Paper Plate Goat Craft for Kids

This paper plate goat craft turns a couple of basic craft supplies into one seriously cute barnyard friend. The layered paper plates give the goat’s face and muzzle a little extra shape, while the floppy ears, curved horns, rosy cheeks, and oversized googly eyes bring the whole thing to life. It’s simple enough for kids to make, but has just enough detail to feel extra special when it’s finished.

Finished paper plate goat craft on a pink background with the text “goat paper plate craft” across the image.

Materials for This Paper Plate Goat Craft

Here's what's going into this one, nothing fancy, just the basics done well.

Supplies

How to Make a Paper Plate Goat Craft

Now the fun part, here's how it all fits together.

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies

Round up everything from the list above before you sit down, it saves a trip mid-project.

White paper plates with brown, cream, and pink acrylic paint, a foam brush, paintbrush, googly eyes, hot glue gun, scissors, black marker, and sheets of brown, gray, pink, and white paper.

Step 2: Paint the Plates

Paint the outside of one plate tan and the outside of a second plate ivory, letting both dry.

Paintbrush applying brown acrylic paint to the back of a paper plate on a white wood surface.

Paintbrush applying cream-colored acrylic paint to the back of a paper plate, with a paint bottle beside it.

Step 3: Cut the Muzzle

Print the patterns and trace the nose and muzzle shape onto the ivory plate, then cut it out.

Cream-painted paper plate with curved pencil lines beside a white paper template and black pencil.

Cream-painted paper plate cut into a wide center shape with two curved side pieces removed, with orange-handled scissors above.

Step 4: Attach the Muzzle

Glue the ivory muzzle piece onto the tan head plate.

Cream paper plate piece positioned over a brown painted paper plate, with a hot glue gun beside the layered pieces.

Step 5: Cut the Horns, Ears, and Tufts

Trace and cut two horns from gray cardstock, two outer ears and a hair tuft and chin tuft from tan cardstock, and two inner ears from pink cardstock.

Paper templates and traced shapes arranged on brown, gray, and pink paper with a black pencil above them.

Cut paper pieces arranged on a white wood surface, including gray horn shapes, brown ears with pink centers, and brown hair and beard shapes, with scissors above.

Step 6: Fold the Ears

Glue the inner ears onto the outer ears, then draw a fold line across each ear with the marker. That single crease line is a small touch that makes the ears look a lot more finished.

Two brown paper ear shapes with pink inner sections outlined in black, with a hot glue gun and black marker nearby.

Step 7: Attach the Ears, Eyes, and Tufts

Glue the ears to the top corners of the head, the wiggle eyes above the bridge of the nose, and the hair and chin tufts into place.

Partially assembled paper plate animal face with a brown head, cream muzzle, large googly eyes, brown ears, gray horns, brown hair, and a brown beard shape.

Step 8: Stamp On Cheeks

Stamp pink cheeks on the muzzle with the sponge dabber and let dry.

Paper plate animal face with pink circular cheeks added to the cream muzzle, beside a pink paint bottle and round foam dauber.

Step 9: Add the Final Details

Finish with a heart-shaped nose and a mouth drawn with the black marker.

Paper plate animal face with pink cheeks and a black nose and smile, with a black marker resting across the face.

And then hang your finished goat up on display!

Finished paper plate goat face with brown and cream coloring, googly eyes, gray horns, brown ears with pink centers, pink cheeks, black nose and smile, and brown hair and beard pieces.

Grab the Paper Plate Goat Craftivity

Getting horns that curve just right instead of looking like two random triangles is where the Paper Plate Goat Craftivity earns its keep, muzzle, horn, and ear patterns pre-drawn plus a mini step-by-step guide.

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Finished paper plate horse craft on a light green background with the text “horse paper plate craft” across the image.

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That layered face, floppy ears, and little horns make this goat too cute not to share. Send this paper plate goat craft to a friend who loves an easy kids’ craft with plenty of personality.