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DLTK's Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids
Easy Paper Plate Pilgrim Craft 

Younger children will find this easier to make than the tp roll version (great if you have two kids of different skill levels!)  Materials required are a paper plate, printer, crayons, paper, scissors and glue.  (I prefer construction paper.)
  

OPTIONAL:  You can also use bits of yarn for the hair.
  

bulletPrint out the template of choice or cut out the pieces on your own (we used the template face, but cut out our own hat). 
  
 paper plate pilgrim craft
bulletPaint your plate skin color.  Before you go looking for skin color paint, remember that it's LOTS of fun for the kids to mix their own colors.  
  
bulletTake a smidge of red, about 2 to 3 times as much yellow and a whole lot of white and you'll end up with a nice flesh tone.  Remember that it dries a bit darker than the wet.
    
bulletTry to guess what color it will make before mixing... ask questions like (red + yellow = ?)  (will it get lighter or darker when we add white?)
  
bulletLet your plate dry.
  
bulletColor and cut out your template pieces.
bulletGlue the face template pieces onto the plate
  
bulletOPTIONAL:  Glue yarn onto the top of the plate so it's right over the eyes.
  
bulletGlue the hat on top of the yarn (hair) and the plate
  
bulletGlue the tie under the chin.
 paper plate pilgrim craft
bulletALTERNATIVE:  You could leave off the eyes and cut holes instead.  Attach a popsicle stick or unsharpened pencil to the bottom with tape and use it as a pilgrim mask to hold in front of the face.
  

Templates:  

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
   
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 

Hat Template     (color)   or   (B&W)

Face Template  (color)   or   (B&W)

 

 

Printable Version of these instructions