Calling all my crafty {and polite} kids! I have another kid friendly craft for you all and it’s absolutely worthy of your time today!

Not only is our Paper Plate Panda {Kid Craft} super simple and fun for all ages – but it also goes along PERFECTLY with the adorable book Please, Mr Panda by Steve Antony.

Steve Antony has captured a cute panda, delightful animals hungry for doughnuts, and a manners lesson. With the black-and-white animals, plain backgrounds, and brightly colored doughnuts, Antony’s art is bold, striking, and engaging.

So what is the proper way to ask Mr. Panda for doughnuts? Well – to find out, you need to channel your inner artist with our easy kid craft tutorial and read the book in celebration afterwards, to find out the “how to!” Happy crafting my friends! {by the way – our Paper Plate Donut {Kid Craft} also goes along perfectly with this book!}

Supplies:

* Large Paper Plate
* White Tissue Paper
* Black Cardstock
* School Glue
* Scissors
* Stapler

Directions:

* First have your children cut the white tissue paper into small squares {let the kids practice their cutting skills}
* Now take your paper plate and put a good amount of glue in the center of the plate. Have children place the tissue paper on top of the glue, until the center is completely covered.
* While they are working on that, cut out the facial features of the panda from the black cardstock {think eyes, ears, nose, mouth, etc}
* To finish off the Paper Plate Panda craft – have children glue on the cardstock pieces to the paper plate and display proudly!

Another fun craft to do along with the book, is to make a Cupcake Liner Panda. Simply have children glue a white cupcake liner to a piece of cardstock and then add other features to give it life. Super simple and of course – fun for all ages!

If you are looking for even MORE easy kid craft ideas that go along with children’s books, be sure to check out these fun posts:

Paper Plate Spaghetti {Kid Craft}
Paper Plate Muffin {Kid Craft}
Paper Plate Taco {Kid Craft}
Paper Plate Cookie {Kid Craft}
Dr Seuss Inspired Leopard {Kid Craft}
Paper Plate Pancake {Kid Craft}
Happy Birthday Mouse! {Kid Craft}
Paper Plate Paddington {Kid Craft}
Paper Plate Little Miss Star {Kid Craft}

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