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Raccoon Paper Plate Craft

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Drying Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 33 minutes
Channel kids’ curiosity about these woodland animals into creativity with a raccoon paper plate craft!
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Author: Sam
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[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="CxPIZFGV" upload-date="2024-09-11T00:00:00.000Z" name="Raccoon Paper Plate Craft For Kids" description="The masked bandits of the forest are clever creatures, and this creative project lets kids bring them to life with an everyday paper plate. Channel kids' curiosity about these woodland animals into creativity with a raccoon paper plate craft! This hands-on project will have kids painting, cutting, and pasting to make a cute raccoon."]

Materials

  • Paper plate
  • Tape
  • Paintbrush
  • Paint
  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • Raccoon template

Instructions

  • Download the raccoon template, print it, and cut out the pieces.
  • Begin by painting the paper plate with 1-2 thin coats of gray paint. Let it dry completely before moving on to the next step.
  • Next, glue the eye spots to the lower face.
  • Glue the eyes to the eye spots.
  • Position the face in the center of the paper plate and glue it in place. Optionally, trim the paper plate off below the raccoon's lower face.
  • Now, glue the inner ears to the center of the ears.
  • Finish off by taping the ears to the back and top portion of the paper plate.