Looking for a fun and easy craft for your little ones? This Paper Plate Panda Craft is an adorable way to bring the zoo home! Kids will enjoy crafting these cute pandas, perfect for adding that special touch to any celebration or classroom activity.
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Why You’ll Love This Panda Paper Plate Craft
If you’re looking for a great offline activity to do with your preschooler, you’ll love this paper plate Panda craft! Not only is it a creative activity that helps your preschool learner develop creativity, doing crafts like this is great for their fine motor skill development.
Making paper crafts requires concentration, hand-eye coordination as well as fine motor skills that include using a pair of scissors, glueing tiny objects and drawing with a marker pen.
Doing paper crafts regularly with your kindergartener also helps them build their confidence before they start their formal education. They will also already have the fine motor skills that will give them a headstart at kindergarten.
This adorable paper plate craft is also great for educators, teachers, daycare centres and in the traditional classroom. Perfect for any time of year, or if you have a zoo animal theme.
Materials:
- White paper plate (Love this uncoated paper plates that are great for crafts AND entertaining)
- Scissors
- Glue
- Construction papers (Black and white)
- Marker
- Free Paper Plate Panda template
How To Make Paper Plate Panda Craft
Step one:
Print and cut the templates and trace them to the corresponding papers.
Step two:
Assemble the templates one by one.
Step three:
Attach the oval black fur around the panda’s eyes to the paper plate.
Step four:
Next, cut out the circles that make up the panda’s eyes. Glue the black circle templates on top of the larger white circle templates.
Step five:
Glue the eyes and ears to the paper plate panda.
Step six:
Next, attach the nose to the middle of your paper plate panda.
Step seven:
Lastly, draw the panda’s mouth with a marker pen to complete your adorable Paper Plate Panda!
Download your free printable Paper Plate Panda template here
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