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Paper Plate Animals
Website with Instructions
Elephant
Paint 3 large paper plates gray
Cut out eyes and other accessories
Glue or staple the 3 plates to make into elephant shape
Roll up a gray sheet of construction paper for trunk
Fasten the trunk on. I used a brass-plated round head fastener
Zebra
Use one large paper plate for head
Cut out 2 ears with white and 2 black insides for the ears
Cut out a few stripes for each side of the face
Cut out a large circle for the mouth.
Cut out a rectangle in black and cut multiple strips but be careful not to cut all the way through for his hair
Using white crayon make his nose and a mouth
Draw on eyes or use googly eyes
Monkey
Paint a large paper plate with brown
Cut out eyes
Cut out 2 ears out of brown construction paper
Cut out a mouth shape in brown
Draw on or cut out a mouth
Parrot (
Printable template
)
Paint a large paper plate red
Cut out 2 eyes
Make some hair out of whatever color (green, orange, yellow, etc.)
Cut out a beak in orange
Snake (
Step-by-Step instructions
)
Need:
rolling pin, paper plate, green paint, bubble wrap, scissors, 2 googly eyes, ribbon/construction paper, and glue.