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 —> Super FUN and EASY Moon Dough Slime Recipe

Moon Craft Supplies:

Large Paper Plate
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!

Make It Your Own:

Instead of printing the free star file on a simple sheet of white cardstock, 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!