30+ Awesomely Unique and Fun Paper Plate Crafts for Kids!

It's no secret that I LOVE paper plate crafts!   Wanna make my heart sing?  Hand me a bunch of blank paper plates.  Seriously.  No joke. (Ok- Crafter confessional here- I've even snuck interesting paper plates out of parties before to craft with... shhhh... )

If you follow me on Instagram you'll see that I'm this week's #kidscrafts101 judge! Yup!  Every week there's a fun challenge to craft with a different material.  This week's theme is... drum roll please... paper plates! I know all of you and your kids have such creative ideas, so I'd love to see your ideas on IG!  (Just use the #kidscrafts101 so I can see your great ideas!)

And in honor of this week's theme, I thought I'd also share my absolute favorite paper plate crafts!

30+ Super Fun and Unique Paper Plate Crafts for Kids!

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Materials Needed for these Paper Plate Crafts:

• Paper Plates 
• liquid watercolors
• craft paint
• yarn
• glitter glue
• Toilet paper rolls
• Scissors
• Stapler
• Sharpie Markers
• Googly Eyes
• Popsicle Sticks

And here are my absolute fave paper plate crafts.  Have fun!

Paper Plate Animals and Plants

• 3D Hyper Colorful Paper Plate Flowers
• Paper Plate Toucan
• Paper Plate Snakes
• 3D Paper Plate Fish
• 3D Paper Plate Whale (Krokotak)
• Super colorful Paper Plate Flower Craft  (I Heart Crafty Things)
• Woven Paper Plate Flowers (Time For Art)
• Paper Plate Birds' Nests (A Little Pinch of Perfect)

Paper Plate Crafts that Flutter and Rock

• Flying Paper Plate Dragons
• Beautiful Paper Plate Birds
• Fluttering Paper Plate Butterflies
• Rocking Paper Plate Crabs
• Paper Plate Tambourines
• Twirly Paper Plate Fox (Easy Peasy and Fun)

Paper Plate Purses

• 3 Quirky Summer Paper Plate Projects
• Patriotic Paper Plate Purses
• Totoro Paper Plate Purse

Paper Plate Masks

• Paper Plate Super Hero Masks
• "Going on a bear hunt" Paper Plate Mask
• Paper Plate Ninja Masks
• 3D Paper Plate Lion Masks

Educational and Fun Paper Plate Crafts

• 7 Adorable Paper Plate Crafts
• Paper Plate Haircuts (Scissor Practice for Kids)
• Paper Plate Circle Loom Weaving (Cassie Stephens)

Paper Plate Holiday Themed Crafts

• Paper Plate Dia De Los Muertos Skulls
• Paper Plate Turkey Hats
• Paper Plate Santa Claus (I Heart Crafty Things)
• Paper Plate Lace Christmas Tree (I Heart Crafty Things)
• 3D Paper Plate Layered Christmas Tree (I Heart Crafty Things)
• 3D Paper Plate Trees
• Paper Plate Bunny Purses  (Mer Mag Blog)
• Paper Plate Hats for All Holidays (Alpha Mom)

Happy making, friends!