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60 Paper Plate Crafts

May 16, 2022 By Jamie Dorobek 9 Comments

I put together a list of paper plate crafts for kids that are sure to entertain and bonus– reinforce the alphabet! There is at least one paper plate craft for each letter of the alphabet! It’s a crafty win- win.

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60 Paper Plate Crafts for Kids

I am convinced that you can turn a paper plate into anything! This list includes animals (beaver, crab, dinosaur), food (tacos and pizza), and holidays (Chrsitmas tree, menorah, shamrock). Paper plates are the perfect craft for toddlers to elementary school kids. Better yet, have the school aged kids help preschoolers with paper plate crafts this summer! If you’re looking for more alphabet crafts made with everyday things, check out these A-Z toilet paper tube crafts.

Letter A-B paper plate crafts

1. Apple

Tear small pieces of red construction paper and cover the paper plate. Don’t forget a stem and leaf! See the full tutorial at Ramblings of Crazy Lady.

2. Aquarium

Turn a blue paper plate into an under water paradise with sand, shells, tissue paper, and felt! All of the details at The Imagination Tree. These paper plate fishbowls are so cute!

Paper plate aquarium

3. Banjo

Turn a paper plate and a craft stick into an awesome banjo! Details at Glued to My Crafts.

4. Baskets

Turn a simple white paper plate and a peice of washi tape into an a basket! Get the full tutorial at Sarah Hearts.

5. Bats

Turn two paper plates and brads into bats with movable wings. See the full tutorial at Crafty Journal.

Paper plate bats

6. Beaver

This paper plate beaver can double has a ground hog! Find more at I heart crafty things.

paper plate craft

7. Bumble Bee

I love the idea to use wax paper as the bees wings! See more at Preschool crafts.

bumble bee paper plate craft

8. Bird

Fold a paper plate in half and cut a small slit in the top of the folded paper plate. Use this small slit to create a wings for your bird.

paper plate craft

Letter C- D paper plate crafts

9. Campfire

Use empty tp tubes and tissue paper to make paper plate campfires. More at 1+1+1=1.

campfire paper plate craft

10. Cat

Turn two paper plates into a black cat perfect for Halloween. Find more at Easy Peasy and Fun.

cat paper plate craft

11. Clock

Here’s a simple way to make a moveable clock and help kids understand an analog clock. Find out more from the Spruce Crafts.

12. Clown

Crafts by Amanda turned a paper plate into a silly clown puppet with pom poms and construction paper.

13. Christmas Tree

Turn 2 paper plates and am empty paper towel roll into a standing Christmas tree. Idea via A Little Learning.

Christmas tree paper plate craft

14. Dinosaur paper plate

Turn a single paper plate into a dinosaur with this easy pattern.

dinosaur paper plate

15. Duck

Make a duck or make an entire pond of paper plate crafts with this easy tutorial from Jennwa.

Paper plate duck craft

The Letter E- F paper plate crafts

16. Earth

Use paint and tissue paper to make a paper plate Earth. Via Preschool crafts for kids.

17. Elephant

My kids love Piggie and Elephant and Gerald looks adoarble as a paper plate. Via No Time for Flash Cards.

Elephant paper plate craft

18. Fish paper plate

Make fish scales out of whatever you have on hand or even try cutting the paper plate like a snowflake to make a variety of scale shapes.

Paper plate fish

19. Frog

Turn a paper plate into a tree frog complete with a catch on his tongue!

Frog paper plate

Letter G- L paper plate crafts

20. Giraffe

21. Goose paper plate

Turn a paper plate into a goose with scissors and feathers. If you don’t have feathers on hand, have the kids make feathers out of white paper.

Goose paper plate craft

22. Hats

Turn a paper plate into a hat for nay holiday with these tutorials from Alpha Mom.

23. Igloo

Make a winter scene with potato print penguins and a paper plate igloo from Artsy Craftsy Mom.

24. Kangaroo

The kangaroo paper plate craft is a full on costume complete with a few fun facts about marsupials. Did you know that all marsupial babies are called joeys? There is also a tutorial for a koala paper plate on Mother Natured.

kangaroo paper plate craft

25. Ladybug

Use tissue paper or paint to make a lady bug paper plate craft. Via Glued to my crafts.

paper plate ladybug

26. Lion

For the full lion paper plate tutorial check out Happy Hooligans.

lion paper plate craft

Letter M & N paper plate crafts

27. Mardi Gras Mask

Make simple Mardi Gras masks out of paper plates, feathers, and paint. Via Mom to Posh Little Divas.

28. Monkey

Use construction paper to collage a monkey plate plate craft with your preschool class. Via Rainy Day Mom.

29. Monster

Cut the center out of a paper plate to use as the base for a monster paper plate craft. Add teeth, horns, eyes, and hair. Via There’s Just one Mommy.

Monster paper plate craft

30. Mouse

Via Off the Shelf.

Paper plate mouse craft

31. Mummy

Use toilet paper and a paper plate to make a mummy paper plate craft for Halloween.

Mummy Paper plate craft

32. Nest

Kids will love making a birds nest out of treasures from a nature walk and a paper plate. Via Tots Crafts.

Birds nest paper plate crafts

The Letter O paper plate crafts

33. Octopus

Artsy Craftsy Mom used bubble wrap as the tentacles for this octopus paper plate craft.

Octopus paper plate craft

34. Owl

Turn a single paper plate into an adorable owl by folding the plate. Add feathers with cereal boxes, construction paper, paint or markers!

