Paper Plate Moon & Star Craft Idea For Kids
Using a paper plate, our free provided printable and a few other art supplies you probably have on hand already, you and your child can recreate your own adorable moon & star craft within minutes! It’s absolutely perfect for a space or night sky theme.
On that note, everything you need to know can be found below, so let’s grab our craft supplies and reach for the stars!
3, 2, 1 BLAST OFF! Happy crafting my friends!! Don’t forget to share pictures with us of your child’s finished paper moon pieces on our Facebook page! #gluedtomycrafts
PAIR YOUR FINISHED PAPER CRAFT WITH —> Moon Dough Slime Recipe
Moon Craft Supplies:
- Large Paper Plate – one per moon craft
- Basic Craft Scissors
- Blue Craft Paint
- Foam Paint Brush
- Loose Craft Glitter {yellow, blue or silver}
- Free Star Shape Printable {found on box.com}
- White Cardstock Paper
- Color Printer
- Yellow Crayon, Marker or Coloring Pencil
- Hand-Held Office Stapler
Directions:
- First things first – print off the FREE star printable listed above in the supply list. One print will give you TWO star cutouts {and two chances to make a moon today!}
- Next – color one of the star shapes completely yellow and trim it out with your scissors.
- Set aside the finished star shape for now.
- Up next – the paper plate moon. Grab the plate, along with your scissors.
- Cut the paper plate to look like a half moon {use our image as an example.} The best way I can describe it is to cut out a half circle from one side from the paper plate.
- Discard the excess piece from the paper plate.
- Now you are going to paint your paper plate shape. I went with blue but you can of course change that up!
- BTW – while the paint is still wet – go ahead and sprinkle loose craft glitter on top for a little sparkle.
- To finish off the paper plate moon craft, simply staple the star shape from earlier, to the paper plate.
- And that’s it! You can either add some more elements {maybe a smiling face} or go straight to displaying it proudly for ALL to see!
PAIR YOUR MOON CRAFT WITH —> Popsicle Stick Wizard Hat & Beard
Make It Your Own:
Instead of printing the free star file on a simple sheet of white cardstock paper, swap it out for colored paper instead and take out the “coloring in” step listed above.
Don’t feel limited by my choice of colors that I used as an example in this tutorial. I highly encourage you and your child to experiment with different colors of craft paint, to see what really makes your moon and star POP out!
Don’t have a printer? No worries my friends! Just hand-draw and cut out a simple “star” shape from some basic construction paper, instead!
RELATED POST —> Handprint Love You To The Moon & Back Keepsake
If you are looking for even MORE outer space themed kids craft ideas to recreate today, be sure to check out these posts listed below from us! #gluedtomycrafts
Important Crew Member – Spaceship Card
Popsicle Stick Alien Spaceship
To The Moon & Back – Handprint Astronaut Keepsake
Paper Plate and Paint Splat Moon
Black Cat In The Night – Paper Plate Moon
Paper Plate Moon & Star
Tools:
Instructions:
- First print out our provided printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need one print per craft.
- Next - color one of the star shapes completely yellow and trim it out with your scissors.
- Set aside the finished star shape for now.
- Up next - the paper plate moon. Grab the plate, along with your scissors.
- Cut the paper plate to look like a half moon {use our image as an example.} The best way I can describe it is to cut out a half circle from one side from the paper plate.
- Discard the excess piece from the paper plate.
- Now you are going to paint your paper plate shape. I went with blue but you can of course change that up!
- BTW - while the paint is still wet - go ahead and sprinkle loose craft glitter on top for a little sparkle.
- To finish off the paper plate moon craft, simply staple the star shape from earlier, to the paper plate.
- And that's it! You can either add some more elements {maybe a smiling face} or go straight to displaying it proudly for ALL to see!
