You need some card for the head and the tail. You can use the shapes that we have used here, or see what your children come up with. For the body you need a piece of photocopy size paper cut into two long sections as pictured.
Fold each section of photocopy paper into a concertina and glue the two sections together to create the body.
Decorate the head and the tail – we had not used glitter for a while, so we made up for it with this craft!
Glue them all together to create a nice long dragon with a concertina tummy.
Add some straws or sticks to the head and tail and take your dragon for a flight outside or parade through the house.
Paper plates might have a minor use at parties – making the cleaning up easier, but I think they may really have been invented for use in paper crafts for children. I have never intentionally looked for paper plate crafts, but have just kept finding lots of great ideas – here are all the ones I have found so far.
Use lots of hand shapes and a paper plate to make this chirpy chick!
I found this craft when I was researching ideas for one of the Paper Crafts for Children newsletters. It was not right for the theme of the newsletter but it is right for this site as it is quick and easy and turns out great.
Start with some green paper or lightweight card. Fold it in half and cut the shape like below, make sure the top of the crocodile (dino) is on the fold.
Cut out the mouth shape and cut angled slits along the fold.
Fold the cuts as pictured to make the ridged back of the crocodile (or dino!).
Add some skin texture with bits of paper like I have done, or you could paint or draw on the crocodile (dino) to decorate it. Add some teeth and an eye and then you just have to decide if you have created a dinosaur or a crocodile – well at least they are related.
You can of course write a message on the inside and use it as a greeting card, but the spikes along the back make it hard to open fully and it looks just great as a standing up critter.
Or get your children involved and use them to create special cards for Mothers or Fathers Day, or Valentines Day – or don’t wait for a reason, just make them because you want to!
Dribble the shape of some hearts with some acrylic paint and when it is dry color the shapes you have made with dye or runny paint.
Dribble a heart shape with acrylic paint or PVA glue and then use that as a print base to take a print from or do a crayon rubbing.
Cut half of a heart shape out of the fold of the card and then paint a heart shape in gold.
Draw a picture into a polystyrene tray with a pen or sharp pencil. Use that as a print base by dabbing or rolling paint onto it and then using the paper to pick up the image.
Dab around the outside of a heart shape with a suitable color and some gold paint for sparkle.
