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Paper Plate Flamingo Craft

Get creative with a Paper Plate Flamingo Craft! This easy DIY project adds tropical vibes to any room and is perfect for kids of all ages.
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Kids Crafts
Author: Alli Ward

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Cut the paper plate in half.
    cut paper plate in half for flamingo
  • From one side of the paper plate half, cut the wavy outline off the side of the plate. Cut an egg shape out of the remaining part of the plate. Cut the wavy outline into thirds. You will use the arch top of the wavy outline as the flamingo's neck.
    cut other half of paper plate with outline and oval for flamingo head
  • Paint the full half of the plate, the arch, and the egg shape pink.
    Paint Paper Plate Half Pink and Other Two Pieces of Flamingo Pink
  • Glue the neck of the flamingo to the back of the half-paper plate. Then glue the egg shape (Flamingo head) to the top of the neck.
    glue flamingo neck to back of flamingo and flamingo craft head
  • Cut the tissue paper into squares.
    Cut Tissue Paper in squares
  • Glue the small tissue paper squares to the half paper plate varying in colors and layer them staring at the bottom. Once they dry, cut along the bottom of the round plate.
    Glue Tissue Paper Squares to Flamingo Body Starting at bottom
  • Grab one googly eye and the black pen.
    Grab Black Pen and Googly Eyes
  • Glue the googly eye to the top of the flamingo head. Color the end of the egg shape for the nose of the flamingo.
    Glue on Googly eye on flamingo and color in flamingo nose
  • Cut the pink construction paper into two strips along the long side of the paper. Each strip should be about an inch thick.
    Cut Two One Inch Piece of Pink Paper For Flamingo Legs
  • Accordion fold the two strips of paper.
    accordian fold both flamingo legs
  • Glue the two legs to the back of the bottom of the flamingo body.
    glue legs to bottom of flamingo body
  • With a red pen, draw wavy lines down the neck of the flamingo.
    Draw Squiggly Lines on Flamingo Neck
  • Viola, you have a paper plate flamingo!
    Paper Plate Flamingo

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