Panda Paper Plate Craft
This panda craft is basically the rainy-day hero you didn’t know you needed. Got a paper plate and a preschooler? Boom – you’ve got everything you need to turn a bored afternoon into a full-blown panda party. There’s cutting, gluing, silly eye placement, and maybe a little chaos… but at the end, you’ve got one adorable panda and a very proud kiddo.
Let’s get into it.
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Let's Make a Panda Paper Plate Craft!
Step 1: Gather Your Supplies
Gather your supplies.
Step 2: Cut Out the Pieces
Grab a paper plate and set it flat. This is your panda’s face.
Use the template to cut two big black ovals for the eye patches, two small white circles for the eyes, plus the ears, nose, mouth and cheeks.
Step 3: Make the Eyes
Glue the white circles on top of the black ovals.
Step 4: Add the Eyes
Glue the finished eyes onto the paper plate, spacing them apart just a bit.
Step 5: Add the Nose and Mouth
Glue the small black oval for the nose and a red triangle or curved shape for the mouth under the eyes.
Step 6: Add the Cheeks
Add two pink circles as cheeks on either side of the nose and mouth.
Step 7: Add the Ears
Glue two half circles from black paper for the ears to the top edge of the plate.
Step 8: Draw the Pupils
Use a black marker to draw tiny pupils in the eyes or add any silly facial details you want.
All done!
Your panda pal is ready to show off!
We'd love to see yours! Snap a photo and share it in the comments.
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