How to Make Paper Flowers: Step By Step Easy Guide for Kids
by Vishwesh Rajan P
Updated Feb 03, 2021 17:42 IST
How to make Paper Flowers? Making paper flowers is a fun activity to teach your kids, and it also keeps them occupied and there are several different ways to make paper flowers, so if you are wondering how to make paper flowers, this step-by-step guide for kids will help you out. In this guide, we will be covering how you can make folding paper flowers with Origami paper. It is effortless and doesn’t take up too much time. So read to get the full guide on how to make paper flowers!
How to make Paper Flowers?
- A square piece of paper (preferably crepe) in the dimensions of 15cm x 15cm but any will do
- Paper Scraps
- A button(optional)
- Scissors
- Glue
- A craft stick to use as the stem
How to make Paper Flowers with Origami Paper?
- Take the square piece of paper and fold it into 8 equal folds.
- To get the folds equally spaced out, keep folding the paper in half and unfold it to get some guide crease to work on.
- Now unfold and re-crease.
- Alternate your fold until the paper takes up a shape like a concertina.
- Now cut the paper into 4 equal parts.
- Stick the four pieces of paper, end to end using glue.
- Stick the end of the last piece of paper to the first one so that it is shaped like a concertina ring
- Hold the top of the ring together and push down.
- Now cut out a paper circle and glue the button on top of the paper.
- Take the craft stick and paint it green to use as a stem.
How to make Folding Paper Flowers?
- Take a square piece of paper.
- Fold it diagonally in half to form a triangle.
- Fold the resulting triangle again in half.
- Continue folding in half again to get an even smaller triangle.
- Now, rotate the triangle in a way that the longest side is positioned vertically.
- Bring the bottom short side towards the long side.
- Cut above the horizontal straight edge that is sticking out of the fold.
- Now, draw an arc from the top corner of the vertical side and end it about ½ an inch before the bottom of the opposite side.
- Cut along the arc.
- Slowly unfold to reveal an eight-petal flower. You can decorate the centre by cutting out a circle from different colour or patterned paper and paste it on top of it.
how to make paper flowers step by step easy guide for kids: FAQs
list of material needed for making paper flowers,
- A square piece of paper preferably in the dimensions of 15cm x 15cm but any will do
- Paper Scraps
- A button(optional)
- Scissors
- Glue
- A craft stick to use as the stem
No, they can be made with any square piece of paper.
Yes, it is quite easy to make paper flowers.
Yes, there are multiple methods of making paper flowers.
Paper flowers can be made out any paper, but they look best when made out of crepe.