Sunflowers have to be one of the happiest looking flowers!
It’s amazing to see how tall they can grow and they are very easy to nurture and look after too.
Fun facts – the tallest sunflower is over 30ft tall and on a sunny day they track the sun as it moves through the sky!
If you’re looking for a way to bring some sunny sunflower joy into your children’s art and craft sessions, then why not give our sunflower collage art idea a go.
To recreate this beautiful Paper Sunflower Collage Art Project, you will need some brightly colored paper, glue and our printable sunflower template.
Sunflower Collage Art – Quick Links
Our sunflower template is bold and clear in design, and is perfect for a variety of different sunflower themed arts and crafts.
Children may prefer to use the template for practicing their shading either with colored pencils, crayons or various mediums of paint.
However your children choose to approach the project, it will most certainly look beautiful on display and within the classroom, it will be like having a beautiful field of sunflowers on the wall.
Collage Art Benefits
Collage art has many benefits for preschool and kindergarten age children including learning the process skills of cutting and glueing to create the art project.
The key benefits of collage art are developing concentration skills, building confidence in experimenting with different resources and being creative in their designs and pattern making.
As Arty Crafty Kids are creating their collages, if they explain what they are doing and how they are doing it, it also helps to develop their communication skills.
And the process of tearing and sticking offers a fantastic fine motor work out for little hands.
Collage Art History
Collage art, a versatile medium that emerged in the early 20th century, has a rich history worth exploring.
It was pioneered by artists like Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, who incorporated various materials into their works, breaking the boundaries of traditional artistic expression.
Collage art has since evolved, with notable practitioners like Kurt Schwitters and Hannah Höch pushing its boundaries further.
Today, collage remains a popular form of artistic expression, captivating audiences with its juxtaposition of diverse elements and narratives.
In the realm of children’s art, collage offers a playful and accessible avenue for self-expression, encouraging young imaginations to flourish through the combination of colors, textures, and shapes.
Paper Sunflower Collage Art: Materials & Tutorial
This is the perfect craft for young children for both its simplicity and low key materials list. The paper for the collage can be colored paper, newspapers, magazines, etc and is a great way to recycle old pieces of art!
Materials
- Printable Sunflower template
- Colored paper
- Shiny paper (optional)
- Acrylic Paints (or other coloring medium of choice)
- Glue stick
Download the Paper Sunflower Collage Art:
The ‘Paper Sunflower Collage Art’ template is available to members of the Arty Crafty Kids club.
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Watch the How to Make Sunflower Art Tutorial:
Let’s Make a Paper Sunflower Collage!
Gather the Materials and Print the Sunflower Template
Print off the sunflower template onto white card stock. Next, gather some colored paper and glue!
Tear the Colored Paper
Tear the colored paper into smaller pieces. Try to vary the shapes for a more interesting finished look.
Glue to the Sunflower Template
Use the glue stick to glue pieces of colored paper on to the template. Tackle small areas at a time so the glue doesn’t dry out too quickly.
Complete Each Area of the Sunflower
We decided to use three shades of green for the leaves and brown, maroon and black for the seeds in the middle and lots of different shades yellow of yellow from dark to light and orange for the petals!
You could stick to traditional sunflower colors or experiment and come up with your own wild species of sunflower!
Vary the Sunflower Colours
Check out some of these beautiful sunflowers for inspiration. The Chianti sunflower is so beautiful and unique!
Create a Background
Once the finished the sunflower is bursting with brightly colored torn paper, amplify the sunflower with a background color.
The Paper Sunflower Collage Art is Complete!
The collage art is now finished! These would all look fantastic as a summer display in a school or even framed as a piece of art for the home!
If you’re looking at ways to expand this project, why not encourage children to draw their own flower collage template.
It doesn’t have to be a sunflower, you could try out a rose, or a tulip! If you need some help getting started you could check out our handy Rose or Tulip flow drawings.
We’d love to see the wonderful creations you make so please share them with us on social media!
