Paper Plate Mushroom Craft Idea For Spring
Continuing on with the fun theme of yesterday’s mushroom themed blog post on Glued To My Crafts, today I present to YOU our Paper Plate Mushroom Kid Craft idea! Perfect for your springtime celebrations and of course, children of ALL ages!
So let’s grab those craft supplies and “grow” our own one-of-a-kind mushrooms together today! Remember – you can easily change out the colors and/or materials if you need to, as well!
Happy crafting, my friends! Please don’t forget to snap a few pictures of your finished tissue paper covered mushrooms, to share with us on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram to see! #gluedtomycrafts
MORE FUN SPRING THEMED CRAFT TUTORIALS ON GLUED TO MY CRAFTS: Tissue Paper Chick and Spring Flower Truck
Mushroom Craft Supplies:
* Large Paper Plate {one makes TWO mushrooms at once}
* Red Colored Tissue Paper
* White & Brown Cardstock Paper}
* School Glue
* Craft Scissors
* Small Circle or Heart Shaped Paper Punch
* Hand-Held Office Stapler
optional materials – glitter glue, rhinestones, rhinestones etc.
Directions:
* First cut your paper plate in half. Straight up the center to make TWO equal pieces.
* You can either make TWO mushrooms at once or set one half aside for another day.
* Next grab your red tissue paper and cut it into small squares {let the kids practice their cutting skills}
* 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, punch out some white “dots” with your paper punch {you can do as many or as little as you like} You should also at this time cut out a stem of the brown cardstock for your mushrooms.
* To finish off the Paper Plate Mushroom kid craft – staple/glue the cardstock pieces in their designated spots on the paper plate, as well as any other embellishments you see fit.
* Then display proudly for all to see! #gluedtomycrafts
PAIR YOUR MUSHROOM CRAFT WITH —> Cupcake Liner Mushrooms
Looking for a few more craft ideas to recreate today? Check out our Easter Egg Birds, Easter Egg Gnomes and Popsicle Stick Bunny posts on the Glued To My Crafts website right now!
I’m sure you are going to love ALL three of those ideas from us! Not to mention, all of them would pair nicely with today’s paper plate mushroom craft – hint hint! #gluedtomycrafts
Paper Plate Mushrooms
Tools:
- School Glue
- Scissors
- Small Circle or Heart Shaped Paper Punch
- Hand-Held Office Stapler
Supplies:
- Large Paper Plate
- Tissue Paper
- Cardstock Paper
Instructions:
- First cut your paper plate in half. Straight up the center to make TWO equal pieces.
- You can either make TWO mushrooms at once or set one half aside for another day.
- Next grab your red tissue paper and cut it into small squares {let the kids practice their cutting skills}
- 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, punch out some white "dots" with your paper punch {you can do as many or as little as you like} You should also at this time cut out a stem of the brown cardstock for your mushrooms.
- To finish off the Paper Plate Mushroom kid craft – staple/glue the cardstock pieces in their designated spots on the paper plate, as well as any other embellishments you see fit.
- Then display proudly for all to see! #gluedtomycrafts
