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I spotted this adorable paper plate seagull the other day in one of our publications. Isn’t it cute? (The directions for making it are below.) This project reminded me that paper plates can be a popular school supply. I actually had the urge to run right out and look for a paper plate sale!
How do you use paper plates in your classroom? Do you stock up during summer sales? Smiles, |
To make the seagull shown, paint the back of a paper plate dark gray. Cut the plate, as shown, to make the seagull’s head, body, and wings. On the front of the plate, draw two eyes on the head; then glue construction paper feet and a beak in place. Finally, fold the wings forward.
I absolutely use lots of paper plates in the classroom. 2 small ones stapled together with head and legs added make great turtles. Crabs for ocean week and all sorts of fun stuff.
The greatest thing I have found for paper plate use is that if you run out of card stock cut out the center of the paper plate and you have some. Works great when you need card stock right now.
we layer different size paper plates to make flowers – we have made scarecrows and santas with them – and this year going to make a hedgehog when we read Apple Trouble – were fruit sticks to the back of the little hedgehog.
We create a picture of some kind on the plate and then make a small “plate holder stand” to display it. Or…we put a pop can tab on the back to hang it.
I have done a project where we used a translucent blue plate and used foam ocean stickers to create a scene! We glued sand and shells on it too.
I use paper plates for all sorts of things. I have a friend that runs a home day care and on a tight budget she has made paper plate crafts season after season and from the whimsicle to the adorable.
I use paper plates for many projects! My biggest problem is that parents seem to want to donate FOAM plates and they are not the same! One project I do is to have the students fold the plates into quarters (they end uo with pie shape). Then we color 3/4ths of the plate blue and cover the last quarter with glue. After the students finish covering with the glue, we pour sand onto the glue. We shake the excess sand off in a box and add fish and sea life stickers to the blue. Voila! The students are able to tell that 3/4ths of the Earth is covered with water and only 1/4th is land. They love these paper plate Earth models.