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\"Paper<\/figure>\n

Paper plate flowers are a good next step after a plain collage. The plate is the centre of the flower, and petals are paper the child can tear or place. These projects stay flat, so they can go on a window or a card. They do not repeat the paper blossom spiral from the seasonal crafts guide.<\/p>\n

Set up the table<\/h2>\n

Cut petal strips ahead of time for children under five. Older children can cut their own wide petals. A green strip becomes the stem after the flower is done, so the flower is not waiting on a perfect stem.<\/p>\n

Daisy<\/h2>\n

Ages:<\/strong> 4+. Time:<\/strong> 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

You need:<\/strong> paper plate, white paper petals, yellow crayon, glue stick.<\/p>\n

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  1. Colour the centre of the plate yellow.<\/li>\n
  2. Glue petals around the rim, points out.<\/li>\n
  3. Leave small gaps so the petals read as separate.<\/li>\n
  4. Add a green strip under the plate as a stem.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Eight petals look like a daisy. A full fringe looks like a lion.<\/p>\n

    Sunflower<\/h2>\n

    Ages:<\/strong> 5+. Time:<\/strong> 25 minutes.<\/p>\n

    You need:<\/strong> paper plate, yellow strips, brown crayon, glue stick.<\/p>\n

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    1. Colour the centre brown and press hard.<\/li>\n
    2. Glue yellow strips around the edge.<\/li>\n
    3. Draw a few seed dots in the brown centre.<\/li>\n
    4. Tape the plate to a longer green strip so it stands.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Short strips read as petals. Long strips read as a mane.<\/p>\n

      Tulip cup<\/h2>\n

      Ages:<\/strong> 6+. Time:<\/strong> 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

      You need:<\/strong> paper plate, scissors, green strip, glue.<\/p>\n

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      1. An adult cuts the plate in half.<\/li>\n
      2. The child rolls one half into a cone and glues the overlap.<\/li>\n
      3. Pinch the point a little.<\/li>\n
      4. Glue the cone onto a stem.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        One cone is a tulip. Two cones side by side are a bunch.<\/p>\n

        Pressed blossom<\/h2>\n

        Ages:<\/strong> 4+. Time:<\/strong> 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

        You need:<\/strong> paper plate, tissue squares, glue stick.<\/p>\n

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        1. Rub glue in the centre only.<\/li>\n
        2. Press tissue squares on the glue.<\/li>\n
        3. Leave the rim as a pale edge.<\/li>\n
        4. Stop before the tissue covers the whole plate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Tissue on glue, not glue on tissue, keeps fingers cleaner.<\/p>\n

          Garden row<\/h2>\n

          Ages:<\/strong> 5+. Time:<\/strong> 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

          You need:<\/strong> three plates, scrap petals, one long green strip.<\/p>\n

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          1. Make three simple centres.<\/li>\n
          2. Use a different petal colour on each.<\/li>\n
          3. Glue them along one stem strip.<\/li>\n
          4. Write the colours if they want a label.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            A row of three is a picture. More plates get heavy.<\/p>\n

            Flower card<\/h2>\n

            Ages:<\/strong> 6+. Time:<\/strong> 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

            You need:<\/strong> a small plate, folded paper, glue, crayon.<\/p>\n

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            1. Fold the paper into a card.<\/li>\n
            2. Glue the plate on the front as the flower centre.<\/li>\n
            3. Add four petals that hang off the plate.<\/li>\n
            4. Write a name inside.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              A small plate fits a card. A dinner plate does not.<\/p>\n

              What to watch<\/h2>\n

              Rolled cones need a minute of holding. If the child will not wait, use a paper clip until the glue sets, then take the clip off before the card is given away.<\/p>\n

              The Imagination Hive is a children’s art and STEM studio in Milton, Ontario. These projects use ordinary supplies so you can start at the kitchen table.<\/p>\n

              Keep making<\/h2>\n