Paper Plate Pig Craft for Kids

This paper plate pig craft is pink, cheerful, and just the right amount of silly. Between the oversized googly eyes, rosy cheeks, and curly pipe cleaner tail, kids get plenty of little details to add while still keeping the project simple enough to finish without a craft-table meltdown.

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

Materials for This Paper Plate Pig Craft

A short, simple list is all this one really asks for.

Supplies

How to Make a Paper Plate Pig Craft

Onto the actual building, here's how it comes together.

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies

Set out everything from the list above so it's all within reach once little hands get going.

White paper plate with pink acrylic paint, paintbrush, foam dauber, googly eyes, hot glue gun, orange scissors, black marker, pink pipe cleaner, and sheets of pink paper.

Step 2: Paint the Plate

Paint the outside of the plate light pink and let it dry, adding a second coat if needed.

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

Step 3: Cut the Snout and Ears

Print the pig patterns, then trace and cut a snout from light pink cardstock and two ears from medium pink cardstock.

White paper templates traced onto pink paper, including two pointed ear shapes and a rounded muzzle shape, with a black pencil nearby.

Two pink paper ear shapes and a rounded pink muzzle shape arranged beside orange scissors on a white wood surface.

Step 4: Attach the Ears

Glue the ears to the top corners of the plate.

Pink painted paper plate with two pink paper ears attached at the top, with a hot glue gun nearby.

Step 5: Attach the Snout

Attach the snout to the center of the pig's face.

Pink painted paper plate with two ears and a lighter pink muzzle piece positioned on the front, with a hot glue gun nearby.

Step 6: Stamp On Cheeks

Dab medium pink paint onto the sponge and stamp cheeks on either side of the face, then let dry.

Pink paper plate face with a lighter pink muzzle, darker pink cheek circles, and a pink paint bottle and foam dauber beside it.

Step 7: Add the Eyes

Add the wiggle eyes just above the snout.

Pink paper plate face with two large googly eyes, a light pink muzzle, darker pink cheeks, and a hot glue gun nearby.

Step 8: Draw the Snout Details

Draw a mouth and two oval nostrils on the snout with the black marker.

Pink paper plate face with googly eyes, black oval nostrils, pink cheeks, and a curved black smile, with a black marker below.

Step 9: Twist the Tail

Twist a pink chenille stem with your fingers into a curly tail shape, a fun little hands-on moment to hand over to your kid entirely.

Pink pipe cleaner bent into a curly looped shape beside a straight pink pipe cleaner on a white wood surface.

Step 10: Attach the Tail

Finish by gluing the curly tail to the bottom right side of the plate.

Pink paper plate pig face with googly eyes, pointed ears, light pink muzzle, black nostrils, pink cheeks, curved smile, and a curled pink pipe cleaner tail beside it.

Then hang your finished pig up on display!

Finished pink paper plate pig craft held upright by a hand, with googly eyes, pointed ears, light pink muzzle, black nostrils, pink cheeks, smile, and curled pipe cleaner tail.

Grab the Paper Plate Pig Craftivity

Make crafting a little easier with the Paper Plate Pig Craft Templates and Printable Instructions. This printable set gives you the pieces you need to recreate the pig shown in the tutorial, without having to sketch the shapes yourself.

You’ll get easy-to-use templates for the pig’s ears, muzzle, and other paper pieces, plus printable step-by-step instructions you can keep right at the craft table.