Alligator Paper Plate Craft
Got a kid who loves animals, messes, and pretending to chomp everything in sight? This alligator paper plate craft is calling your name. It’s simple, it’s silly, and it’s perfect for preschoolers who need something fun (and maybe just a little wild) to sink their teeth into.
You don’t need fancy supplies or a full Pinterest mood board, just a paper plate, some green paint, and a whole lotta imagination. Ready to make a gator with a goofy grin? Let’s go!
Materials Needed for This Paper Plate Alligator Craft
Don’t overthink it, grab what you have.
- 1 paper plate
- Green paint (washable = stress-free)
- Green construction paper
- White paper
- Googly eyes
- Scissors (kid-safe if tiny fingers are helping)
- Glue stick (or whatever glue is still sticky in your house)
- Black marker
- Template
No green paint? Mix blue and yellow. No googly eyes? Draw some big wonky ones. Forgot the glue stick dried out two weeks ago? Tape works. This craft is zero-pressure and full of personality.
Let's Make This Alligator Paper Plate Craft!
Ready to get crafting? Find the instructions below!
Paper Plate Alligator Craft
Chomp, chomp! This silly little gator is ready to grin! Perfect for preschoolers working on scissor skills, shape recognition, and a little color fun.
Materials
- Paper plate
- Green acrylic paint
- Green construction paper
- White construction paper
- Googly eyes
- Glue stick
- Black marker
- Template
Tools
- Scissors
- Paintbrush
Instructions
- Gather your supplies.
- Cut the paper plate into the shape of the alligators head using the template.
- Paint the outside green. Let your kid go wild, add spots, swirls, whatever. Chaos is welcome here.
- Let it dry. Use this time to grab snacks, clean up the paintbrush water your toddler inevitably spilled, or do a victory lap for making it this far.
- Cut a zigzag strip of white paper. This is your gator’s teeth, sharp and snappy, but still cute. Cut two green circles for eyelids.
- Glue the teeth along the inside the edge of the alligators mouth so they poke out when you open it. Chomp chomp! Add the eyelids to the top of the paper plate
- Glue the googly eyes on to the eyelids (or draw some funny ones).
- Use a marker to draw nostrils, angry eyebrows, a mustache, whatever your gator’s personality demands.
- Hang your gator up for all to see!
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Make It Extra (Because Why Not?)
- Sprinkle on glitter glue for sparkly swamp scales.
- Make it rainbow. Who says gators can’t be fabulous?
- Add a popsicle stick to turn it into a chompy puppet.
- Draw flies inside its mouth. Preschoolers think that stuff is hilarious.
Sneaky Learning Moments (That Feel Like Play)
This isn’t just a craft—it’s also sneaky school stuff in disguise:
- Letter time: A is for Alligator! Say it, write it, shape it with pipe cleaners, whatever sticks.
- Counting: How many teeth did you cut? What if it loses one? Boom, math!
- Retelling stories: Grab a gator book and let your new paper buddy act it out.
Want a full alphabet activity to go with it? Check out our A Is for Alligator Craft!
Wanna keep the fun going? Mosey on over to these paper plate crafts and create a whole zoo, or at least a very loud fridge gallery.
Now go forth and get snappy.
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