Love easy paper plate crafts? If so, you’ll love this Back to School Paper Plate Craft! It is so easy to set up for little ones and is a great activity for the first day of preschool or kindergarten.
It will be back to school time soon and I wanted to share another fun paper plate craft. I have been working on adding more Paper Plate Crafts to my site since they’re super popular. This craft is super simple and would be so fun for meet the teacher, the first day of school, or even just to prepare little ones for their first day of school.
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💭 Why you’ll love this
- Easy to set up: This craft is so easy to set up with crayons or markers.
- Cute: This is such a cute and customizable craft. Kids can pick the art they want to add and they can add a little or a lot to their plate.
- Great for a variety of ages: This craft can be done with toddlers or preschoolers going into preschool or even older school aged children.
🖍️ Supplies needed
For this back to school paper plate craft, you will need:
- Paper plate: I recommend getting uncoated paper plates. They’re the best for doing crafts with!
- Printable art: See below on how to download and print it.
- Glue or tape
- Scissors: You can use safety scissors if doing this project with young children.
- Crayons, paint, or markers: To color the paper plate and the printable artwork for the wreath.
- Hole punch and pipe cleaner: This optional but if you’d like to add a pipe cleaner or string to make it a wreath.
✂️ How to make (step by step guide)
Begin by painting or coloring your wreath your desired color (image 1). I used yellow since I felt like it was a good back to school color. I also used a tempera paint stick to color the paper plate.
Fold your paper plate in half and cut a large hole out of the middle (image 2). Add a hole punch at the top, if desired. Print the artwork out and color it in. Cut it out and glue it to your plate (image 3).
Add a pipe cleaner or string to make it a wreath that you can hang up (image 4).
⭐ Tips
- Use markers or crayons instead of paint to keep this craft low mess.
- Add as much art as you like or just add a few things.
❤️ Other fun ideas:
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🖨️ How to download and print
To download the free art for the paper plate craft, click the download button below. This printable is free for personal use only, no commercial reproduction of any kind is allowed.
The PDF will print in black and white on regular 8.5 x 11 inch paper. It should be printed on portrait setting.
If you tried this Back to School Paper Plate Craft or any other activity, printable, or recipe on my site, please let me know how it goes in the 📝 comments below. I would love to hear from you!
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