First cut your paper plate in half. Reserve one half for today's craft and save the other for another day!

Next take your green tissue paper and cut it into small squares {let the kids practice their cutting skills}

Take your paper plate half and put a good amount of glue all over it. Have children place the tissue paper on top of the glue, until the paper plate is completely covered.

When they are done with that, set it aside to let it dry completely while you trim out the other cricket features from your cardstock {use the book cover as a good guide on what to cut out & how}

To finish off the Paper Plate Cricket kid craft – simply staple the finished cardstock pieces and gold pipe cleaner {folded in half} in their designated spots. Then display proudly!