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Daffodil template (3 designs)
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Three daffodil outlines for colouring, collage or suncatchers β a free PDF sent by email when you sign up.
Open on Crafts on Sea βWales' special day, when people wear daffodils and leeks and celebrate the Welsh dragon.
Children can make paper daffodils β spinning windmills, pop-up cards or tissue-paper collages β plus red Welsh dragon puppets and masks, Welsh flag colouring and a toilet-roll St David. Toddlers enjoy sticking yellow tissue onto a daffodil outline, while older children can try a 3D pop-up card or a cut-and-glue paper dragon.
When is St David's Day in the UK 2027/2028? Monday 1 March 2027 and Wednesday 1 March 2028.
St David's Day is celebrated every year on 1 March. St David, known in Welsh as Dewi Sant, is the patron saint of Wales. He was born in the early 6th century, became a monk and founded churches and monasteries, and St Davids Cathedral in Pembrokeshire is believed to stand on the site of his monastery. He is remembered for the saying 'Gwnewch y pethau bychain' β 'Do the little things' β a lovely message to share with children. On St David's Day many people wear a daffodil or a leek, the national emblems of Wales, and the daffodil is the national flower. Schools often hold an eisteddfod with music, poetry and dance, and some children wear traditional Welsh costume. The red dragon on the Welsh flag makes dragons a favourite craft too. St David's Day is not a public holiday, so most children celebrate at home, nursery or school. For 3 to 11 year olds, paper daffodils, red dragon puppets, Welsh flag colouring and pop-up cards are easy, cheerful ways to join in.
St David's Day falls on Monday 1 March 2027; it is not a public holiday in Wales.
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βοΈ Printable templates Β· Crafts on Sea
Three daffodil outlines for colouring, collage or suncatchers β a free PDF sent by email when you sign up.
Open on Crafts on Sea ββοΈ Printable templates Β· DLTK's Crafts for Kids
An easy cut-and-paste dragon for preschoolers β print the black-and-white version and colour it red for Wales.
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Make St David from a toilet roll with a printable template β he holds a book and a daffodil.
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Free EYFS and KS1 sheets: St David's Day colouring, Welsh flag bunting, a decorate-the-dragon mat and banners.
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A printable daffodil pinwheel that spins on a pencil β it uses a pin, so a grown-up should help.
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Twelve St David colouring sheets with child-friendly facts, including his saying 'Do the little things'.
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Free colouring sheets of the Welsh flag, dragons, daffodils, sheep, puffins and Welsh corgis.
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Suncatchers, garlands, egg carton flowers and handprint cards β easy daffodil ideas for early years.
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A round-up of daffodil makes for preschoolers and older kids: egg box flowers, bunting, crowns and cards.
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A spinning paper daffodil with an egg-box trumpet and a split-pin centre, made for St David's Day on 1 March.
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Dragon puppets, masks, twirlers and bookmarks β make yours red for a proper Welsh dragon.
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Daffodil, dragon and sheep crafts plus Welsh word searches and colouring, all free to print.
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A daffodil card whose orange trumpet pops up when you open it β lovely for St David's Day or Mother's Day.
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Free dragon mask outlines and templates (enter 0 at the Gumroad checkout) to colour, cut and pop on a stick.
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Maggy from Red Ted Art shows how to make the 3D pop-up daffodil card, step by step.
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Why people wear daffodils and leeks on 1 March, with links to daffodil, knight and St David crafts.
Open on DLTK's Crafts for Kids βπ The story Β· Wales.com
Wales's official site on St David's Day, the 1 March celebration of the country's patron saint.
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A simple make to start with. Grown-ups handle anything sharp or hot.
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Simple ways to keep St David's Day crafts safe and fun.
Anything smaller than a 2p coin can choke a young child, so keep split pins, googly eyes and beads away from babies and toddlers.Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT)
Keep scissors out of young children's reach when you're not crafting together.NHS
Put glue, paint and other craft products away out of reach as soon as you've finished using them.Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT)
If a hot glue gun burn happens, cool it under cool running water for 20 minutes and cover it loosely with cling film.Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT)
If you cook or bake together for St David's Day, stay with young children while they eat.Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT)
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Daffodils are perfect for little hands. Toddlers can stick scrunched yellow tissue paper onto a daffodil outline, make a handprint daffodil card, or colour a Welsh flag with chunky crayons. Preschoolers can try the DLTK cut-and-paste dragon, coloured red for Wales, or decorate a dragon mat from the Little Owls pack. Keep sessions short and let a grown-up handle any cutting that needs precision.
You'll mostly need yellow, orange, green and red card or paper, yellow tissue paper, glue sticks or PVA, child-safe scissors and crayons or felt tips. Egg boxes make brilliant daffodil trumpets, and split pins or a stapler hold a daffodil windmill together. For dragons, add red paper, googly eyes and lolly sticks for masks. A printer helps for templates, but many daffodil crafts can be drawn freehand.
Yes. Little Owls Resources has a free St David's Day pack made for EYFS and KS1, with colouring sheets, Welsh flag bunting, a decorate-the-dragon mat, banners in Welsh and English, and Welsh counting sheets. Daffodil windmills and pop-up cards build cutting and folding skills, and St David's saying 'Do the little things' is a gentle starting point for talking about kindness.
Yes. The templates we link to print on standard A4 paper from a home printer. A few sites, such as DLTK, are based outside the UK, so if part of a template is cut off, choose 'fit to page' in your print settings or set the page margins to zero, as DLTK suggests. Thin card works best for pinwheels, masks and anything that needs to stand up or spin.
Stay close while children craft and keep small parts such as googly eyes, beads and split pins away from babies and toddlers β the Child Accident Prevention Trust warns anything smaller than a 2p coin can choke a young child. Pinwheels need a pin or split pin, so a grown-up should do that step. Keep craft knives and hot glue guns for adults, and tidy glue and paint away afterwards.