Once upon a time, a girl named Stacey couldn’t stop thinking about chalk art tutorials.
She stayed up MANY nights trying to think of unique and creative ways to bring her favorite mixed media technique to life, over and over again, in various themes and different characters.
It quickly became one of her favorite things to share on Glued To My Crafts and all her readers loved it too. She lived happily ever after, as she saw the “repins” on Pinterest, the tags on social media and pageviews roll in. The end.
Chalk Art Firing Breathing Dragon – Paper Craft For Kids
The short story above sounds cheesy but it’s so true! My crafty heart has been so full lately. I’m honestly on a roll with new ideas using sidewalk chalk on paper and I hope you have been loving these types of craft tutorials as well!
So on that note, our latest and greatest fire breathing dragon craft idea can be easily paired with any of your child’s favorite story time books or even a fairy tale themed movie. This quirky and rather unique craft idea uses super inexpensive materials such as sidewalk chalk, paper and a small paper plate. That’s it! Materials you probably have on hand right now so it’s just a matter of pulling them out to make these dragon friends happen NOW!
If this is something you would like to recreate with your child today, all the details can be found below in our simple step-by-step tutorial. I’m sure you are BOTH going to have an awesome time making some “one-of-a-kind” chalk art and paper plate dragons with your child. I just know it!
So I’ll stop talking and I’ll let you get to it! Happy crafting, my dear friends! I can’t wait to see your paper and chalk fire breathing dragon creations, so be sure to tag us on Facebook or use our #gluedtomycrafts on Instagram for us to see afterwards!
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Firing Breathing Dragon Craft Supplies:
- Small Paper Plate {one makes TWO dragon crafts at once}
- Kid Friendly Paper Craft Scissors
- Green Craft Paint {a bright or dark green}
- Foam Paint Brush
- Black Cardstock Paper {2 sheets}
- Green Cardstock Paper
- White Cardstock Paper
- Yellow, Orange & Red Crayola Sidewalk Chalk
- Baby Wipes
- School Glue or Glue Stick
- Hand-Held Office Stapler
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Directions:
- First things first – grab your small paper plate and scissors.
- Cut the paper plate, straight down the center, into TWO equal halves.
- Reserve one half for today’s dragon craft and save the other for a rainy day.
- Now grab your choice of color in green craft paint and foam paint brush.
- Squirt some paint in the middle of the paper plate half and move it around with the foam paint brush, until the paper plate is completely covered.
- When done painting, set aside the paper plate to allow it to dry completely.
- Now grab your black cardstock and the scissors again.
- Fold the black cardstock paper in half and open it back up.
- Use scissors to again to cut straight up the center, to create two equal pieces.
- Reserve one black paper piece for today’s craft and save the other for another day.
- Now grab your various shades of red, orange and yellow colored chalk.
- Make several lines, all over the black cardstock, to recreate fiery flames for the dragon. Add as much or as little as you like.
- When done with the chalk, set aside the paper piece and clean your hands off with a few baby wipes.
- Now grab your remaining pieces of colored cardstock.
- Cut out some large circular eyes, thin rectangle eyebrows and small circle nostrils for the dragon from your cardstock paper.
- Once you have all your paper pieces cut out and the paper plate is dry to touch, it’s time to assemble your craft! Go ahead and grab all your paper pieces, the glue and stapler.
- Start off by stapling the painted paper plate half to the top of the black cardstock with the chalk lines. This is the dragon’s head.
- From there – you can staple and/or glue on all the various eye pieces and nostrils to the painted paper plate piece.
- Finish off by adding any other embellishments you see fit {maybe some teeth or pointy ears!}
- Then display your custom one-of-a-kind paper chalk art fire breathing dragon piece proudly for all to see!
- Don’t forget to share pictures of your fire breathing dragon craft with us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts
PAIR YOUR FINISHED CRAFT WITH —> Paper Plate Taco Craft
Make It Your Own Today:
- Don’t have chalk on hand?! No worries! You can easily substitute the chalk for various colors of markers or crayons instead. Just be sure to change your black cardstock paper to something lighter so the colors pop. This alternative is less mess and maybe less stress too for this paper plate dragon craft!
KEEP THE FUN GOING WITH OUR —> DIY Felt Taco Set
No need to blow fire out of your nostrils because you are frustrated in the kids craft department! We have you covered when it comes to easy to recreate tutorials and we strive to be different from our website competitors!
So before you leave today’s chalk art dragon tutorial post, come check out our popular Paper Plate Cactus Fairy House and Paper Plate & Paint Splat Tulip craft posts. Both of which are super unique to our website and sure to impress the crafty fingers that recreate them today!
And one last time {because it’s worth repeating!} don’t forget to share pictures of your paper plate & chalk art fire breathing dragons on our Facebook page when you are done! It seriously makes my day and inspires me to keep sharing these types of tutorials! #gluedtomycrafts
Chalk Art Firing Breathing Dragon
Supplies:
- 1 Small Paper Plate
- Green Craft Paint
- Black Cardstock Paper
- Orange Sidewalk Chalk
Instructions:
- First things first - grab your small paper plate and scissors.
- Cut the paper plate, straight down the center, into TWO equal halves.
- Reserve one half for today's dragon craft and save the other for a rainy day.
- Now grab your choice of color in green craft paint and foam paint brush.
- Squirt some paint in the middle of the paper plate half and move it around with the foam paint brush, until the paper plate is completely covered.
- When done painting, set aside the paper plate to allow it to dry completely.
- Now grab your black cardstock and the scissors again.
- Fold the black cardstock paper in half and open it back up.
- Use scissors to again to cut straight up the center, to create two equal pieces.
- Reserve one black paper piece for today's craft and save the other for another day.
- Now grab your various shades of red, orange and yellow colored chalk.
- Make several lines, all over the black cardstock, to recreate fiery flames for the dragon. Add as much or as little as you like.
- When done with the chalk, set aside the paper piece and clean your hands off with a few baby wipes.
- Now grab your remaining pieces of colored cardstock.
- Cut out some large circular eyes, thin rectangle eyebrows and small circle nostrils for the dragon from your cardstock paper.
- Once you have all your paper pieces cut out and the paper plate is dry to touch, it's time to assemble your craft! Go ahead and grab all your paper pieces, the glue and stapler.
- Start off by stapling the painted paper plate half to the top of the black cardstock with the chalk lines. This is the dragon's head.
- From there - you can staple and/or glue on all the various eye pieces and nostrils to the painted paper plate piece.
- Finish off by adding any other embellishments you see fit {maybe some teeth or pointy ears!}
- Then display your custom one-of-a-kind paper chalk art fire breathing dragon piece proudly for all to see!
