Paper Plate Valentine Holder

Red and pink plates are laced together and decorated with hearts and lace to make a pretty valentine card holder with free kids crafts.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/paper-plate-valentines-day-card-holder/

I heart crafty things cuts her plates into a heart shape.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2015/01/paper-plate-heart-valentines-holder.html

Paper Plate Valentine Baskets

Paper plates are folded into cute baskets, tied up with string and decorated with paper conversation hearts.  From shaken together life.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.shakentogetherlife.com/2012/02/create-this-friday-conversation-heart.html

Winnie the Pooh Play Date

Happy Winnie the Pooh Day -- author A.A. Milne's Birthday.  Celebrate his Birthday and Winnie with this fun play date, include kid's crafts, snack ideas, books and movies. 

Begin the day with paint, a paper plate, pom poms and pipe cleaners to make a cuddly looking pooh bear. 

Next, have a yummy snack of honeycomb cereal.  Mmm.  Honey.  Find the details on amy's party ideas.

Get the instructions here:
http://amyspartyideas.com/2011/08/winnie-the-pooh-the-100-acre-woods-real-parties/

Next, cut and fold this paper Winnie the Pooh cube.  Found on pinterest.

Next read one of the many Winnie the Pooh board or abridged books.  Your librarian can help you find some good ones.  Amazon also has a bunch to choose from.

Finally, end the day by viewing some of the Winnie the Pooh classic cartoons available on YouTube.

Paper Plate Birds

 Celebrate international bird day with these ideas for how to make a paper plate bird.

Happy hooligans turns a painted paper plate into a bird by folding it in half, gluing on some colorful construction strips to make a tail and feathers to make it a bird.  She also adds a paper beak and googly eyes but you could also draw on the eyes.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://happyhooligans.ca/2013/03/07/paper-plate-birds/

Molly moo paper marches her plates and adds funky gym shoes as well.

Get the instructions here:
http://mollymoo.ie/papier-mache-paper-plate-hens/

Krokotak makes her birds with tissue paper wings, a colored in orange beak and googly eye.

Get the instructions here:
http://krokotak.com/2011/06/idei-ot-kartoneni-tchiniyki/

 

 

Another version by krokotak.

Easy preschool craft uses the full plate for her bird adding two corners for wings and a paper orange beak and brown paper legs.

Get the instructions here:
http://easypreschoolcraft.blogspot.com/2012/05/spring-bluebird-paper-plate-craft.html

House of baby piranha adds folded paper wings and a long orange paper beak.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.houseofbabypiranha.com/2010/06/paper-plate-bird.html

Free kids crafts makes a blue bird for her version with a blue feather.  She even gives the bird a worm.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/paper-plate-bluebird/

My bored toddler adds feathers and paper tail feathers.

Get the instructions here:
http://myboredtoddler.com/paper-plate-bird/

Paper Plate Tissue Wreath

The rim of a paper plate makes the base for these festive Christmas tissue paper wreaths.  Filth wizardry shows how to construct them.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.filthwizardry.com/2008/12/christmas-wreaths.html

Paper Plate Xmas Tree

Naturally educational turns a paper plate into a Christmas tree using a painted green coffee filter to give it a more leafy texture.  She tops with tin foil ornaments and a gold pipecleaner star.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.naturallyeducational.com/2011/12/paper-plate-christmas-tree-craft/

A little learning for two uses cut paper plates and layers them.

Get the instructions here:
http://alittlelearningfortwo.blogspot.com/2010/12/paper-plate-christmas-trees.html

Thanksgiving Turkey Wreaths

Yellow, red, orange and brown paper loops make the basis and arms/wings for this Thanksgiving wreath.  A mommy's adventure next puts a paper turkey on the bottom with accordion folded legs.  A great way to greet Thanksgiving visitors at the door.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.amommysadventures.com/2010/11/paper-plate-turkey-wreath.html

Baby rabies uses tulle.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.babyrabies.com/2012/10/thom-the-turkey-tulle-wreath-tutorial/ 

