Grilling time meets craft time today on Glued To My Crafts!!!

It’s officially summer and the first thing I think of this time of year is GRILLING!

But of course – the act of grilling is not exactly “kid friendly” and typical with what you see on Glued To My Crafts. After all, we like paper and glue around here!

So of course, I took on a personal challenge and had to get my creative juices flowing for a “grilling themed kid craft idea.” You guys know how I’m always trying to think outside the box but this time it was the grill!

So drumroll please!!!! I came up with this PRETEND PLAY GRILL idea out of inexpensive paper bowls and I’m super STOKED to be sharing the tutorial with you guys! Like seriously… my excitement can’t be contained. You might say I’m on fire with this one!!!

Without further ado – take craft time to play time with our simple Paper Bowl Grill tutorial below!!! I even added a “popsicle stick with marshmallow smore” element to really tie it together! Like seriously – I hope YOU love this idea as much as I do! Happy crafting, my friends!!! #gluedtomycraftsinspiresyou

Paper Bowl Pretend Play Grill Supplies:

• TWO Paper Bowls {small or large, I used small}
• Black Craft Paint
• Paint Brush
• Black/Red/Yellow Tissue Paper
• School Glue
• Scissors
• Hot Glue Gun
• TWO Paper Straws
• Popsicle Stick
• Cotton Balls

Directions:

• First things first – paint the outside of your paper bowls completely black. Set them aside to let the dry completely.
• Once dry – it’s time for the tissue paper “fire” element inside the grill. In the inside of one paper bowl, lay/glue some black tissue paper to give the look of the inside of the grill {you could also paint this step instead but I liked the thought of throwing in another craft medium}
• Now tear/cut some yellow/red tissue paper squares and bunch/twist them to look like flames. Glue those inside the “grill.”
• Next get the glue gun hot and ready.
• Cut your paper straws in half. Make sure they are all the same length.
• Turn the paper bowl that you just put tissue paper “flames” inside, upside down. Glue the paper straw “legs” to the bottom of the paper bowl. Make sure they are secure in place. This may take 5-10 minutes for it to dry completely.
• While those are drying in place, go ahead and hot glue your “marshmallow” aka a cotton ball to the popsicle stick for a smores element. Set that aside.
• Finally – take a small ball of black tissue paper and hot glue it to the other paper bowl for a decorative look on the “lid” of the grill.
• Now you are ready to display/play with it! The lid goes on top of the piece with the paper straws/tissue paper flames and kids can hold the popsicle stick as they pretend to make smores over the fire. You can also make a spatula out of a popsicle stick which I think would be an awesome element too! {which was an afterthought when I took these pictures for the blog – dangit!}

Love this kid craft idea? Well don’t be shy! Tell us your thoughts in the comment section! We LOVE hearing from you!!!

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Be sure to also check out our Handprint Daddy’s Grilling Partner Keepsake Printable for another OUTDOOR GRILL themed idea!