DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Greek Pottery Paper Plate Craft

Kaitlyn's Greek pottery

This is a simple craft to do as part of a Greek mythology lesson.  My daughter made her plate during Grade 6 -- however, the project is appropriate for any grade.  Younger children will paint simpler images and older children or art students can make them more complex.

Materials:

• scrap paper and pencil,
• Paper plate,
• Paint (we used black and gold).
• Paintbrush,
• scotch tape,
• 2 pipecleaners

example of real Greek pottery

Instructions:

• Draw a rough design on a scrap piece of paper.
  •  The pottery designs usually have a circle around them.
  • You can use anything as your inspiration.
  • One of the best sources of inspiration is to read a greek myth and then draw a picture inspired by that myth.
  • Remember you need to keep the image simple enough to paint it.
• Paint your paper plate a base color (we used black paint for this).
• Let dry
• Note:  acrylic paint dries very fast.  If your children are old enough to keep it off their clothes, it's a great option.  If it does get onto something, wash it out immediately...  Once it dries, it is not washable.
• Use paint colours like gold, deep red or silver to paint the design on your plate.  Greek pottery usually only has one (maybe two) colours used to make the design.
• Bend two pipecleaners into oval shapes and tape or staple them to opposite sides of your plate as a handle.

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