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Paper Plate Crab Craft

This is a simple paper plate craft that's suitable for young children to make.

My daughter usually loves painting paper plates, but this time she decided to use a children's marker and spray it with a spritz bottle so the color ran a little bit.

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If you don't have a paper plate, trace a regular plate on a piece of cardboard (old cereal box) or use a margarine container lid.

MATERIALS:

  • paper plate or alternate (we used snack size in this picture, but dinner size would work too)
      
  • pipecleaners or two twist tie's twisted together - 9 of these.  If using snack size, cut pipecleaners in half
      
  • 1 inch(ish) pieces of drinking straw
      
  • hole punch
      
  • markers or paint

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • punch 8 holes around the edge of the plate
      
  • thread pipecleaners/twistties through these holes and twist to secure.
      
  • Put three pieces of straw on each of the pipecleaners.  (represents real leg segments)
      
  • bend legs to shape/make look like he's walking
      
  • punch two more holes, close together in the "front" and put 1 pipecleaner through with ends sticking up.  Twist to secure and add beads to the end to decorate (if desired)
      
  • color or paint
 

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