Colorful, customizable and pretty much the ONLY rainforest themed kid craft idea you should do with your child TODAY!!! This Paper Plate Parrot craft tutorial 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 parrot craft made from a paper plate tutorial below and get ready to show off our new creations on our Facebook page!

Happy crafting, my dear friends!!! #gluedtomycrafts

Paper Plate Parrot Craft Supplies:

* Large Paper Plate {one per parrot craft}
* Colored Markers
* Light Blue Tissue Paper
* Craft Scissors
* Colored Ribbon
* Large Wiggle Eyes
* Hand-Held Office 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.
* Glue those pieces 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.
* Now display your parrot creation proudly for all to see!!!