Spring daffodils

You will need

  • Coloured card or paper (yellow, green, orange, white…)
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Glue stick or double sided tape

Instructions

  1. Cut out the petal template on the next page. Draw around it twice on your yellow paper or card
  2. Cut out your 2 shapes
  3. Gentle crease the card along the middle of each petal to give them a 3D shape
  4. Using glue stick or double sided tape stick them together crossing the petals
  5. Cut out a strip of coloured card about 8cm by 3cm, give the top edge a crinkle cut
  6. Along the bottom edge snip along the length with 0.5cm cuts, to create a short frill
  7. Add a bit of double sided tape to one end and then bend up your frill
  8. Coil the strip around your finger and fix using the tape. Push down your finger to make sure your frill is bent over fully
  9. Fix this tube to your petals with double sided tape or glue stick
  10. Decorate a piece of folded card to make an Easter or Mothers Day card 
coloured card, glue and scissors
drawing round and cutting out petal template
two cut out petal shapes
petal shapes with folds to create 3D shape
petal shapes layered on top of each other
rectangle of card with crinkly cut edge
rectangle with crinkly edge top and small slits cut along bottom edge
crinkly cut rectangle folder with double side tape on one end
wrapping the crinkly cut rectangle around finger like a thimble
crinkly cut rectangle shown folder over fingertip like a thimble
laying the petal and leaf shapes to make your design on card
close up of finished card daffodil shapes

Other ideas and tips

  • Try out different colour combinations
  • On a walk take some photos of springtime flowers
  • Write yourself a Springtime acrostic poem

Download

Spring daffodils activity sheet (pdf)