Paper Plate Crab Craft For Kids
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Download the crab template, print, and cut out the pieces you need. paint a paper plate in 1 2 thin coats of red paint. let dry completely before moving on. place the crab body template in the middle of the paper plate, trace, and cut it out. glue the eyeballs to the eye stalks, then arrange them in the middle, top of the crab body. Step 1: making the crab template (optional if you are downloading a ready made crab template) i’ve created a special template with all the parts of the crab. first, i drew the outlines with a pencil, then traced them with a black marker. i skipped the main body design since we’ll use a paper plate for that.
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Paint the paper plate orange (or a color of their choosing) and once dry, carefully cut it in half. crabs come in all different shapes, sizes and colors; some crabs are blue , others ( christmas island red crab) are bright red and some can be bright purple – take a look at this vampire crab! with so much natural variety, children can use this. Download and print off the free crab craft template. paint the plate orange and leave it to dry. cut out the pieces on the template. trace the crab leg on orange paper eight times and trace the eye outline on orange paper twice. cut them out. trace the body of crab in the middle of the paper plate and cut out. Paper plate crab craft. glue the rock with blades of grass to the right side of the plate. you can also attach it to the left side if you would prefer. attach the popsicle stick to the back of the crab with glue. again, if your glue stick or white glue isn’t holding you can use a glue gun. paper plate crab craft. How to make easy paper plate crab craft for kids. time needed: 20 minutes. print and trace the crab craft template. select a paper plate for this craft. trace the crab template on the paper plate and cut out the top side of the crab’s layout from the paper plate. the two round parts on the top are for the eyes.
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Paper plate crab craft. glue the rock with blades of grass to the right side of the plate. you can also attach it to the left side if you would prefer. attach the popsicle stick to the back of the crab with glue. again, if your glue stick or white glue isn’t holding you can use a glue gun. paper plate crab craft. How to make easy paper plate crab craft for kids. time needed: 20 minutes. print and trace the crab craft template. select a paper plate for this craft. trace the crab template on the paper plate and cut out the top side of the crab’s layout from the paper plate. the two round parts on the top are for the eyes. Instructions. fold the paper plate in half. open the paper plate and cut on the line. the deep groove provides a guide to cut along and make a straight cut. paint one half of the plate and set the other half a side for a future project. make sure to cover all the white spots with the red paint. Start by having the kids paint the whole paper plate with red paint. after the paint is dry, have them cut out 6 legs, 2 arms claws, a body, and antennas. the main circle body part is just the middle of the paper plate cut out first. glue the pinchers on and the googly eyes. add all the legs to the bottom of the crab.
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Instructions. fold the paper plate in half. open the paper plate and cut on the line. the deep groove provides a guide to cut along and make a straight cut. paint one half of the plate and set the other half a side for a future project. make sure to cover all the white spots with the red paint. Start by having the kids paint the whole paper plate with red paint. after the paint is dry, have them cut out 6 legs, 2 arms claws, a body, and antennas. the main circle body part is just the middle of the paper plate cut out first. glue the pinchers on and the googly eyes. add all the legs to the bottom of the crab.
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