There are so many fun crafts that you can do with your kids. You can do paper crafts, you can do different cardboard crafts, you can even do paper place crafts. Here are some ideas for paper plate crafts and what you will need for your fun paper place crafts.
The first thing you need for fun paper place crafts is some material. You will need a lot of paper plates, scissors, tape and glue, crayons, markers, hole punch, construction paper, yarn, and ribbon.
Once you have collected all of these materials you can figure out what fun paper plate crafts you want to do. One fun paper plate craft is a puppet. To make a puppet out of a paper plate you will need two paper plates. Taking one of the paper plates and cut one third off of it. Then take both paper plates and staple them together. Then decorate both sides used markers, crayons, and construction paper. Once you have done this your puppet is ready to go. The hole in the back is for your hand to go in.
The second idea for a fun paper plate craft is a dream catcher. For this paper plate craft you will first need to take a paper plate and cut out the middle of the plate (use a hole punch to make holes in the center so that you can cut the middle of the plate out with out having to cut through the rim). Next take the hole puncher and punch 8 holes all the rim. Then take a long piece of sting and take it through each hole weaving it back and forth. Make sure to leave a hole in the very center of your dream catcher so the bad dreams have a way to get out.
The third idea for your paper plate craft is making a mask. This is a easy paper plate craft. All you will need to do is to take a paper plate and cut two holes for the eyes and then cut another hole below the two eyes for the nose hole and then punch one hole on each side of the paper plate. Take a piece of ribbon and tie one end to each hole this will be what you tie the mask on with. Then you can decorate the plate how ever you want depending on what kind of face you want (i.e. if you want an animal mask or a scary mask). You can also use buttons’ or knobs for the nose of your mask instead of cutting out a nose hole. You can even take construction paper and create a nose.
The fourth idea for your paper plate craft is to make dioramas. This is a fun and easy paper plate craft to do. All you need to do is decide what kind of scene you want (i.e. if you want a cowboy riding his horse). Then take the paper plate and make the background (i.e. a field with a fence) by coloring the paper plate. Then taking construction paper make what you want to stand out (i.e. the cowboy on his horse) Glue your picture on to your back ground and you will have you dioramas.
There are a variety of fun paper plate crafts that you can do and create. Depending on what kind of paper plate craft you do will depend on what you will need for your fun paper plate crafts. Get creative and go make your fun paper plate crafts it will be so much fun.