DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Paper Plate Fox Craft
This adorable fox craft uses a printable template and a paper plate to make a project suitable for a forest animals, mammals, or letter F theme or just for fun.
If you cut out holes instead of using the template eyes, you can convert your fox craft to a fox mask. Attach a paint stir stick or tongue depressor to allow your child to hold it up to their face.
Materials:
- paper plate,
- yellow or orange paint and paint brush,
- something to color with (or color printer),
- scissors,
- glue,
- paper,
- printer,
- Optional: You can substitute large wiggly eyes for the template eyes.
- Optional FOR MASK: Paint Stir Stick, thin strip of wood or Tongue Depressor
Instructions:
- Paint the bottom of the paper plate orange or yellow.
- Print out the craft template of choice.
- Color (if using the black and white version of the craft) and cut out the template pieces. Most of the pieces are simple enough shapes for young children to cut out, but if needed, an adult can help with some of the harder pieces (the ears and the hair).
- Glue the pieces to the plate to make a skunk face:
- Glue the whiskers onto the bottom of the paper plate.
- Glue the ears onto either side of the plate.
- Glue the hair onto the center top of the plate.
- Glue the the nose into the v shape at the top of the whiskers.
- Glue the mouth just below the nose.
- Glue the eyes above the nose.
- Glue the eyebrows above the eyes.
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Optional: If making a mask, use masking tape or duct tape to
attach a thin strip of wood, a Tongue Depressor or Paint Stir Stick (often free at paint supply and home repair stores -- no more than $1 --
we get dad to pick one up now and then when he's at home depot admiring
the tools *grin*)
Template 1: (color) or (B&W)
Template 2: (color) or (B&W)
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