Paper Plate Hibernating Bear Craft for Kids
There’s something extra cozy about a bear tucked away in its little cave for winter. This hibernating bear paper plate craft turns that idea into a simple hands-on project kids can paint, color, cut, and assemble.
It’s a fun way to pair crafting with a winter animal or hibernation theme, and the finished cave scene has enough little details to keep the project interesting without making it overly complicated.
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Materials for This Paper Plate Hibernating Bear Craft
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How to Make a Paper Plate Hibernating Bear Craft
Step 1: Gather Your Supplies
Grab everything on the list above and lay it out, this one moves fast once you get started.
Step 2: Paint the Cave Colors
Paint the outside of the plate with gray around the edges and dark brown in the center.
Step 3: Blend the Paint
Blend the two colors where they meet to suggest a cave opening, then let it dry.
Step 4: Trace the Cave Opening
Print the bear and cave patterns, then trace the cave opening onto the plate.
Step 5: Cut the Cave Opening
Cut out the cave opening.
Step 6: Trace the Ground and Rocks
Trace a ground piece onto light brown cardstock and two rocks onto gray cardstock.
Step 7: Cut the Ground and Rocks
Cut out the ground and rocks.
Step 8: Outline the Ground and Rocks
Outline the ground with the brown marker and the rocks with the gray marker.
Step 9: Attach the Ground and Rocks
Glue the ground to the bottom of the cave opening and the rocks to either side.
Step 10: Color the Bear
Color in the printed bear illustration with crayons or colored pencils, skip markers here if you're using an inkjet printout, since the ink can bleed.
Step 11: Cut Out the Bear
Cut the bear out, staying just outside the drawn lines.
Step 12: Tuck the Bear In
Glue the bear into the cave, then add a few wavy brown marker lines nearby for cozy sleeping shadows.
All done!
Hang your finished hibernating bear craft up on display!
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