Looking for a fun summer craft? This Easy Fork Painting Sunflower Craft for preschool is so simple and cute!
It’s a great way for kids to practice hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.
You can use this preschool sunflower craft alongside a book about growing flowers, for a preschool summer theme, or a fun fall craft idea.
Before we get started on this simple craft, there’s a common question we need to answer.
Are Sunflowers Associated with Fall or Summer?
According to Bloom Ranch of Acton, sunflowers usually bloom around July and August. They reach their full vibrancy in the early fall.
The bright yellow color of sunflowers is associated with the sunny days of summer. And as sunflowers continue to bloom into fall, they represent the transition of seasons.
So, sunflowers often represent BOTH summer and fall.
You can use them for easy flower crafts for summertime and then they can transition into an easy fall craft for harvest time!
Don’t you love a craft that can be used for multiple seasons?!
Supplies for Sunflower Craft
For this paper sunflower craft you will need a few simple supplies:
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- Child safe Scissors – Fiskars brand are the best!
- Brown Construction Paper
- White Paper – we used cardstock for extra support
- White School Glue or glue stick
- A Plastic Fork
- White Paper Plates
- Washable Paint – white and yellow paint
- Q-tips
- Pencil
Let’s get started on these easy sunflower crafts!
How to Make a Preschool Sunflower Craft
First, have kids cut a large 2 inch circle from brown construction paper.
Glue the brown circle onto your white sheet of paper with a glue stick or white school glue.
Next, it’s time to add the the sunflower seeds.
Using white and yellow paint have the kids dot the brown circle that will go in the center of the flower.
We used Q-tips to create this effect.
Now it’s time to make the sunflower petals! Pour a small amount of yellow paint onto a paper plate.
Show the kids how to dip the fork into the paint and stamp it onto the sunflower page going around the brown circle.
Encourage kids to print versus paint so that the fork marks show up well.
After the sunflower bloom is completed, provide kids with green paint to create a stem and green leaves for the sunflower.
It’s fun to see the different techniques and effects the kids create with the fork and Q-tips as they create their own beautiful sunflower.
After they finish painting, let the sunflowers dry completely.
That’s it! What an easy, cute sunflower craft activity!
My kids were so proud of their vibrant sunflowers!
These gorgeous sunflowers are a great idea for a bulletin board. The happy flowers are sure to brighten up any wall!
I hope this simple sunflower craft makes a great addition to your Summer or Autumn craft ideas.
More Flower Themed Activities for Kids
Looking for more fun flower craft ideas for kids?
There’s a fun 3D Flower Craft here. You can create these amazing flowers with cardstock, straws and the free printable template! It’s the perfect way to engage kids of all ages in a fun craft!
Younger students will enjoy these Flower Cutting Skills Worksheets. These are perfect for young kids working on scissor skills!
You can find some fun Flower Color by Number Pages here. What a fun way to work on fine motor skills and number recognition!
This Flower Symmetry Art idea is so neat! Kids paint half of the picture, fold, and reveal the symmetrical print. What a great craft!
Want to save this adorable Sunflower craft idea for later? Pin the image below of this Sunflower project to your Summer Crafts board or Fall Crafts Ideas on Pinterest!
