Create this easy sunflower handprint painting art project with a few simple materials! This project is great for children of all ages, it is super easy and fast to make, and it is really fun! You can make this project both in the classroom as a group or at home for a fun family art project. There are lots of ways this project can be modified!
Painting sunflower art with handprints!
Create this adorable sunflower handprint painting art project with your family, at school, or in a club! It requires a few simple materials and a group to make it. This is a great way to bring everyone together to create a project everyone can contribute too! This project is also really easy to adjust based on your needs!
Related: For more handprint activities try this educational cave painting art!
An easy way to create this art project is by creating the background, stem, and seeds first and letting them dry. Then you can line up everyone to paint their hand and add it to the sunflower one by one. This group building project helps everyone add their own personal touch to the painting.
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Supplies you need for Sunflower Art
Steps to make Sunflower Handprint art
The first step: Creating the background and base
With your large roll of paper, use the green and brown paint to paint a stem and circle for seeds. If you would like to make this a more hands on activity you can create the seeds with thumbprints. If you would like too you can also create a background before you paint on the stem and seeds of the flower.
Next: add the sunflower pettals
Now for the fun part! Paint everyone’s hands with yellow, red, or orange paint, then you place it around the seeds of the sunflower! You can do this one at a time or everyone at once depending on your preferences. Place each hand facing outward from the center of the flower. Another way you can do this is by having the fingers pointing towards the flower but keep your fingers together instead of spreading them out if you prefer it that way. It may be easier if everyone is adding their petal at the same time to have the fingers pointing inward towards the center of the flower.
Finally: Create leaves and let dry!
The last step to creating this sunflower painting is adding any final touches you want, letting it dry, and hanging it up! You can use markers to decorate the petals with names or tracing the petals. You could also use extra green paint to create leaves to represent the adults with their handprints!
Finished Sunflower Handprint paintings!
These are our sunflower handprint paintings from summer camp! I love how colorful and vibrant they are, and it adds a personal touch to make the hallways fun and colorful. Everyone had fun getting involved in creating a beautiful art project together!
Prep Time
5 minutes
Active Time
15 minutes
Total Time
20 minutes
Difficulty
easy
Estimated Cost
$10
Tools
- Acrylic paint
- Foam brushes and or regular paint brushes
Instructions
- Paint the stem and seeds of the sunflower.
- Add petals by painting your hands red, orange, and yellow and placing it around the seeds.
- Once you have all your petals, paint your hands green and place them along the stem to create leaves.
Try these flower art projects from Kids activities blog too!
Did you have fun creating this sunflower art project? Tell us your favorite part in the comments below!
