This Easy Paper Flower Craft is so pretty and can be made in all your favourite colours. It’s a lovely Spring craft for kids to enjoy and is just perfect as a Mother’s Day flower craft too.
This paper flower craft has looped petals and folded leaves that lift it off the page and give it a lovely 3D effect.
Why not try our favourite thing which is to spray a touch of perfume onto the finished flowers too! It adds an extra special touch especially if you’re giving them as a Mother’s Day gift.
Scroll on down to see how super easy it is to make your own paper flowers and to get your free printable flower craft template.
We have lots more Mother’s Day ideas too. Why not make a couple and really spoil Mum this year? We adore our Printable Supermum Puppets, our No Sew Felt Necklaces and these cute button flower cards from Best Ideas For Kids
Easy Paper Flower Craft Tutorial
Supplies To Make Paper Flowers:
- Free Printable Template (Click the pink link towards the end of this tutorial to get yours.)
- Colourful Craft Paper
- Cardstock
- Scissors
- Glue
How To Make Paper Flowers
1 – From pretty coloured paper, cut out the pieces for your paper flower card using the free printable template. (Click the pink link at the end of this post.)
2 – Take two of the paper strips and glue them together in the middle to make a cross.
3 – Glue on two more strips diagonally to make an 8 pointed flower.
4 – Now take an end of one of the strips and glue it to the centre of the flower.
5 – Repeat with the other 7 strips.
6 – Take the spiral circular piece of paper and roll it from the tip all the way to the centre.
7 – Glue the spiral into the middle of the paper flower.
8 – Choose some cardstock to make a background for your flower card. You can double mount it if you like or fold it in half to make a greetings card.
9 – Glue the green flower stem onto the bottom of the card.
10 – Then glue the paper flower on to the top of the stem.
11 – Finish off your flower card by folding the leaves in half and glueing them to the stem.
Click here to get your free printable Paper Flower Craft Template.
You can print the instructions only below. (You need to click the pink link above to get your printable template.)
You can print the flower craft instructions below.
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Easy Paper Flower Craft
Make pretty paper flower cards, perfect for Mother's Day or birthdays.
Materials
- Colourful Craft Paper
- Cardstock
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions
- Cut out the pieces for your paper flower card using the free printable template.
- Take two of the paper strips and glue them together in the middle to make a cross.
- Glue on two more strips diagonally to make an 8 pointed flower.
- Now take an end of one of the strips and glue it to the centre of the flower.
- Repeat with the other 7 strips.
- Take the spiral circular piece of paper and roll it from the tip all the way to the centre.
- Glue the spiral into the middle of the paper flower.
- Choose some cardstock to make a background for your flower card. You can double mount it if you like or fold it in half to make a greetings card.
- Glue the green flower stem onto the bottom of the card.
- Then glue the paper flower on to the top of the stem. Finish off your flower card by folding the leaves in half and glueing them to the stem.