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

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