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DLTK's Christmas for Kids
Poinsettia Paper Plate Craft

I was busily designing the "Buzzing Bugs" craft and realized that one of the images ended up looking like a poinsettia so I decided to pop this in at the same time (I'm sure viewers wondered why I was adding Christmas crafts in the middle of May *laugh*).

There's a handprint option and a construction paper petal option -- pick your favorite.  You can also add a cute buzzing bug or two if you like!

Materials:

  • paper plate
  • green paint  (poster paint, tempra paint or acrylic paint all work
  • paint brush
     
  • glue
  • red construction paper
  • scissors
  • pencil
       
  • optional:  yellow construction paper, felt or pom poms
  • optional:  gold or silver glitter or glitter glue

 

Viewer Suggestion:  instead of a paper plate, trace a plate onto a piece of cardboard or poster board and use that as the center of the project.

 

Instructions - paper version:

  • Paint the "bottom" of your paper plate:  your paper plate has the side you'd eat from and the side you'd place on the table -- the bottom is the side you'd place on the table
     
  • paint your plate a base color (green is nice!),
     
  • let dry
     
  • trace petal shapes   or handprints onto a piece of red construction paper. 
     
  • cut out the petals/handprints 
     
  • glue them in circles around the plate   
     
  • Using yellow construction paper, pom poms, felt or glitter make a circular center to your poinsettia

 

Printable version of these instructions