Summer Sun Paper Plate Craft Puppet Tutorial
Today we have a fantastic and fun Summer Sun Paper plate craft which I’m sure the kids will love to make at home or in the classroom setting. This is a simple and easy task and encourages fine motor skills, promotes colour recognition and the craft can be used as a puppet.
It is a great preschool resource and could be used while singing a song about the sun or colours. There are lots of fun ways this can be used.
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Contents
Supplies For This Paper Plate Craft
- 1 large white paper plate
- Yellow paint
- Paint brush
- Construction paper – white, dark blue, light blue, red, black, pink, yellow, green
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Optional – craft stick and tape
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Let’s Make This Paper Plate Sun
Flip the paper plate over and paint the entire back side yellow. Set aside to dry.
For the eyes, cut out 2 large circles, from the white construction paper.
For the eye pupils, cut out 2 quarter-size circles from the dark blue paper.
Glue each pupil onto each eye and set aside.
For the nose, cut out a quarter-size heart shape from the red construction paper.
Cut out a large mouth from the black construction paper.
Cut out a smaller shaped mouth from the pink construction paper and glue on top of the black mouth.
Apply glue from the glue stick on the backside and place in the middle of the paper plate, underneath the eyes.
Apply glue from the glue stick to the back of the mouth and place on the paper plate.
Cut out three (1 1/2″ wide by 5″ long) strips from each of these coloured papers: yellow, red, green and blue.
Flip the sun plate over and glue the ends of the coloured strips onto the outer one-inch diameter of the plate.
Glue the strips in the following order: yellow, red, green and blue. Repeat twice.
OPTIONAL: if you would like to use this sun craft as a puppet, tape a craft stick onto the back of the sun, towards the bottom.
Enjoy!
Summer Sun Paper Plate Craft Puppet
This is a tutorial on how to make summer sun paper plate.
Materials
- 1 large white paper plate
- Yellow paint
- Paint brush
- Construction paper – white, dark blue, light blue, red, black, pink, yellow, green
- Glue stick
- Optional – craft stick and tape
Tools
- Scissors
Instructions
Flip the paper plate over and paint the entire back side yellow. Set aside to dry.
For the eyes, cut out 2 large circles, from the white construction paper.
For the eye pupils, cut out 2 quarter-size circles from the dark blue paper.
Glue each pupil onto each eye and set aside.
For the nose, cut out a quarter-size heart shape from the red construction paper.
Cut out a large mouth from the black construction paper.
Cut out a smaller shaped mouth from the pink construction paper and glue on top of the black mouth.
Apply glue from the glue stick on the backside and place it in the middle of the paper plate, underneath the eyes.
Apply glue from the glue stick to the back of the mouth and place it on the paper plate.
Cut out three (1 1/2″ wide by 5″ long) strips from each of these coloured papers: yellow, red, green, and blue.
Flip the sun plate over and glue the ends of the coloured strips onto the outer one-inch diameter of the plate.
Glue the strips in the following order: yellow, red, green, and blue. Repeat twice.
OPTIONAL: if you would like to use this sun craft as a puppet, tape a craft stick onto the back of the sun, towards the bottom.
Enjoy.
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Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts and having fun as a family. Angela has also taught cooking skills and loves to share both family recipes and easy instant pot recipes here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!
This is a fun thing to do outside in the summer!