You can turn paper plates into so many things. Let your imaginations run wild and make animals, pretend food, and other fun paper plate crafts. Add tissue paper, paint, or just draw with crayons and you can transform your paper plates into fun crafts.
Paper plate crafts are inexpensive, easy to prepare, and adaptable for nearly every holiday, season, animal, or educational theme. Best of all, children often don’t realize they’re practicing important developmental skills because they’re having so much fun creating.
Whether making a colorful butterfly, a roaring lion, or a cheerful snowman, every paper plate craft helps children build confidence, creativity, and lifelong learning skills—one project at a time.
Animals:
Fox–-make an adorable fox out of a paper plate and orange tissue paper.
Bird–create a rocking bird with a paper plate, crayons, and some feathers.
Flounder–fish craft made from tissue paper and a paper plate.
Goat–make a cute goat out of a paper plate, construction paper, and paint!
Hatching Chick— a fun, moveable craft to welcome spring.
Hedgehog–combines the cuteness of a hedgehog with a preschooler’s love of using scissors.
Snail–this snail is so cute and fun to make too! Draw a spiral around the plate and let your little on paint the snail’s paper plate shell.
Food:
Donut: make a yummy looking sprinkle donut from a paper plate and construction paper!
Peppermint: a cute, winter handprint craft to make with your preschooler.
Pizza:
Watermelon–torn paper watermelon craft.
Other:
Rainbow Cloud–Make a cute rainbow cloud craft out of a paper plate and crepe paper!
Umbrella—
Shape Weaving–– parents can turn a paper plate into a STEM and fine motor skills actvity for their children through this shape weaving craft!
Paper Plate Winter Cap: make a cute winter cap with a paper plate, coffee filter, and watercolor paints.