First things first - cut a diamond/football shape out of the center of the paper plate. This will be plane's body.
Reserve one of the outer cut paper plate pieces and cut in half/trim a bit to look like airplane wings.
Now cut a small amount of orange & white tissue paper in small squares.
Put a good amount of glue on all the paper plate pieces and have your child cover them completely with the tissue paper. {orange for the body and white for the wings}
Set aside to let it all dry completely.
Out of your cardstock paper, be sure to cut out eyes & a propeller for the front, as well as some smaller wings for the back.
To finish off the paper plate airplane craft - staple/glue on the pieces in their designated spots and display proudly!
You can also add other embellishments like decals/racing stripes etc.