Abigail Beal
Creative Crafts Teachers Ezine
Are you looking for a good craft for your toddlers? This is a
simple craft that is fun to do and provides them with entertainment
afterwards. Create a variety of fancy paper plate hats with your
toddler - Daisy, Sunflower, The Sun and a Ladybug. Your
child will have fun making the hats and then fun running around
wearing them!
Your child can do most of this project - at a toddler’s
age they will more than likely need help with cutting of flower
petals and you will need to staple on the ribbon that ties their
mask on. But they can complete all of the coloring or painting
and gluing.
This is a fun project to do if you are going on a family picnic
or if you are planning to go to a parade - why not let the kids
have fun dressing up too?
Daisy Paper Plate Hat
You will need: one regular sized paper plate, white construction
paper (at least four sheets), either yellow tempura paint or a
yellow marker, scissors, a stapler and yellow ribbon.
Begin by either drawing with the yellow marker or painting with
your yellow paint in the center of the plate. Paint or draw the
entire plate yellow.
Then cut out flower petals. You want the petals to be small enough
that they hang straight, so that they do not droop down the sides
of your child’s face. A good length would be 3". Cut
petals for the plate, using one petal as your template. Give these
petals to your child to glue onto the plate.
On the inside of the plate on opposing sides you will staple
ribbon so that your child can wear this as a hat. Use a half a
yard of ribbon and cut this in half. Staple one half of the ribbon
onto the plate and then the other half directly opposite to it.
Tie onto your child’s head to see if you like the way it
fits. Cut the ribbon down if necessary. It is always easier to
begin with more ribbon than less.
Sunflower Paper Plate Hat
You will need: one regular sized paper plate, yellow and orange
construction paper (at least four sheets), either black tempura
paint or a black marker, scissors, a stapler and yellow ribbon.
Begin by either drawing with the black marker or painting with
your black paint in the center of the plate. Paint or draw the
entire plate black.
Then cut out flower petals. You want the petals to be small enough
that they hang straight, so that they do not droop down the sides
of your child’s face. A good length would be 3". Cut
petals for the plate, using one petal as your template. Give these
petals to your child to glue onto the plate. Use both the yellow
and orange paper to cut petals.
On the inside of the plate on opposing sides you will staple
ribbon so that your child can wear this as a hat. Use a half a
yard of ribbon and cut this in half. Staple one half of the ribbon
onto the plate and then the other half directly opposite to it.
Tie onto your child’s head to see if you like the way it
fits. Cut the ribbon down if necessary. It is always easier to
begin with more ribbon than less.
The Sun Paper Plate Hat
You will need: one regular sized paper plate, yellow and orange
construction paper (at least four sheets), either yellow tempura
paint or a yellow marker, scissors, a stapler and yellow ribbon.
Begin by either drawing with the yellow marker or painting with
your yellow paint in the center of the plate. Paint or draw the
entire plate black.
Then cut out sun rays. You want the sun rays to be small enough
that they hang straight, so that they do not droop down the sides
of your child’s face. A good length would be 3". Cut
sun rays at different lengths - making some 1" and
others 3" for the plate, using one petal as your template.
Give these sun rays to your child to glue onto the plate. Use
both the yellow and orange paper to cut petals.
On the inside of the plate on opposing sides you will staple
ribbon so that your child can wear this as a hat. Use a half a
yard of ribbon and cut this in half. Staple one half of the ribbon
onto the plate and then the other half directly opposite to it.
Tie onto your child’s head to see if you like the way it
fits. Cut the ribbon down if necessary. It is always easier to
begin with more ribbon than less.
Ladybug Paper Plate Hat
You will need: one regular sized paper plate, black construction
paper (at least four sheets), either red tempura paint or a red
marker, scissors, a stapler and red ribbon.
Begin by either drawing with the red marker or painting with
your red paint in the center of the plate. Paint or draw the entire
plate red.
Then cut out the head of the ladybug. This should be about 1/3
of the size of the paper plate. Also cut out the stripe that goes
down the ladybug’s back. Then cut out several dots for the
ladybugs back. Give these to your child to glue on.
On the inside of the plate on opposing sides you will staple
ribbon so that your child can wear this as a hat. Use a half a
yard of ribbon and cut this in half. Staple one half of the ribbon
onto the plate and then the other half directly opposite to it.
Tie onto your child’s head to see if you like the way it
fits. Cut the ribbon down if necessary. It is always easier to
begin with more ribbon than less.
Abigail Beal © 2004 Abigail Beal a.k.a. “the Gift-wrap
Goddess” teaches gift wrap in suburban New York. She is
the author of 2 ezines: GiftWrapGoddessWraps and CreativeCraftsTeachers.
