Peacock Paper Plate Craft
If your kid is all about bold colors, silly birds, and messy art time, this peacock paper plate craft is gonna be a hit. It’s easy to prep, super fun to make, and somehow – magically – turns a regular old paper plate into a rainbow-feathered masterpiece.
There’s painting. There’s gluing. There’s a little bit of chaos. But at the end of it, you’ve got a pretty fantastic peacock and a proud preschooler beaming from ear to ear.
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Materials Needed for This Paper Plate Peacock
How to Make a Peacock Paper Plate Craft
Step 1: Gather Your Supplies
Gather your supplies.
Step 2: Cut the Body Pieces
Use the template to cut a simple peacock body from blue paper, a wide shape with a round head on top. Cut a yellow triangle for the beak and two feet. Cut small white circles for the eyes (if you’re not using googly ones) and tiny black dots for pupils.
Step 3: Add the Beak and Feet
Glue the beak and feet onto the blue body.
Step 4: Add the Eyes
Add the eyes above the beak. If you’re using paper eyes, glue the black dots onto the white circles first.
Step 5: Make the Tail
Cut the paper plate in half and trim the edges into a rounded fan shape for the tail.
Paint the tail green and let it dry. Then paint several large yellow ovals around the fan and add blue ovals inside them for the “eye” feathers. Fingers, cotton swabs or brushes all work.
Step 6: Attach the Body
Once everything is dry, glue the peacock body onto the center-bottom of the tail fan so the feathers frame it from behind.
All done!
Your fabulous peacock is ready to hang up!
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