Let the fun soar! Get creative with your little ones and make a colorful paper plate parrot craft to spark creativity, imagination and hours of play.
Rainbow Colored Parrot Craft Idea
Colorful, customizable and pretty much the ONLY rainforest themed 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 by tagging us on Instagram! I seriously can’t wait to see what colors you choose for it’s feathers!
On that note, I’ll let you get to it. Happy crafting, my dear friends!!! #gluedtomycrafts
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This paper plate parrot craft is perfect for kids! It’s a great way to teach them about colors and animals.
Craft Supplies:
- Large Paper Plate – 1 per craft
- Colored Markers
- Light Blue Tissue Paper
- Craft Scissors
- Ribbon or Yarn
- Large Wiggle Eyes – 1 per craft
- 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 {or yarn} 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!!!
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Paper Plate Parrot Craft Idea
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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 {or yarn} 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!!!
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