Learn how to make an easy paper plate frog craft for kids of all ages using basic craft supplies that you may already have at home.
This easy frog craft is a fun way for kids to not only make a cute frog craft, but a great way to kids to also learn about the frog life cycle and other fun frog facts too.
Have you seen how kids get uber-excited when they visit the zoo or see an animal on TV? That’s because kids love animals! And if you are a parent to young children or are a primary school teacher, I’ve got something awesome up my sleeve for you…
Today, I will teach you how to make a paper plate frog craft! This cute frog craft is pretty easy to make, plus it’s a fun way to spend quality time with your children.
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Why Make Frog Crafts for Kids?
Kids love animals! And while elephants, lions, and deer might be something they talk about all the time, they love small and cute animals equally. This includes cats, dogs, birds, and of course, frogs.
I’ll also create crafts for other animals, but I decided to start with this easy frog craft. Just recently, I made a free template for a frog life cycle, which was a hit among parents and teachers. Therefore, I decided to make something related to it, and this paper frog craft seemed like a fun craft activity.
So, why should you make fun frog crafts for kids? You see, kids are very intelligent, and when they get to work, they make sure they do it to the best of their abilities. And indulging them in arts and crafts activities is a great way to keep them busy and let their imagination go wild!
Plus, these adorable frog help develop fine motor skills and improve hand-eye coordination. But that’s not all! When kids work with different materials, they learn about colors and textures they never knew about. And that’s precisely what makes this perfect preschool frog paper craft about!
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How to Make this Easy Peasy Frog Craft?
This is one of my favorite frog crafts, as it is easy and fun to make. You don’t need out-of-this-world supplies to create it; most of them are readily available at home. For instance, we need paper plates to make the frog’s face and eyes. For the frog’s eyes detailing, we’ll use black colored paper; however, you can also glue googly eyes to make it so much fun.
Next, it’s time to cover the paper plate with green construction paper or paint to give the frog's body a green shade. Use fuzzy wires or pipe cleaners to outline the frog’s mouth and make the tongue.
The additional detailing depends on how creative you can get. For instance, if you’re making little speckled frogs, you can draw specks using a black marker. Or if you’re making a red-eyed tree frog, you can use red paper to dot the eyes. You can also use green or white paper to make the frog legs.
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If you enjoyed making this frog craft, there's more where that came from! You can find plenty of other easy frog arts and crafts on my website, including How to Draw a Frog, Frog Coloring Page, F is For Frog Craft, the letter f coloring page, and other fun Frog Activities.
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Supplies For Frog Paper Plate Craft
- Paper Plate
- Black and Green Construction Paper
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue (Craft Glue, Hot Glue Gun, and Hot Glue)
- Pipe Cleaners (Green and Red)
How To Make Paper Plate Frog Craft
Start by cutting the paper plate in half.
Trace the half paper plate out of the green paper and cut it out.
Glue the green paper to one side of the paper plate
* Note that if scissor skills are a challenge, or if your older kids would like to cover the paper plate with green paint, that works too.
Cut two half arches out of the other half of the paper plate.
Cut a half circle out of the black paper and then slightly smaller than the white half arches for the eyes
Glue the black part of the eyes to the white part of the eyes.
For the pipe cleaner portion of the craft, we used a hot glue gun. You can also use craft glue to attach the pipe cleaner to the outline of each of the eyes.
Using the scissors, cut off any excess pipe cleaner.
Next, glue the frog's mouth to the middle of the green frog's body.
Grab one or two of the red pipe cleaners.
Glue the pipe cleaner to the outside of the mouth. Depending on the size, you may need a portion of a second pipe cleaner.
The next step is to attach the frog eyes to the paper plate body. Glue them to the top of the paper plate.
For the Frog's tongue, fold one red pipe cleaner in half and then bend it into a sort of S shape.
The last step is to glue the tongue to the middle of the frog's mouth. Glue the ends of the pipe cleaner to the mouth, so the end of the tongue is the folded side.
Viola, all the frog pieces create the perfect preschool frog craft.
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Paper Plate Frog Craft
Learn how to make an easy paper plate frog craft for kids of all ages using basic craft supplies that you may already have at home.
Materials
- Paper Plate
- Black Construction Paper
- Green Construction Paper
- Craft Glue
- Pipe Cleaners (Green and Red)
Tools
- Pencil
- Scissors
Instructions
Start by cutting the paper plate in half.- Trace the half paper plate out of the green paper and cut it out.
- Glue the green paper to one side of the paper plate
- Note that if scissor skills are a challenge, or if your older kids would like to cover the paper plate with green paint, that works too.
- Cut two half arches out of the other half of the paper plate.
- Cut a half circle out of the black paper and then slightly smaller than the white half arches for the eyes
- Glue the black part of the eyes to the white part of the eyes.
- For the pipe cleaner portion of the craft, we used a hot glue gun. You can also use craft glue to attach the pipe cleaner to the outline of each of the eyes.
- Using the scissors, cut off any excess pipe cleaner.
- Next, glue the frog's mouth to the middle of the green frog's body.
- Grab one or two of the red pipe cleaners.
- Glue the pipe cleaner to the outside of the mouth. Depending on the size, you may need a portion of a second pipe cleaner.
- The next step is to attach the frog eyes to the paper plate body. Glue them to the top of the paper plate.
- For the Frog's tongue, fold one red pipe cleaner in half and then bend it into a sort of S shape.
- The last step is to glue the tongue to the middle of the frog's mouth. Glue the ends of the pipe cleaner to the mouth, so the end of the tongue is the folded side.
Viola, all the frog pieces create the perfect preschool frog craft.
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