Paper Plate Crafts Easy Unicorn Craft Idea
This Unicorn Paper Plate Craft lets children transform a simple paper plate into a magical rainbow unicorn using a free printable template and craft decorations.
Calories:
Materials
- Paper Plates
- Acrylic Paint
- Paintbrush
- Paper Flowers
- Hot Glue
- Glue Stick
- Black Paint Pen or Black Marker
- Pencil
- Cardstock
- Glitter Cardstock
- Marabou Feathers
- Scissors
Instructions
- Paint the paper plates pastel color. They also look great left white! Allow the paint to dry completely.
- Print out the unicorn template. Cut the template out and trace onto cardstock.
- Cut the horn out and glue on the front of the paper plate as shown in photos.
- Cut out the Unicorn ears. Glue the inner ear onto the ear using a glue stick.
- Glue the ears onto both sides of the Unicorn horn. You’ll want to glue the ears behind the plate, right on the edge.
- Cut a strip of marabou feathers.
- Add a dab of hot glue in front of one ear and then glue the feathers in place.
- Tuck the feathers behind the horn. the end of the in front of the other ear.
- Glue paper flowers in front of the Unicorn horn.
- Use a pencil to draw eyes onto the unicorn.
- When you are satisfied with how they look, trace over the eyes with a black marker or black paint pen.
- You could also use large googly eyes – we love googly eyes!
- Cut two circles from the cardstock and glue onto the unicorn paper plate.
- Glue pink cheeks onto the paper plate to add character to your unicorn.
- Your unicorn paper plate is finished!
- I hope you enjoy this paper plate craft!