Christmas Gnome Paper Plate Craft for Preschoolers
Inside: Gnome Craft for Preschoolers Learn how to make a perfect for the season adorable little Christmas Gnome craft out of things you have around the house right now.
Tis the season for all things merry and bright . . . and crafty! If you're looking for a fun and festive way to get into the holiday spirit with your littles, this is the craft for you!
Not only is this project easy and inexpensive to make, it's also really adorable, and a fun project.
My kids loved putting their own unique spin on these, and I loved seeing what they could create. These are perfect preschool classroom crafts, or if you stay home with your little, this one is a great craft to add to your winter decorations.
I love to put crafts on their windowsills or along their bookshelves in their rooms. This way kids can decorate their rooms for the holiday, and I'm not risking the lives of my favorite decorations.
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Supplies for the Christmas Gnome Paper Plate Craft
How to Make the Christmas Gnome Paper Plate Craft
Step 1: Cut the plate
Cut a triangle from the center of the paper plate out to the edge, so it looks like Pac-Man.
Step 2: Form the cone
Overlap the cut edges to make a cone. If there is still a hole at the top, tighten the overlap, then glue it in place.
Step 3: Cover with felt
Cover the cone with red felt using hot glue. This is the gnome's body and hat. Twist the top of the cone to shape the hat. Glue a strip of white paper, sprinkle it heavily with silver glitter for the hat brim, and let it dry.
Step 4: Make the beard
Cut a triangle of white tissue paper wide enough to stretch from one side of the gnome to the other, then snip along the bottom for beard hairs. It is great fine motor practice!
Step 5: Add the nose
Cut a small oval nose from thin cardboard, like a cereal box.
Step 6: Assemble the gnome
Glue on the beard, then add the glitter strip over it so the hat brim sits low over the gnome's eyes. Add the nose in the middle of the beard, just below the brim.
All done!
Attach pom poms to the bottom front and the tip of the hat, and your Christmas paper plate gnome is finished!
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