Parrot Paper Plate Craft
This parrot paper plate craft is a colorful and fun kids activity that turns a simple paper plate into a bright tropical bird. With bold feathers, a big beak, and a googly eye, this playful parrot craft is perfect for pirate themes, summer crafts, or imaginative play.
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Materials for This Parrot Paper Plate Craft
This parrot craft uses simple supplies you may already have on hand. Most of these materials can also be found at the Dollar Store, making it an easy and budget-friendly craft for kids.
Materials
Print-ready templates and step-by-step instructions.
Less prep, more crafting.
Once your supplies are ready, let’s start creating your colorful pirate parrot.
How to Make a Paper Plate Parrot Craft
This paper plate parrot comes together with painted details, layered paper feathers, and one big googly eye for personality.
Step 1: Gather Your Supplies
Gather all supplies and place them on your work surface so everything is ready to go before you begin.
Step 2: Cut Out and Trace the Parrot Pattern
Download and print the parrot patterns, then cut them out with scissors so they are ready to trace.
Trace the parrot once onto the outside of a paper plate with a pencil.
Step 3: Cut Out the Parrot Shape
Cut out the parrot pattern with scissors, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.
Step 4: Paint the Parrot Body and Beak
Basecoat the parrot body with bright green acrylic craft paint, and the parrot beak with yellow acrylic craft paint. Set aside to dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
Step 5: Trace the Wing, Tail Feathers, and Talon
Trace the wing, or a child’s hand, pattern once on yellow, once on bright green, and once on kelly green cardstock. Then trace the tail feather pattern once on red, once on yellow, twice on bright green, and twice on kelly green cardstock. Lastly trace the talon once onto yellow cardstock with a pencil.
You could also use colored craft foam, construction paper, or craft felt for this project.
Step 6: Cut Out the Pattern Pieces
Cut out all the patterns with scissors, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.
Step 7: Attach the Wiggle Eye
Attach the wiggle eye to the parrot’s head with a glue gun and glue sticks.
Step 8: Layer the Wings
Layer the three wing patterns and glue them together with a glue gun and glue sticks.
Step 9: Layer the Tail Feathers
Layer the six tail feather patterns and glue them together.
Step 10: Attach the Wings and Tail Feathers
Glue the wings to the body of the parrot and the tail feathers to the back bottom of the plate.
Tip: You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.
Step 11: Paint the Feather Details
Paint scalloped lines on the body of the parrot with kelly green acrylic craft paint. Set aside to dry.
Step 12: Attach the Talon
Attach the talon to the back bottom of the parrot with a glue gun and glue sticks.
Step 13: Finish the Beak Details
To finish, draw the horizontal and vertical lines on the parrot’s beak with a black marker.
All done!
Now your colorful pirate parrot is ready to perch proudly!
We'd love to see yours! Snap a photo and share it in the comments.
Grab the Parrot Paper Plate Craftivity
If you’d like to make this pirate parrot paper plate craft even easier, grab the craftivity that includes the printable patterns used for this project along with a mini instruction ebook.
The craftivity gives you everything you need to recreate the craft with clear patterns and easy instructions, making it perfect for classrooms, homeschool activities, or pirate-themed craft days.
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