Inspired by the book Laughing Giraffe by Mwenye Hadithi {affiliate link} today I present to you our Paper Plate Giraffe kid craft idea!

In the days long ago, Giraffe was the noisiest animal on the Great African Plain. He shouted a lot and he laughed all the time. This is the story of how the littlest Egret proved to Laughing Giraffe that you don’t need to be loud to be heard.

So whether you decide to make this fun DIY idea in honor of the book mentioned above, a safari themed school week or just because – I hope our simple craft idea inspires YOU!

Happy crafting my friends!!! #gluedtomycrafts

Paper Plate Giraffe Craft Supplies:

* Large Paper Plate
* Yellow Tissue Paper
* Yellow/Black Colored Cardstock
* School Glue
* Kid Friendly Craft Scissors
* Stapler

Directions:

* First cut your yellow tissue paper into small squares {let the kids practice their cutting skills}
* Take your paper plate 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, cut out some giraffe facial features from the cardstock. Think eyes, ears, long nose etc.
* To finish off the Giraffe kid craft – staple/glue the cardstock pieces in their designated spots on the paper plate, as well as any other embellishments they see fit. Then display proudly!

As an added bonus to today’s post – here is our take on another kid craft idea we made with a giraffe print cupcake liner we found at our local Walmart {check the party section!} Just flatten the cupcake liner, glue it to cardstock and add other embellishments to give it life!