There’s nothing more classic than paper plate crafts for kids!
They are a fun way to pass the time at home or at school and it actually helps children develop necessary skills too.
They’ll have a chance to work on fine motor skills with painting, work on scissor skills when they cut out the template pieces and work on concentration and focus when listening to or reading the directions!
We’ve made lots of paper plate crafts in the past and today we’re sharing this easy tiger craft. We’re betting your kids will love creating this cute paper plate tiger!
Check out our simple directions below or watch our quick tutorial to see how fun this zoo animal craft is!
Tiger Craft For Preschool
Supplies
- Paper plates
- Orange paint
- White cardstock
- Colored cardstock (pink, orange and black)
- Glue stick
- Paintbrush
- Tape
- Scissors
- Tiger template (download form located at the end of this post)
Related: Paper Plate Unicorn Craft
Directions
Download the free tiger template, print and cut out the pieces.
Paint the white paper plate in a thin coat of orange paint. Let dry completely before you move on.
Decide whether you want the tiger’s ears to be made out of a paper plate or card stock. If you’ll be making them out of the paper plate, paint a second plate orange.
Glue the eyes onto the orange paper plate, just a few inches below the top of the plate.
Place the muzzle area just below the eyes, like in the pictures. Glue in place.
Position the tiger’s stripes around the paper plate. Group them in 3’s and glue them above the eyes and on both sides of the face. Cut off any of the black paper the extends past the edge of the paper plate.
Trace the tiger’s ears on the second paper plate (or on the orange cardstock) and cut out. Glue the pink inner ear onto the orange outer ears.
Use double sided tape or loop a piece of regular tape and place on the bottom of the tiger’s ears. Tape to the back of the paper plate, just outside the top stripes.
Now your child has an adorable paper plate tiger!
Do you want to keep your kids entertained all year long with fun animal crafts? We’ve got you covered! Our animal craft book has 52 weeks of unique & adorable animal crafts for kids. Watch your child’s creativity blossom as they improve fine motor skills!
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Paper Plate Tiger Craft
This paper plate tiger craft is an easy project for kids to make at home or in the classroom!
Materials
- Paper plates
- Orange paint
- White cardstock
- Colored cardstock (pink, orange and black)
- Glue stick
- Tape
- Tiger template (download form located at the end of this post)
Tools
- Scissors
- Paintbrush
Instructions
- Download the free tiger template, print and cut out the pieces.
- Paint the white paper plate in a thin coat of orange paint. Let dry completely before you move on.
- Decide whether you want the tiger's ears to be made out of a paper plate or card stock. If you'll be making them out of the paper plate, paint a second plate orange.
- Glue the eyes onto the orange paper plate, just a few inches below the top of the plate.
- Place the muzzle area just below the eyes, like in the pictures. Glue in place.
- Position the tiger's stripes around the paper plate. Group them in 3's and glue them above the eyes and on both sides of the face. Cut off any of the black paper the extends past the edge of the paper plate.
- Trace the tiger's ears on the second paper plate (or on the orange cardstock) and cut out. Glue the pink inner ear onto the orange outer ears.
- Use double-sided tape or loop a piece of regular tape and place on the bottom of the tiger's ears. Tape to the back of the paper plate, just outside the top stripes.
Marie Joy
Monday 27th of June 2022
I will do this activity for my students on Friday. I need the printable tiger face. thank you.
Sam
Wednesday 29th of June 2022
Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be sent to you 🙂
Julia
Sunday 30th of January 2022
Please can you send link for the tiger plate craft template
Sam
Monday 31st of January 2022
Yes! 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 🙂
Jackie
Thursday 26th of August 2021
Where is the tiger face printable?
Sam
Thursday 26th of August 2021
To get the template, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post to have the link sent to you 🙂