Paper Plate Pumpkin Spice Latte Craft for Kids

Fall crafting just got a little cozier! This Pumpkin Spice Latte Paper Plate Craft turns a simple paper plate into an adorable seasonal favorite, complete with whipped topping, sprinkles, and a smiling pumpkin.

Graphic reading “pumpkin spice latte paper plate craft” over the finished orange cup craft on a light green background.

Materials for This Paper Plate Pumpkin Spice Latte Craft

Here's the full rundown of what you'll need, easy to gather in one trip.

Supplies

How to Make a Paper Plate Pumpkin Spice Latte Craft

Here's the full walkthrough, one step at a time.

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies

Grab everything on the list above and lay it out, this one moves fast once you get started.

White paper plate with orange and pink acrylic paint, paintbrush, markers, pipe cleaners, scissors, and hot glue gun on a white wood surface.

Step 2: Paint the Plate

Paint the outside of the plate medium orange and let it dry, adding a second coat if needed.

Paper plate painted orange with a paintbrush and bottle of orange acrylic paint beside it.

Step 3: Cut the Cup Shape

Print the coffee patterns, trace the cup shape onto the plate, and cut it out.

Orange painted paper plate with a curved rectangular shape traced in pencil and a white paper template beside it.

Orange painted paper plate trimmed into a rounded cup shape with orange scissors resting on top.

Step 4: Cut the Whipped Cream, Pumpkin, and Collar

Trace and cut whipped cream from ivory cardstock, a small pumpkin from orange cardstock, and a coffee collar and straw from tan cardstock.

White paper templates traced onto orange, cream, and brown paper with a pencil.

Cut paper pieces including a cream swirled shape, brown sleeve and stick, and orange pumpkin arranged with scissors.

Step 5: Add the Marker Details

Outline the pumpkin with an orange marker and fill in its stem with a brown marker, then draw a small face on it. Outline the straw, whipped cream, and cup with the black marker.

Orange paper plate cup with outlined cream topping, orange pumpkin piece, brown stick, markers, and paint.

Step 6: Attach the Whipped Cream and Collar

Glue the whipped cream to the top of the cup and the collar to the center of the cup.

Orange paper plate cup with cream topping attached at the top while a brown paper sleeve is positioned across the front.

Step 7: Stamp On Cheeks

Dab pink paint onto the sponge and stamp cheeks on either side of the pumpkin's face, then let dry.

Orange pumpkin paper cutout with drawn face and pink cheeks beside an open bottle of pink paint and a pencil.

Step 8: Attach the Pumpkin and Straw

Attach the pumpkin to the coffee collar and the straw to the whipped cream.

Pumpkin paper cutout attached to a brown sleeve on an orange paper plate cup with cream topping and a hot glue gun nearby.

Orange paper plate cup with cream topping, brown stick, brown sleeve, and smiling pumpkin decoration assembled on the front.

Step 9: Cut the Sprinkles

Cut the brown, tan, and orange chenille stems into 1-inch pieces.

Orange, brown, and cream pipe cleaners cut into short pieces beside orange scissors.

Step 10: Add the Sprinkles

Finish by gluing the chenille pieces onto the whipped cream as sprinkles, don't rush this last step, it's the detail that makes the whole thing so charming.

Finished orange paper plate cup craft with cream topping, short pipe cleaner pieces, brown stick, brown sleeve, and smiling pumpkin decoration.

Then hang your finished pumpkin spice latte craft up on display!

Finished orange paper plate cup craft with cream topping, brown stick, pipe cleaner pieces, and smiling pumpkin decoration on a white wood background.

Grab the Paper Plate Pumpkin Spice Latte Craftivity

Grab the printable craftivity packet to make this Pumpkin Spice Latte Paper Plate Craft even easier! It includes the pieces you’ll need to trace, cut, and put your latte together without having to draw everything from scratch.

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