Sloth Paper Plate Craft Idea For Kids

Sloths seem to be making a HUGE impression this year. I’ve seen so much cute merchandise the last few days, at various stores, I just couldn’t help myself and had to join the “trend” as well!

As you probably already know, paper plates have always been a HUGE staple in our tutorials throughout the years. They are pretty much the “craft supply” that BUILT Glued To My Crafts from the ground up.

Paper plates {in all sizes and shapes!} are readily available at many stores and for a pack of 100, you typically only pay around $5 for the bundle. With that price and that amount of paper plates, the possibilities are simply endless {especially with the help of us here at GTMC!}

Anyways – today’s sloth kids craft idea involves taking a plain paper plate, tissue paper and some cardstock paper to bring it to life. That’s it! Plus with the help of us, I’ve even included a free printable for you to take advantage of, making it even more possible for you to tackle it with your child today!

So on that note, although sloths are typically slow – this idea is NOT! It’s super easy and rather fast to recreate. Just cut, paste and admire! Just keep scrolling to see how I pulled together so you can make it happen today as well!

Happy crafting, my friends and don’t forget to share pictures with us as well! You can find us on Facebook or Instagram these days 🙂 I seriously can’t wait to see your paper plate sloth in action! #gluedtomycrafts

PAIR YOUR SLOTH CRAFT WITH —> Popsicle Stick Sloth

Craft Supplies:

Large Paper Plate {one per sloth craft}
Gray or Tan Tissue Paper
Kid Friendly Scissors
White Cardstock Paper
Our FREE Sloth Printable – grab it on box.com
School Glue
optional materials – small craft bows or stickers

Directions:

First things first – grab the tissue paper and cut a handful of small squares out.
Grab the paper plate. Covered it entirely in school glue.
Next, have children place the tissue paper squares all over the glue covered paper plate, until it’s completely covered.
Once done, set aside.
Now grab the printable and your scissors.
Cut out the sloth face design from the printable.
Discard excess paper.
Finally – to assemble the paper plate sloth – have children glue the cardstock piece in the center of the tissue paper covered paper plate.
At this point in time you can add any other embellishments you see fit.
Then set aside to let it dry completely, before displaying proudly for ALL to see!

PAIR YOUR SLOTH PAPER PLATE CRAFT WITH —> Cupcake Liner Sloth Cards

Roll up your sleeves and join us in the crafty fun today!

We have SEVERAL different craft tutorials that are sure to make you and your child’s day extra fun! Just check out our Paint Splat Butterflies, Thumbprint Smart Cookie and Loads of Love Truck craft tutorials to see what I’m talking about.

All three of these crafty ideas from us won’t disappoint and would pair nicely with today’s paper plate sloth tutorial – hint hint!

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It's so fluffy & adorable! Come check out our Chalk Art Panda Bear craft tutorial, as well as scoring the free printable to make it faster!

Paper Plate Sloth Craft

Print This Tutorial

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Instructions:

First things first - grab the tissue paper and cut a handful of small squares out.
Grab the paper plate. Covered it entirely in school glue.
Next, have children place the tissue paper squares all over the glue covered paper plate, until it's completely covered.
Once done, set aside to let it dry.
Now grab the printable and your scissors.
Cut out the sloth face design from the printable.
Discard excess paper.
Finally - to assemble the paper plate sloth - have children glue the cardstock piece in the center of the tissue paper covered paper plate.
At this point in time you can add any other embellishments you see fit.
Then set aside to let it dry completely, before displaying proudly for ALL to see!