We are going UNDER THE SEA today with our latest and greatest Paper Plate Mermaid House kid craft tutorial!
Come make custom sandcastle-like pieces with us. Perfect for ALL the mermaid lovers in your home! We even made it super easy for YOU to recreate with a free printable to get you started!
Mermaid House Craft Idea For Kids
Are you ready to take on those summer crafts with the kids? Of course you are! Just know that you are in good hands today {and always!} because at Glued To My Crafts we make it SUPER EASY for you, so you can do more with less stress!
With today’s paper plate mermaid house craft tutorial, you are going to take a plain paper plate and make it a cozy safe-haven for some of your new mermaid friends!
You can make this under the sea house craft even more special by adding creative personal touches like different craft mediums, stickers and glitter – all of which you probably already have on hand if you have been a long time follower of ours. Honestly – the options are limitless on this under water house craft and you can take it ANY direction you like! We set up the framework, you get to run with it and make it your own today!
So on that note… you and your child are going to LOVE making this mermaid inspired craft piece. Find the full tutorial and free mermaid house printable template below!
Happy crafting, my friends and don’t forget to share some pictures of your mermaid paper plate sand castles with us! #gluedtomycrafts
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With our help and a few simple supplies, you will create paper plate sand castles for your mermaid friends!
Craft Supplies:
- Large Paper Plate
- Mermaid House Printable – ON OUR LANDING PAGE
- White Cardstock Paper
- Color Printer
- Craft Scissors
- Gold or Tan Craft Paint
- Paint Brush
- Green Tissue Paper
- School Glue or Glue Stick
- Paper Flowers
- Embellishments
Click Here To Grab The Free Printable On Our Landing Page
Directions:
- First things first – cut off a small section of your large paper plate to make the bottom of the mermaid house more flat.
- Discard the small piece you just cut off.
- Next up – paint the paper plate completely gold or tan {or honestly any other color you like!} The gold or tan color will give it a more “sandcastle” look.
- Set aside to let it dry completely.
- Now print the FREE mermaid house printable above.
- Print out the file in color on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need to print one per craft.
- Using scissors, trim out each design in the printable you just printed.
- Now decide which windows you are going to use for your craft {you only need two windows.} There are two different versions of mermaids in windows OR you can use the provided blank windows & draw whatever you like inside of them {bonus tip – trim out the center of the blank windows and use your child’s pictures to fill the frames!} Feel free to use ALL the pieces in the printable or discard the ones you don’t like.
- Set aside your paper pieces for later on.
- Next up – grab the green tissue paper.
- Cut a few long strips and twist them up with your fingers to create “seaweed” to decorate the outside of the home.
- Go ahead and glue those to the paper plate piece, near the bottom of the house. Add as much or as little as you like.
- Finally, the last step. Glue/staple the printed paper embellishments you recently choose, in place on the paper plate.
- Now add anything else you like for that custom mermaid sand castle house look {like the paper flowers, ocean themed stickers or even glitter!} before displaying proudly for all to see!
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A huge thank you dailyarthub.com for the awesome mermaid graphics in the free printable I created for today’s post.
We have a “knack” for sharing mermaid themed crafts on Glued To My Crafts!
So on that note, don’t click away just yet! Come check out our Popsicle Stick Mermaid, Wooden Spoon Mermaid and Polka Dot Mermaid Tail craft posts for even more MER-TASTIC inspiration today!
All three would pair nicely with today’s mermaid craft tutorial – hint hint!
Paper Plate Mermaid House
- 1 Large Paper Plate
- SUMMER PRINTABLE - LANDING PAGE
- White Cardstock Paper
- Gold or Tan Craft Paint
- Green Tissue Paper
- Paper Flowers
- Embellishments
Instructions
- First things first - cut off a small section of your large paper plate to make the bottom of the mermaid house more flat. Discard the small piece you just cut off.
- Next up - paint the paper plate completely gold or tan. The gold or tan color will give it a more "sandcastle" look.
- Set aside to let it dry completely.
- Now print out our provided printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need one print per craft.
- Using scissors, trim out each design in the printable you just printed.
- Now decide which windows you are going to use for your craft {you only need two windows.} There are two different versions of mermaids in windows OR you can use the provided blank windows & draw whatever you like inside of them {bonus tip - trim out the center of the blank windows and use your child's pictures to fill the frames!} Feel free to use ALL the pieces in the printable or discard the ones you don't like.
- Set aside your paper pieces for later on.
- Next up - grab the green tissue paper.
- Cut a few long strips and twist them up with your fingers to create "seaweed" to decorate the outside of the home.
- Go ahead and glue those to the paper plate piece, near the bottom of the house. Add as much or as little as you like.
- Finally, the last step. Glue/staple the printed paper embellishments you recently choose, in place on the paper plate.
- Now add anything else you like for that custom mermaid sand castle house look {like the paper flowers, ocean themed stickers or even glitter!} before displaying proudly for all to see!
