Paint Splatter & Paper Plate Baby Chick
Paint splat crafts meet Glued To My Crafts again! Today I’m sharing this “Paper Plate & Paint Splat Baby Chick” kid craft idea that is perfect for the Easter & spring season we are currently in!
I recently took our popular and absolutely favorite paint splat concept and changed it up “again” to make a Paint Splat Baby Chick come to life within minutes!
And with it being SOOOO CUTE, I just had to share with you guys so YOU can recreate it with your child too!
Like seriously – it’s an adorable “ball of yellow fluff” on paper that literally took THREE craft supplies and less than a handful of steps. Even kids as young as TWO {with some adult help} can make this DIY today!
PAIR YOUR FINISHED CRAFT WITH —> Cherry Blossom Popcorn Tree
THE SIMPLE SUPPLIES & DIRECTIONS:
Like with all my previous paint splat crafts, all I did was take a basic white paper plate and yellow Tulip Puffy Paint {affiliate link on Amazon} to make the body of the baby chick. Just fold your paper plate in half, open back up and squirt some yellow paint ON ONE SIDE before closing it up again.
Once the plate is closed for the second time, gently take your hand and “caress” the yellow paint around inside, so it makes a fun symmetrical print design on both sides of it {keep in mind – paint might ooze from the sides of the cardstock, so be sure to work in an area that can get dirty!}
Now you are ready to open it back up and see your baby chick’s body inside. Which from there you decorate to give it a custom look!
You can take cardstock pieces, glitter, wiggle eyes, feathers etc. – whatever you want to bring it to life. You may need school glue to make things “stick” BUT if you work really fast, while the paint is still wet, you may be able to just lay your embellishments directly on top of the wet paint and skip the glue all together.
Once finished with your custom baby chick masterpiece, then set aside to let it dry completely, before displaying proudly! And of course – repeat as many times as you like! No two pieces will be the same and I think that’s what makes it even more fun!
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AND THAT’S A WRAP!
If this is something you want to do with your child today, I highly suggest you DO IT! It’s seriously so much fun and absolutely perfect for this time of year.
And if you like the end result {because I know you will!} be sure to also head on over to my blog post titled “Paint Splat Monsters” and follow the full tutorial from there as well. It’s just like this post but with monsters instead!
So what are you waiting for?! Let the fun begin! Happy crafting, my friends!!! Don’t forget to share pictures with us when you recreate this paint splat baby chick craft, on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram to see! I seriously can’t wait to admire your paper plate and puffy paint baby chicks from a far! #gluedtomycraftsinspiresyou
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Paper Plate & Paint Splat Baby Chick
Tools:
Supplies:
- Orange Cardstock Paper
- 1 Paper Plate
- Yellow Tulip Puffy Paint
- 2 Wiggle Eyes
Instructions:
- Like with all my previous paint splat crafts, all I did was take a basic white paper plate and yellow Tulip Puffy Paint to make the body of the baby chick. Just fold your paper plate in half, open back up and squirt some yellow paint ON ONE SIDE before closing it up again.
- Once the plate is closed for the second time, gently take your hand and "caress" the yellow paint around inside, so it makes a fun symmetrical print design on both sides of it {keep in mind - paint might ooze from the sides of the cardstock, so be sure to work in an area that can get dirty!}
- Now you are ready to open it back up and see your baby chick's body inside. Which from there you decorate to give it a custom look!
- You can take cardstock pieces, glitter, wiggle eyes, feathers etc. - whatever you want to bring it to life. You may need school glue to make things "stick" BUT if you work really fast, while the paint is still wet, you may be able to just lay your embellishments directly on top of the wet paint and skip the glue all together.
- Once finished with your custom baby chick masterpiece, then set aside to let it dry completely, before displaying proudly! And of course - repeat as many times as you like! No two pieces will be the same and I think that's what makes it even more fun!
