Hi friends! Inspired by a recent children’s book purchase at our local Barnes and Noble store, today’s Paper Plate Porcupine Kid Craft is a fun gluing project for kids of ALL ages and it goes along PERFECTLY with the book Pins and Needles by Stephen Krensky.

Pins is a porcupine who loves to take chances. Needles is a porcupine who is always scared. But when Pins gets himself into a bit of trouble, will Needles be brave enough to help him out?

Pins and Needles covers the concepts Appreciating Differences and Friendship.

Whether for an animal themed lesson plan or any day of the year craft idea – all you need is a little crafty creativity to make this one-of-a-kind paper plate and tissue paper porcupine piece come to life! So don’t delay – craft it up with your child today!!!

Find all the details below! Happy crafting, my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your creative porcupine made from a paper plate, on our Facebook page to admire! #gluedtomycrafts

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Paper Plate Porcupine Craft Supplies:

* Large Paper Plate {one per porcupine craft}
* Brown Tissue Paper
* Brown Colored Cardstock
* Hand-Held Single Stapler
* Kid Friendly Craft Scissors
* School Glue

Directions:

* First cut your paper plate in half. Reserve one half for today’s craft and save the other for a rainy day.
* Now grab your brown tissue paper and cut it into small squares {let the kids practice their cutting skills} Set aside.
* Next take your paper plate half and put a good amount of glue all over it.
* Have children place the tissue paper on top of the glue, until the paper plate is completely covered.
* While they are working on that, cut out the other porcupine features from the brown cardstock. Think long, skinny needles, four legs and of course – a head!
* To finish off the Paper Plate Porcupine Kid Craft – staple/glue on the cardstock pieces in their designated spots, as well as other embellishments you see fit.
* Then display proudly for all to see!

If you are looking for even MORE easy kid craft ideas made from paper plates, be sure to check out these fun posts, listed below, from us:

Paper Plate Seahorse {Kid Craft}
Happy Birthday Mouse! {Kid Craft}
Paper Plate Paddington {Kid Craft}
Paper Plate Green Monster {Kid Craft}
Paper Plate Baseball {Kid Craft}
Paper Plate Piggie & Elephant {Kid Craft}
Paper Plate Caterpillar {Kid Craft}

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