My life of travel and adventures uses felt.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.mylifeoftravelsandadventures.com/2013/11/an-oh-so-adorable-turkey-wreath.html

Paper Plate MayFlower

A paper plate is cut and painted to make the different parts of the Mayflower ship.  Kids activities blog next assembles it to make the boat with the help of a straw and glue.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/20599/paper-boat

Paper Plate Pilgrims

Paper plates are turned into pilgrims for Thanksgiving with all kids network.  She then adds a paper pilgrim hat to the colored in plate face.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/thanksgiving/paper-plate-pilgrims.asp

Paper Plate Black Cats

A paper plate is painted black and cut to look like the kitty's front and hind paws with crafts by amanda.  She then attaches the kitty's head and tail to make a black cat for Halloween.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/2011/10/paper-plate-black-cat.html

Tissue Paper Plate Wreath

Fall inspired colored tissue paper and glue turns into a simple autumn wreath with happy hooligans.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://happyhooligans.ca/tissue-paper-fall-wreath/

Paper Plate Butterfly

A colored paper plate, pompoms and a pipe cleaner make a cute butterfly craft for kids.  How stuff works shares the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lifestyle.howstuffworks.com/crafts/animal-crafts/butterfly-crafts9.htm

 About family crafts uses a toilet paper roll for her butterfly body.

Get the instructions here:
http://aboutfamilycrafts.com/paper-plate-toilet-paper-roll-butterfly/

Paper Plate Frog

It's easy to be green with this colored paper plate frog.  Puddle wonderful learning colors a paper plate green, adds in a red mouth paper liner, two paper eyes and to make it interactive a red party blower for a super fun tongue. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://puddlewonderfullearning.blogspot.com/2012/11/preschool-activities-letter-of-week-ff.html

No time for flash cards has an all paper version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2011/09/easy-paper-plate-frog-craft.html

Paper Plate Seabird

An ordinary white paper play becomes a cute seagull with flapping wings thanks to local fun with kids.  She adds colorful paper feet and beak and draws on nifty eyes.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.localfunforkids.com/home/preschool-summer-bird-craft-paper-plate-seagull.html

Paper Plate Bunny Mask

Cotton balls and a paper plate becomes a cute bunny mask for Easter day fun.  Find the tutorial at cheap craft mama.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://cheapcraftymama.com/bunny-mask-kid-craft/

Another version with whiskers found on pinterest.

Paper Plate Bunny Basket

A paper plate folds in half to make the body and basket of the bunny.  Family crafts from about.com shares all of the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/easterbaskets/ss/bunnybasket.htm

Jellyfishjelly makes just the bunny face.

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Paper Plate Chick Purse

A folded and stapled paper plate turns into a little chick purse for Easter once colored yellow, given a googly eye and paper orange beak, drawn on wing and pipe cleaner handle.  Free preschool crafts shares all of the details.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freepreschoolcrafts.com/easter-chick-purse-from-paper-plate/

Paper Plate Easter Bunny

A paper plate becomes the face of the Easter Bunny with this preschool craft from makobi scribe.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://makobiscribe.com/easy-easter-craft-to-do-with-preschoolers-and-toddlers/

We made that adds cotton balls.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/paper-plate-bunny/

Spring Chick Easter Paper Plate Craft

Seven alive starts with a paper plate, adds some yellow straw, paper or foam wings, feet, nose and eyes and gets a cute Easter chick craft.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.seven-alive.com/2013/03/paper-plate-spring-chickens.html

 

Simple as that blog uses a yellow plate and adds folded legs, feather wings, a construction paper beak and googly eye.  Construction paper could be used for the eyes as well.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.simpleasthatblog.com/2012/03/baby-chick-easter-craft.html 

Housing a forest uses card stock instead of a plate and adds clothespins for its legs.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.housingaforest.com/easter-crafts-for-kids/

Paper Plate Bird Feeder

Paper plates transform into functional bird feeders with peanut butter and bird seed from snuggle bug university.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.snugglebuguniversity.com/2013/04/sunflower-bird-feeder.html