Get those creative juices flowing! Little ones will LOVE making their own Chalk Art Minions with this easy and fun craft idea!
Today’s Paper Plate & Chalk Art Minion kids craft tutorial is drenched with so much crafty “mischievous” fun!
Keep scrolling to see how we made this Paper & Chalk Minion Hair craft idea come to life with a few simple supplies and steps! I’ll show YOU how easy it really is!
Fun and educational crafts for kids can be hard to come by, especially ones that encourage creativity and are budget-friendly. This post is aimed at parents, teachers, and anyone looking for a delightful project to do with children.
We’ll walk through a step-by-step guide on how to create an adorable Minion craft using simple materials that are likely already in your home.
By the end, you’ll have a smile-inducing Minion figure that children will love to make and display on the fridge.
Engage in this creative venture that not only provides an enjoyable pastime but also helps in developing fine motor skills and imaginative thinking in young minds.
On that note, we hope you inspired to recreate it today! Happy crafting, my friends!
Who doesn’t love these adorable yellow critters from the Despicable Me film franchise? With just a few supplies, even your younger crafters can get into making this paper plate Minion tutorial!
Craft Supplies:
- Small Paper Plate
- Scissors
- Yellow Craft Paint
- Paint Brush
- Gray Cardstock Paper
- Blue Cardstock Paper
- Black Cardstock Paper
- Black Sidewalk Chalk
- Baby Wipes
- School Glue or Glue Stick
- Stapler
- Extra Large Wiggle Eyes
- Black Marker
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 minion hair craft and save the other for a rainy day.
- Now grab your yellow 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 gray cardstock and the scissors again.
- Fold the gray 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 gray paper piece for today’s craft and save the other for another day.
- Now grab your black colored chalk.
- Make several lines, all over the gray cardstock, to recreate minion hair. 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 blue and black colored cardstock.
- Cut out the minion’s “body” from the blue cardstock. Just a basic rectangle shape.
- Out of the black cut out a thinner rectangle shape for his goggles.
- 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, the wiggle eye and stapler.
- Start off by stapling the blue rectangle piece to the bottom of the gray cardstock with the chalk lines.
- Follow that up by stapling on the painted paper plate piece to represent his head.
- From there – you can staple and/or glue the goggle piece and large eye{s} to the paper plate.
- Finish off by drawing on a smile with the black Sharpie marker.
- Add any other embellishments you see fit.
- Then display your custom one-of-a-kind paper chalk minion piece proudly for all to see!
- Don’t forget to share pictures of your minion hair craft with us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts
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Paper Plate Minion Craft Idea For Kids
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