Paper Plate Soccer Ball Sports Craft

Here's a simple soccer ball craft for a sports unit using a paper plate.

Materials:

• paper plate
• black construction paper
• scissors
• glue
• black marker/crayon

Directions:

1. Trace and cut out 6 pentagons from black paper.
2. Glue onto a paper plate as shown above.
3. Draw lack lines between all the pentagons.

Paper Plate Dinosaur Stegosaurus Craft

This is my new improved version on the Paper Plate stegosaurus dinosaur craft. The latest innovation is using toilet paper rolls for the legs so it stands up on it's own. Give it a try.

Materials:

• paper plate
• toilet paper roll
• scissors
• red paper
• green paint, paintbrush
• pencil
• felt pen
• tape

Directions:

1. Cut the paper plate an toilet paper roll in half.
2. From one half of the paper plate, trace and cut out the stegosaurus' head and tail piece. Use the natural curve of the plate for the tail. 
3. Paint all the pieces green except for the tail spikes and allow to dry.
4. Tape the head and tail pieces on the back of the paper plate.
5. Cut some triangles from red paper and tape to the back for the dorsal plates.
6. Cut two slits about halfway down the toilet rolls so they line up and insert the plate.
7. Draw details on the face and toes or cut out toes and glue on.
8. Your stegosaurus stands up.

Be on the look-out for more dinosaurs coming soon.

Paper Plate Christmas Wreath Craft

A classic Christmas craft. Turn an ordinary paper plate into a beautiful Christmas wreath.

Materials:

• paper plate
• scissors
• green paint and brushes
• hole punch
• glitter glue
• macaroni or other interesting pasta
• various colorful beads
• glue
• gold ribbon

Directions:

1. To cut the center out of a paper plate, fold plate in half and cut the half circle from the middle.
2. Paint paper ring green and allow to dry.
3. Paint some macaroni or pasta in holiday colors and allow to dry.
4. Decorate ring with colorful beads, pasta, and glitter glue.
5. Punch a hole in the top and tie a gold ribbon to hang up.

Thanksgiving Turkey Preschool Craft

Here’s a classic paper plate Thanksgiving turkey craft that’s cute and easy to make with your preschoolers. Pre-cut the pieces out beforehand.

Materials:

• A paper plate cut in half
• Brown, yellow, red, white, and black craft paper
• Various colored tissue paper cut into 1 inch squares.
• Glue
• Scissors

Directions:

1. Cut a medium sized circle from brown paper, a small diamond shape for the beak and feet from yellow paper, a waddle from red, and white and black circles for eyes.
2. Spread glue over the paper plate half and cover with colorful tissue paper squares for the tail feathers.
3. Glue the brown circle on the front hanging down the bottom for the head.
4. Glue on the eyes, waddle, and beak(or use google eyes or eye stickers).
5. Glue the feet on the back at the bottom.
6. Allow to dry.

Paper Plate Collage Apple Craft

Here's a simple apple craft to do with your preschoolers or little ones.

Materials:

• Paper plate
• Red construction paper torn into little pieces
• A little brown and green construction paper
• Scissors
• Pencil or crayon
• Glue

Directions:

1. Beforehand cut a little notch in the paper plate to resemble an apple.
2. Spread glue all over the front of the paper plate and cover in the red paper pieces.
3. Cut a little stem from brown paper and glue to the back.
4. Cut a green leaf and glue on the top.
5. Cut a little worm from green paper and glue on the front and draw a smiley face. You could partially cover the worm with red paper to make it look like he’s coming out of a hole.

Kids Thanksgiving Turkey Hat Craft

Use a paper plate to make a cite Thanksgiving turkey hat like this. Follow the link below for the full how to.

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Thanksgiving Plate Turkey Craft

Use two paper plates to make a turkey pocket craft like this. Hand prints make the tail feathers. Use it to hold your letters or craft supplies. Visit the site below for the full tutorial.


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Easy Preschool Thanksgiving Turkey Wreath Craft

This is a great preschool craft idea for Thanksgiving. Use a paper plate ring as a base for Thanksgiving turkey wreath. Decorate with paper rings and a funny turkey. Gobble Gobble. Follow the link below for the full tutorial.

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Easy Thanksgiving Motor Skills Turkey for Preschool

This fun Thanksgiving turkey is not only a a cute craft, but a useful fine motor skills activity for preschoolers. Use a paper bowl as the base. After gluing on a heart face, kids have to push pipe cleaners or feathers through holes on the side for tail feathers. They can do this again and again to change the turkey. They can also use it as a mask. Visit the great site below for the full tutorial with pictures.

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Simple Thanksgiving Toilet Roll Turkey Craft

This is a classic. Use toilet roll an half a paper plate to make this fantail turkey for Thanksgiving. Simple and fun to make, your kids will love it. Visit the great site below for more.

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Thanksgiving/Halloween Broomstick Ring Toss Game Craft

Here's a fun game activity for your Halloween or Thanksgiving party. Use colorful paper plates and it just takes minutes to make. but will make for hours of fun. Visit the great site below for the full details.

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Easy Thanksgiving Paper Plate Mayflower Craft

Here's a simple Thanksgiving Mayflower craft idea. Cut and paint the boat piece. Cut other pieces for the sails and drinking straws for the masts. Easy and fun to make. Follow the link below for more.

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Wild Thaksgiving Paper Plate Turkey Craft

Use half a brown paper plate as the base for this wild Thanksgiving turkey face. Add paper feathers for a great hairdo. Follow the link below for more.

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Easy Paper Plate Thanksgiving Turkey Craft for Preschool

Here's a simple and colorful Thanksgiving turkey craft your kids will love. Decorate a half paper plate with tissue squares and add body parts and a face. This is a perfect preschool activity for November. Follow the link for more.

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Paper Plate Turkey Thanksgiving Preschool Craft

I really like this paper plate turkey craft. Just paint on some spirally shapes in fall colors and glue on the turkey pieces. Fun and simple, great for preschoolers. Follow the link below for the tutorial on this and lots of other reat Thanksgiving theme craft ideas.

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Halloween Paper Plate Witch Craft

This paper plate witch craft is perfect for preschool. Paint the face green and add hand print hair, eyes, and a hat. Fun and cute. Follow the link for more.

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Halloween Paper Plate Skeleton Craft

This is an awesome Halloween decorating idea. Cut a bunch of paper plates to look like a giant skeleton to hang on the wall. Visit the great site below for the template and directions.

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Bright Halloween Paper Plate Bat Craft

Use two party plates and colored paper to make this bright and silly Halloween bat. It can also be a pocket to put important things( mail, party invitations, etc.) Visit the site below for this and other great ideas.

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Easy Halloween Paper Plate Frankenstein Craft

Paint a paper plate green and add a few simple face details to make cute little Frankensteins like these for Halloween. This simple project is a perfect Halloween craft for Preschool.

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Halloween Paper Plate Bat Craft

Here's a fun and classic Halloween craft for preschool. Paint paper plates black and turn them into a cute bat craft like this. You could easily adapt this to make an owl instead. Visit the site below for this and dozens more Halloween craft ideas.

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