Paper Plate Dog Craft For Kids [Free Template]
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Kids love dogs so why not gather the craft supplies and make this adorable and easy paper plate dog craft?
This simple craft is perfect for kids who are doing a pet unit study, who need a D is for Dog craft, or just for plain ‘ol fun!
We’ve included a printable template for you to download so you have all the pieces necessary to make this dog project.
And, if your kids love paper plate crafts, be sure to check out all our easy paper plate crafts here.
Check out our directions or watch our quick video tutorial to see how we made out paper plate dog.
Dog Craft For Kids
Supplies
- Paper plates
- Paint (in gray, black, brown, orange etc.)
- White cardstock
- Colored cardstock (pink and black)
- Paintbrush
- Black marker (optional)
- Tape
- Dog template (download form located at the end of this post)
Related: Pet Pattern Block Mats
Directions
Download the dog template, print and cut out the pieces.
Take your paper plate and paint it to resemble a dog.
You can paint like we did, with the paint around the eyes or any way you want. Paint the entire face one color, add spots or however your child wants. If you want a specific look, draw it on with a pencil first, then fill it in with paint.
Paint another paper plate the same shade you did for the face. This second paper plate will be for the dog’s ears. Once the paint has dried, use the outer ear dog template to cut out the ears.
Glue the eyes on the paper plate. If you want to add a little more dimension, use the black marker to draw a black curved line under each of the eyes.
Glue the nose between and just slightly below the eyes. Use the black marker to draw on the muzzle and mouth.
Create the ears by gluing the pink inner ear to the outer ear. Repeat for both ears.
Use some double sided tape or make a loop with regular tape and place it on the bottom of the completed ears. Position the ears at the top of the dog face paper plate and push it on to secure it.
Flip the paper plate over and add some tape on the back as well to securely hold the ears in place. You can also use glue if you’d like, but we’ve found tape to be the best answer when securing pieces to the ridges of a paper plate.
If you do use glue, be sure to use enough and let it dry fully before handling.
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Equipment
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
Materials
- Paper plates
- Paint in gray, black, brown, orange etc.
- White cardstock
- Colored cardstock pink and black
- Black marker optional
- Tape
- Dog template download form located at the end of this post
Instructions
- Download the dog template, print and cut out the pieces. Take your paper plate and paint it to resemble a dog.
- Paint another paper plate the same shade you did for the face. This second paper plate will be for the dog’s ears. Once the paint has dried, use the outer ear dog template to cut out the ears.
- Glue the eyes on the paper plate. If you want to add a little more dimension, use the black marker to draw a black curved line under each of the eyes.
- Glue the nose between and just slightly below the eyes. Use the black marker to draw on the muzzle and mouth.
- Create the ears by gluing the pink inner ear to the outer ear. Repeat for both ears.
- Use some double sided tape or make a loop with regular tape and place it on the bottom of the completed ears. Position the ears at the top of the dog face paper plate and push it on to secure it.
- Flip the paper plate over and add some tape on the back as well to securely hold the ears in place.
Did you make this?
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Free Dog Template
Meet Sam
Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump, and more.
Very cute
Really appreciate that, thank you!
Where do I get the template?
All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you. Once you’ve been confirmed as an email subscriber (by clicking the link in the first email), you simply enter your email in any of the forms and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page.
Love this idea, so cute!
Thanks so much!