17 Easy Paper Plate Crafts for Kids
Who loves paper plate crafts as much as I do? A paper plate is one of my favourite craft supplies. Aside from being easy to find and inexpensive, they’re SO versatile. If we’re ever stuck for a craft idea here in my daycare, with just a little imagination, we can almost always think of something to make out of a paper plate!
Here are 17 of my favourite paper plate crafts for toddlers and preschoolers. They’re perfect for the home or classroom, or for those days when you just want a quick and easy craft to make with your child.
17 Fun and Easy Paper Plate Crafts for Kids
Please click through on the links provided to see the step-by-step instructions for each craft.
Make a Paper Plate Apple with coffee bean “seeds”.
Paper Plate Flowers
Cork-stamped, Paper Plate Ladybugs
Tissue Paper Wreath
Paper Plate Rainbow
Paper Plate Colour Wheel
Decorate a Paper Plate Donut with homemade coloured rice “sprinkles”.
Paper Plate Fall Wreath
Paper Plate Owls
Simple Halloween Wreath
Make a paper plate Sunflower! Snip around the edge of a painted plate and decorate the center with coffee beans and corn kernels.
Cork-Stamped Spring Wreath
Paper Plate Rocking Birds
Paper Plate Kite
Coffee Filter – Paper Plate Wreath
Decorate a slice of watermelon with coffee beans, black lentils or real watermelon seeds.
“Bone Yard” Halloween Wreath
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Jackie is a mom, wife, home daycare provider, and the creative spirit behind Happy Hooligans. She specializes in kids’ crafts and activities, easy recipes, and parenting. She began blogging in 2011, and today, Happy Hooligans inspires more than 2 million parents, caregivers and Early Years Professionals all over the globe.
