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Spring crafts :: beautiful daffodil bunting

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Here’s a beautiful, simple spring craft – daffodil bunting!

 

Beautiful and easy spring craft for kids - how to make daffodil bunting (makes a great daffodil crafts for preschool)

 

Spring craft: daffodil bunting

   

Here’s one of my all-time favourite spring crafts – daffodil bunting.

After the dark winter months when there’s been very little growing in our garden it’s always such a joy to see the bright green stems of daffodils peeping up.

This spring craft lets you bring that happiness inside and wrap it right around the wall of your home!

Made from recycled materials, it’s a lovely eco-craft too.

 

You will need:

:: egg cartons

:: white card

:: yellow and orange paint

:: pencil

:: scissors

:: sponge or paint brush

:: glue or sticky tape

:: yarn, string or ribbon

 

spring craft daffodil bunting

 

Start by looking at some real daffodils with your children, counting the petals  and talking about the shapes and patterns. Then draw out some daffodil ‘star’ shapes onto card, either freehand or by using a template.

Paint your daffodils yellow. We used a sponge to apply our paint and enjoyed using a different technique to our usual paint brushes and noticed the patterns we created were just like the real flowers.

Once the paint has dried, cut out your daffodils. We used a fairly thin card and the wet paint made the card bend a little as it dried – which turned out to be perfect as it gave the daffodils a more 3D shape.

 

spring daffodil craft

 

Cut out the centre parts of your egg boxes to make the trumpets for the daffodils and paint them yellow or orange. Paint them inside and out.

Once the trumpets are dry, glue one into the centre of each daffodil star using craft glue (or sticky tape) and leave the daffodils flat until the glue dries.

 

spring crafts daffodils

 

Attach some wool, string or ribbon on to the back of each daffodil using sticky tape and then hang up your daffodil bunting to decorate your home.

More daffodil lesson ideas

See our complete Daffodil Unit here.

   

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Comments

  1. Sarah says

    I love your daffodils! Such a creative way to use materials, and so cheerful. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

  5. jeannine: waddlee-ah-chaa says

    The children planted daffodils last year in our front flower bed. They loved watching the green buds slowly poke through the ground and grow into beautiful flowers. They should be popping through the ground soon!

  8. Butterfly Babes Childminding says

    We made similar daffodils this week but put them on lollypop sticks. I love the idea of making bunting with them though, will have to make some daffodil Easter bunting. BTW, I’ve only just discovered your website and I think it’s so wonderful. The activities are simple and low cost making them very appealling and accessable. You are an inspiration!

    • Cathy @ NurtureStore says

      Thank you Butterfly Babes, that’s a lovely thing to say. As a mum and a childminder I always want ideas that are simple and low cost myself, and I’m really glad they’re useful for others too.

  9. Chapter Forty says

    These flowers are lovely, but putting them on bunting makes them fantastic, you have inspired me to buntingise lots of things now.

  10. maggy, red ted art says

    Oh very pretty and so cheerful! Perfect for spring and the lovely weather! They look great on that blue wall too!

    Thanks for linking up to Kids Get Crafty (as ever!!)

    Maggy

  12. MyKidsMake says

    those are pretty and add wonderful color to the room! i could use a dose of spring right about now, as it is teetering around 30degrees…

  15. megan says

    daffodils are my absolute favorite flower. thanks for the tutorial.

    megan
    craftycpa.blogspot.com

  20. Rachel Harwood says

    Oh my gosh, that is so pretty! What a fun spring garland! I love it!

    Thanks for linking this up too!

    :)rachel @ SunScholars.blogspot.com

    • Cathy @ NurtureStore says

      Thanks for the invitation nicolette – I shall pop over to see you!

    • Cathy @ NurtureStore says

      Thanks for stopping by from the little gnomes home 🙂

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