If you’re looking for a fun pet themed activity for your child to make, this paper plate cat craft is purrrrfffect!
We’re always making fun paper plate crafts for kids and lately, we’ve been trying to add more pet-themed ones.
We’ve provided you a free printable template to download so it’s super simple to make at home or in the classroom.
Download the template, gather your supplies and watch our quick video to get started today!
Cat Craft For Kids
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Supplies
- Paper plates
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Cat template (download form located at the end of this post)
Directions
Download the cat template, print and cut out the pieces you want to use.
Paint the paper plate in the shade you choose. Let the paper plate dry completely before moving on.
Place the template on the paper plate, trace, and cut out.
For the Siamese cat, glue the mouth/nose combo in the middle of the paper plate.
For the Tabby cat, glue the mouth to the bottom of the paper plate, then glue the nose to the top of this piece.
Glue the eyes on either side of the nose.
For the Tabby cat, glue stripes along the top of the cat and along the sides of the face.
Take the cheeks and glue them just below the eyes.
Make the cat’s ears by gluing the pink inner ear to the brown outer ear. Glue the completed ears behind the paper plate head, one on each side.
Don’t you love these cute cats?!
Preschool Pet Themed Unit
Often, we’ll get emails from readers looking to expand upon the crafts in order to fit a preschool unit.
We want to help you pull together ideas in no time flat! Here are our suggestion for preschool pet unit!
Monday
Start off Monday by grabbing some fun pet themed books from the library. Some of our favorites include:
- What Pet Should I Get? (We love this classic Dr. Seuss book!)
- Strictly No Elephants
- Can I Be Your Dog?
- If You Give A Cat A Cupcake
Reading to your kids is a fabulous way to help develop their vocabulary, story comprehension and more!
Did you know that you can also use an app like Vooks with your kids? They have tons of read aloud options, so even when you’re busy, your kids can still have books read aloud to them!
Tuesday
Make Tuesday your learning day! We love using these pet pattern block mats to introduce young kids to math concepts like shapes and patterns. They’re also great for increasing fine motor skills.
And, they’re so fun for kids to do that they don’t even realize they’re learning!
You can also try these pet themed play dough mats. They’ll help kids strengthen muscles in the hand and work on focus.
Wednesday
Let your kids work on pretend play and imagination with these veterinarian pretend play printables.
They’re easy to print and set up and can provide your child with endless independent play!
Thursday
We love sensory activities and so do children. Choose one of these easy pet themed sensory activities to let your children play and learn:
Friday
End the week with this fun cat craft! If you have more pets at home, you could also try this paper plate dog craft, this mouse paper bag puppet, or this frog craft for kids.
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Materials
- Paper plates
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Cat template (download form located at the end of this post)
Instructions
- Download the cat template, print and cut out the pieces you want to use.
- Paint the paper plate in the shade you choose. Let the paper plate dry completely before moving on.
- Place the template on the paper plate, trace, and cut out.
- For the Siamese cat, glue the mouth/nose combo in the middle of the paper plate.
- For the Tabby cat, glue the mouth to the bottom of the paper plate, then glue the nose to the top of this piece.
- Glue the eyes on either side of the nose.
- For the Tabby cat, glue stripes along the top of the face and along the sides of the face.
- Take the cheeks and glue them just below the eyes.
- Make the cat's ears by gluing the pink inner ear to the brown outer ear. Glue the completed ears behind the paper plate head, one on each side.
Free Cat Template
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Virginia
Friday 12th of April 2024
Will be so fun make different cats faces for my kidos.
Sam
Friday 12th of April 2024
Haha, great!