DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Heart Panda Paper Plate Craft
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This cute Panda craft uses lots of hearts and a paper plate to make a great craft for Valentine's Day or just for fun! The simple shapes are also a fun way to practice scissor skills.
Tip 1: Include a cute Valentine's message on the back of the paper plate, like "My feelings for you are black and white!"
Tip 2: Purchase fancy paper from the scrapbooking store and print the B&W version onto this for an extra fancy panda.
Tip 3: Cut out holes instead of eyes and scotch tape a straw or popsicle stick to the bottom to make a panda bear mask.
Materials:
- paper,
- white paper plate,
- glue,
- scissors,
- something to color with, if you chose the B&W template
Craft Instructions:
- Print out the template of choice. You need both templates to make one panda.
- Color (if making the black and white craft).
- Cut out the template pieces. (You can use the finished image in the bottom right of the first template to figure out which pieces belong where on the paper plate).
- Glue the pieces on the paper plate:
Glue the heart shaped mouth of the bear onto the bottom of the paper plate.
Glue the heart shaped nose onto the mouth, just above the line.
Glue the two large, black hearts above the nose and mouth. The bottom points of the heart should be facing each other, towards the center of the paper plate.
Glue the eyes onto the large, black, hearts. One eye on each heart.
Glue the ears onto either side of the head.
The bow can either be glued onto the bottom of the paper plate like a bowtie, or it can be glued onto the top of the paper plate between the two ears.
Option for mass-producing - young children: Print out the B&W template. Trace the pieces onto stiff cardboard (back of paper pads works well) or margarine/ice cream container lids. Cut out to make permanent templates. Allow the children to trace these permanent templates onto different colors of construction paper and then glue their special pieces onto the paper plate.
Option for mass-producing - older children: Omit the templates. Let the children cut out heart shapes in various sizes from colored construction paper (show them how to fold paper in half and then cut to make a perfectly symmetrical heart). Let the children create their own animals by putting together hearts of different sizes (you can pre-make a few example animals to give them some inspiration). This allows them to use their creativity!
Craft Templates:
- Close template window when done printing to return to this screen.
- Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).
Heart Panda template 1 (color) or (B&W)
Heart Panda template 2 (color) or (B&W)
Printable version of these instructions
