I mentioned at the beginning of the year that one of my goals for this year was to get back into crafting with books. We adore reading at our house and what better way to bring a story to life than by creating a craft to go with it. This week we read one of our favorites Corduroy and made this cute Paper Plate Corduroy Craft to go along with it.
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Supplies you will need:
- 1 small paper plate
- 1 regular sized paper plate
- brown and green paint
- paintbrush
- brown, tan and black cardstock paper
- green construction paper
- scissors
- stapler
- 2-inch circle punch
(optional) - large googly eyes
- button
- black marker
- glue
Directions:
1. Start by painting your two paper plates. Paint the small plate brown and paint the large plate 1/3 brown and the rest of the 2/3 green. Let them dry completely.
2. While your plates are drying, you can cut out all the pieces you need for your bear. Cut two arms and legs out of your brown cardstock paper. Cut two overall straps out of your green construction paper. Use your 2-inch circle punch to cut two ears out of your brown cardstock paper and a muzzle piece out of your tan cardstock paper. Lastly, cut a small black heart out for the nose.
3. After your paper plates have dried, cut a triangle slit at the bottom of your large paper plate to make the definition of the pants.
4. Next, glue your two overall straps onto your large paper plate and then staple the small paper plate (head) onto the large paper plate (body).
5. Finish your Corduroy by gluing on the arms, legs, ears, muzzle, googly eyes, nose and a button on one of the straps. Use your black marker to draw a mouth on Corduroy and a missing button on his strap.
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- Paper Plate Care Bear
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Anna Lowell says
January 20, 2015 at 12:45 PMThis is adorable! I love Corduroy, and this craft is perfect. Thanks for sharing!
Tabeer says
February 24, 2017 at 7:14 AMVery cute.Thanks for sharing.
I am reading this book to my class tomorrow. Did a few changes to your craft to make it simpler for a class of 30 kids to make.
Wish there was a way to share a picture with you.
Rachel says
February 24, 2017 at 6:13 PMHi Tabeer, I would LOVE to see a picture! Are you on Instagram? You can tag me in your photo @iheartcraftythings.com, or message it to me on my Facebook page http://facebook.com/iheartcraftythings. You can also email a photo at rachel@iheartcraftythings.com.
Pamela Hendricks says
September 10, 2017 at 4:52 AMI’m a daycare provider and love all the great craft ideas . I use them right along with what ever our story or theme is for the week . Thanks for all of them