Colorful, customizable and pretty much the ONLY rainforest themed craft you should do with your child TODAY!!! This Paper Plate Parrot kid craft idea is not only super fun and simple for children of ALL ages BUT it’s really inexpensive too!

We have you covered when it comes to kid friendly craft ideas that can be made on the fly!!! I’m sure you have a paper plate, paint and some colorful ribbon in your stash, so you are well on your way to pulling this DIY idea together within minutes!

So what are we waiting for? Let’s grab our craft supplies, follow the full tutorial below and get ready to show off our new creations together! Happy crafting my friends!!!

Supplies:

* Large Paper Plate
* Markers
* Tissue Paper
* Scissors
* Ribbon
* Wiggle Eye
* Stapler

Directions:

* First cut your paper plate in half. One half will the head of the parrot, while the other half will be the body.
* Let’s work on the head first. Have children color their paper plate to look like the face of the parrot. We did this by coloring one half to look like the beak and the other where the eye would go. Go ahead and glue the wiggle eye on this piece. Set aside.
* Next is the body. Cut your tissue paper {we did a light shade of blue} into small squares and glue them down all over the paper plate half.
* Now grab your ribbon and cut several long stripes. Go ahead and staple those to the tissue paper plate plate half to represent the feathers of the parrot.
* To finish off the Paper Plate Parrot – staple the two paper plates together and display proudly!!!

Check out these fun parrot themed children’s book to really tie the whole theme together!!!