Sunflowers – Handprint Art for Kids
Sunflowers are one of my favourite flowers and each year we try to grow them. We haven’t been very successful this year but still managed these lovelies in the picture below. So using these cheerful, sunny flowers as inspiration we set about our most recent art activity – again this is quick and simple and suitable for all ages from 2.5yrs up.
What we used:
- large sheet of paper/card
- poster paint
- paint/printing tray
- plate
- pencil
- paint brushes
What we did:
- Doodles (5) placed a plate on the sheet and drew around it with a pencil to make the centre of our flower
- He then painted a long green stem and added leaves.
- Both D and his little sister Oodles(2.5) dabbed brown paint onto the circle
- Then the fun really began. They covered their hands in paint and printed the whole way around the circumference of the the circle.
- They did this several times, making the sunflower as big as they could manage.
- They then covered their hands in orange paint and added orange hand prints to the yellow petals.
We have proudly displayed this cheerful, happy painting in our playroom!
Simple, fun and really colourful!
Have fun!
Ciara x
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14 Comments
Emma @ P is for Preschooler
How pretty! I always love seeing those huge sunflowers – and this way I could see them all the time! 😉
ciwin22
Thanks Emma, such happy flowers!
Maria
I love this activity and how you incorporate no tools–just your kid’s hands. It’s definitely a keepsake and I can’t wait to do it with my little girl when she’s old enough. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful idea
Maria
ciwin22
Thanks Maria, they are so proud of it and have shown it to everyone who has stopped by! A lovely keepsake. Thanks for visiting! 🙂
Abi Craig
Love the large size of this project – good one for all siblings to work on together.
ciwin22
Thanks Abi, yes it is great for siblings to work on together. My 2 worked really well together on this. Thanks for visiting! 🙂
Stephanie @ Life as a Mommy
This is SO cute! Definitely adding to our to-do list. 🙂
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