Paper Plate Animals

One of my favourite craft activities is Paper Plate Craft for Kids!  Here are a few from our animal paper plate craft collection.


Snake Paper Plate

What you will need: Large paper plate, yellow paint, silver card, small googly eyes, red card, glue, scissors and pencil.

What you need to do: Paint the large paper plate with the yellow paint. Allow to dry. Draw a large swirl (in shape of snake) onto the plate and cut out with scissors. Glue eyes onto snakes head. Cut a tongue shape from the red card and glue to snakes head. Cut out diamond and triangle shapes from the silver card and glue to the snake.


Fish Paper Plate

What you will need: Large paper plate, black nico pen, glue, scissors, sticky tape, and a variety of textured papers and card, cellophane, tissue paper (what ever you have at home).

What you need to do: Cut a triangle shape out of the paperplate and attach to the plate to make a fish tail (see pic). Cut or rip paper, card, cellophane etc and glue to the plate. Draw an eye.



Frog Paper Plate

What you will need: Small paper plate, green paint, red and green card, googly eyes, scissors, tape, glue.

What you will need to do: Paint the paper plate green and allow to dry. Fold plate in half. Cut out two arms and two legs from the green card and attach to the bottom side of the frog with tape. Cut a tongue from the red card and attach to the inside of the upper plate. Glue on the eyes.


Lion Paper Plate

What you will need: Large paper plate, orange paint, black nico pen, black pipe cleaner, black and white cards, scissors, glue.

What you will need to do: Paint the paper plate orange and wait to dry. Cut around the edge of the plate to create a mane. Draw on the eyes. Cut out a nose from the black and white card and attach with glue. Cut up the pipe cleaner and attach to the nose to make whiskers. Draw on the mouth.


Butterfly Paper Plate

See our Paper Plate Butterflies HERE.