Paper Plate Crafts

• Paper plate                
• Paint
• Crayons
• String
• Punch

• Paint and then draw a snake skin design on both sides of the paper plate.

• Cut the paper plate around and around in a spiral so that when you are finished, it resembles a snake.

• Remember to give the snake a eye and tongue.

• Punch a hole at the top of the head and using a piece of  string, hang your snake.

• Paper plate
• Felt tipped pens
• Scraps of material
• Wool
• Stick
• Glue
• Sticky tape

• Draw a face on the paper plate.

• Cut holes for the eyes.

• Glue some of the wool onto the top of the head as hair.

• Using the scraps of material; make a bow tie or ribbon in the hair etc.

• Turn the paper plate over and attach the stick to the bottom of the plate using sticky tape.

• Let the kids play with the masks and help them to understand that we have different emotions and what that means.

• Paper plate
• Yellow paint
• Paint brush 
• Yellow and orange crepe or tissue paper
• Sunflower seeds
• Glue

• Cut the crepe or tissue paper into small rectangles,                  approximately 1" x 2".

• Once the paint has dried, glue sunflower seeds on the middle of the plate or paint a face.

• Now glue the rectangles onto the rim of the plate.

• You could always add a green paper stem.

• 2 paper plates
• Pair of Scissors
• Any color paint
• Paper muffin cup
• Stapler
• Pom poms
• White construction paper

• Paint both paper plates using the same color. Let them dry.

• Once they are completely dry, cut one of the paper plates in half down the middle of the plate.

• Now glue or staple the two halves to the top back part of the other paper plates. These will be the bunnies ears. Look at the picture for reference.

• Using a muffin cup/ cup cake liner cut four slits down the side of the muffic cup. Now fold the outer two sections to meet each other. i.e. to the center. This will create a bow tie effect. Now glue in place at the bottom of the paper plate.

• Add pom poms for the eyes, draw whiskers with a marker on either side of the pom pom nose. Cut small squares of white construction paper as teeth. Glue these just under the nose.

• Paper Plate
• Crinkle paper
• Glue
• Stapler
• Paint
• Gift ribbon, bows, feathers, flowers or a variety of light            objects

• Paint patterns on the paper plate and leave to dry.

• Cut two slits on either side of the paper plate. The slits should be about 1.2 - 1.6 inches (3-4 cm) long.

• Cut a long strip of crinkle paper about 1.2 - 1.6 inches (3-4 cm) wide.

• Thread the crinkle paper through the slits. This will be used to fasten the hat onto your head.

• Using the glue, stick any light objects onto the paper plate.

• You could even use a stapler to do the same job.

• Enjoy wearing your hat.