The Boy with Flowers in His Hair, Book Review and Paper Craft for Kids

Paper and Cardboard Craft Inspired by Jarvis’ The Boy with Flowers in His Hair | Hands on Primary, book published by Walker Books and Jarvis

Why we love this book

The Boy with Flowers in His Hair by Jarvis is a beautifully illustrated picture book celebrating friendship, kindness and creativity. Through a gentle story, it explores how we can support someone who is having a difficult time and reminds us that small acts of care can make a real difference. We also love that it portrays boys as kind, creative and emotionally expressive, offering children a positive example of friendship and compassion. It was the perfect inspiration for today's flower hair craft.

Today’s Craft - Paper Flowers inspired by the Boy with Flowers in His Hair.

You will need:

• cardboard (thin cardboard is easier to put holes though)

• A marker pen

• coloured paper

• scissors

• pipe cleaners

• a hole puncher

• a sharp pencil or skewer to make smaller holes

  Recommended: Read the lovely story by Jarvis: The Boy with Flowers in His Hair.

Method:

Step 1:

First draw a simple face on your piece of cardboard. Remember to leave lots of space at the top of your cardboard for the hair.

Step 2:

Then, use a sharp pencil or a skewer to push holes into the cardboard. Space these out evenly. They will be where you push your ‘hair’ through.

Step 3 and Step 4

Use coloured paper to cut out different flower shapes. You can draw these first if you choose. Use a hole puncher to make one hole in each flower.

Push pipe cleaners through the holes created in step 2. One pipe cleaner can go through two holes, so the ends are on the front of the cardboard and the back is looped

Step 5

Tie your flowers onto the pipe cleaners, by pushing the pipe cleaner through the hole-punched hole in the flower shapes. You can twist the pipe cleaner to secure the flower.

Repeat this until you have added flowers to each one of the pipe cleaner strands of hair.

Completed Boy with Flowers in His Hair Craft | Hands on Primary

We hope you enjoyed this craft inspired by the story The Boy With Flowers in His Hair by Jarvis.

We would love to see your creations or your own variations on this craft activity. Tag us on instagram at @hands.on.primary or email hello@handsonprimary.com

Variation 1: Use real flowers instead of paper flowers. | Hands on Primary