Owl paper plate craft

35. Oyster

Crafty Crafted folded a paper plate in half and add a cotton ball oyster! Cute!

The Letter P paper plate crafts

 36. Pigeon

We love the Mo Willems book Don’t Let the Pigeon Drives the Bus, so making a paper plate pigeon costume was a must.

Easy book character Pigeon costume

37. Pizza

If you have a pizza lover on your hands, don’t miss out on this paper plate pizza purse!

Paper plate pizza purse

38. Polar bear paper plate

We made shaving cream paint to make these polar bear paper plate crafts.

3d painted polar bear paper

39. Peacock

Artsy Mama made adorable paper plate peacocks with half a paper plate and a tp tube. Peacock paper plate craft

40. Pig

No Time for Flashcards used an egg carton to create ears and snout for her paper plate pig.

41. Pirate

I Heart Crafty Things used 2 paper plates to create a pirate complete with an eye patch and binder ring earring.

Letter Q & R paper plate crafts

 42. Queen’s crown

4 Crafy Kings whipped up these cute paper plate crowns perfect for little Kings and Queens.

43. Rhino

You won’t be disappointed with Crafty Morning’s paper plate rhinoceros.

44. Ring Toss

Turn paper plates into a game with a ring toss from A Little Learning for Two.

paper plate craft

The Letter S paper plate crafts

45. Santa

Arty Crafty Kids crafted up Santa Claus out of a paper plate, cotton balls, and paint.

46. Shark

Almost Uncshoolers made the coolest paper plate shark complete with a large mouth to catch

paper plate crafts

47. Sheep

Housing a Forest crafted a paper plate sheep using shredded paper.

sheep paper plate craft

48. Skeleton

Pick up Some Creativity created a paper plate skeleton with twine, paper plates, and a hole punch. What a great way to learn about bones.

49. Spider Web

Juggling with Kids turned a paper plate into a spider web by cutting out the center of the plate and using a hole punch to string the web.

50. Starfish

First Palette created this cute paper plate starfish craft with paint and scissors.

Letter T paper plate crafts

51. Paper plate tacos

If your kids love the book Dragons Love Tacos, whip up some paper plate tacos with no spicy salsa for the next party!

Cinco de mayo kid craft ideas

52. Tiger

No Time for Flashcards used paint and construction paper for cute a fun take on a tiger craft.

53. Tribal Mask

Make a paper plate mask with scissors, markers, and construction paper. It’s also fun to note, you can turn almost any animal paper plate into a mask by cutting out eye holes!

Paper plate mask

54. Turtle

Make a turtle noise maker with 2 paper plates and a few beans!

turtle paper plate

Letter U- Z paper plate crafts

55. UFO

Woo Jr crafted up a UFO paper plate craft complete with an alien inside a plastic cup!

UFO paper plate craft

56. Umbrella

Ramblings of a Crazy Women made a paper plate umbrella and rain mobile.

57. Venus fly trap

Almost Unschoolers made a paper plate venus flytrap complete with pom pom flies!

58. Wreath

The Resourceful Mama made holiday wreaths with child handprints and tissue paper.

paper plate Christmas wreath

59. Walrus

I Heart Crafty Things created the cutest walrus kid craft I’ve ever seen!

paper plate craft

60. Zebra

East Coast Mommy made a paper plate zebra mask complete with a button nose.

It’s also fun to note, you can turn any paper plate creature into a puppet by gluing on a popsicle/paint/chop stick to the back of the paper plate. What other creatures have you made out of a paper plate? I’d love to hear…
If you’re looking for more alphabet crafts for preschoolers, don’t miss:
  • 59 hand and foot print crafts
  • 26 toilet paper crafts

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Comments

  1. Julie says

    March 15, 2015 at 6:20 am

    The link for the Nest takes you to the link for the mummy

    Reply
    • Jamie Dorobek says

      March 16, 2015 at 10:41 am

      Ahh! Thanks for letting me know… I fixed the link!

      Reply
  2. Susie says

    August 30, 2014 at 12:21 am

    A is for Angel…cut a pp in half; cut one half in half again, cut other half in thirds. Use one of the half’s of a half as the body…Cut one third of a half in a half, fold pointed edge behind the body and glue for sleeves…attach a third of the other half to each side, in back, over where you glued the sleeves, for wings. This leaves the last half of a half to cut your halo and face out of. Attach yarn hair and glitter on halo and edges of wings, bottom hem of body, and end part of sleeves. Ta-Da!!! Make an entire choir…so fun! Blessings from Port Huron, Michigan, USA

    Reply
  3. Linda says

    June 10, 2014 at 8:09 am

    Lovely paper crafts to keep kids busy through the summer!!

    Reply
  4. azra says

    June 3, 2014 at 11:05 am

    this summer i will do all these activity with with my kidz project its lookz fun

    Reply
  5. Rachel @I Heart Crafty Things says

    July 25, 2013 at 9:06 am

    I LOVE paper plate crafts!! Thanks for including my beaver and walrus in your collection! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Rachel (Lines Across) says

    May 18, 2013 at 11:13 am

    What a great collection. I’m definitely going to be making some of these with my kids!

    Reply
  7. Active.com coupon code says

    April 27, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    Awesome post.

    Reply
  8. Carisa says

    September 11, 2012 at 9:03 am

    What a great collection, thanks for linking to my campfire craft 😉

    Reply

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