Kids will love getting creative with paper plates and a few simple supplies! Keep on scrolling to learn more about this green cricket craft tutorial from us!
Just like ALL our kid friendly crafts & tutorials on the blog – today’s Paper Plate Cricket activity is super simple, fun for all ages and really inexpensive too! Plus you can in-cooperate it into your spring and/or story time plans!
So what are you waiting for? It’s perfect as a boredom buster and rainy day craft, so let’s grab those craft supplies and get to work on this simple DIY kid craft ASAP. Happy crafting {and reading} with your little ones, my friends!
This easy paper plate green cricket craft idea for kids is inspired by the classic children’s book, The Very Quiet Cricket!
Craft Supplies:
- Large Paper Plate
- Green Tissue Paper
- Green Cardstock Paper
- Red Cardstock Paper
- Black Cardstock Paper
- School Glue
- Scissors
- Stapler
- Gold Pipe Cleaner – 1 per craft
Directions:
- First cut your paper plate in half. Straight up the center to make two equal parts.
- Reserve one half for today’s craft and save the other for another day!
- Next take your green tissue paper and cut it into small squares.
- 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.
- When they are done with that, set it aside to let it dry completely while you trim out the other cricket features from your cardstock paper.
- To finish off the Paper Plate Cricket kid craft – simply staple the finished cardstock pieces and gold pipe cleaner {folded in half} in their designated spots.
- Allow it to dry completely and then display proudly for all to see!
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AFFILIATE LINK – PAIR OUR CRAFT IDEA WITH THIS “THE VERY QUIET CRICKET” BOOK
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Here’s your checklist of supplies to bring this craft to life:
Prepare your creative haven by laying down a protective cover before the crafting magic begins!
Directions:
- First cut your paper plate in half. Reserve one half for today's craft and save the other for another day!1 Large Paper Plate
- Next take your green tissue paper and cut it into small squares.Tissue Paper
- 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.
- When they are done with that, set it aside to let it dry completely while you trim out the other cricket features from your sheets of cardstock paper.Cardstock Paper
- To finish off the Paper Plate Cricket kid craft – simply staple the finished cardstock pieces and gold pipe cleaner {folded in half} in their designated spots.1 Pipe Cleaner
- Allow it to dry completely before displaying proudly for all to see!
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