- to encourage more independence, they can use only one daffodil shape that doesn't have
to be put together and glue a tissue paper square(s) to the daffodil shape
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