One of the movies I look forward to watching with my kids every Christmas season is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. There’s just something about the furry Grinch that is irresistible to me. I got out my paper plates today determined to come up with a fun Grinch Craft that I could make with my kids. I love how it turned out!
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Supplies you will need:
- paper plate
- lime green paint
- paint brush
- sheet of red cardstock paper
(you could also probably use construction paper) - white cardstock paper (or construction paper)
- scissors
- red, yellow, black and green construction paper
- black marker
- glue stick or school glue
Directions:
1. Start by painting your paper plate with lime green paint. Let it dry completely.
2. After your paper plate is dry, cut a piece off of each side that is shaped like a curvy triangle. See the picture below to see the shape I cut off.
3. To make the Santa hat, cut a large triangle out of your red cardstock paper. To cut my triangle, I cut my red cardstock paper length-wise at 7 inches. Then I used a ruler to draw a line connecting the middle point at the top of the paper to each bottom end point. Also, cut out a 7 inch strip from your white construction paper and a 2 inch circle.
4. Assemble your Santa hat by folding the triangle down about half way and creasing it so the top section falls to the side of the hat. (see picture below) Add some glue under the fold so the paper stays laying flat. Now glue on the white circle and strip of white paper to finish your hat.
5. Glue your Santa hat to the top of your paper plate.
6. Cut the face pieces you need out of your construction paper: oval eyes out of yellow, circle pupil from red, eyelashes out of black (you may choose to omit these and draw them on with marker), and a green nose. Glue the eyes, eyelashes and nose onto your Grinch face.
7. Finish your Grinch by using your black marker to draw on eyebrows and a mouth.
The best way to finish off this craft is to spend an evening together as a family watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Or finish off your night by reading the classic Dr. Seuss book!
Or finish off your night by reading the classic Dr. Seuss book!
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Cute! I am going to use this in a roundup. If it is not okay to use a picture (and link back to you), let me know… 🙂
Hi I just wanted you to know I loved your DIY Christmas Craft post. So I added it to my 50 Christmas Crafts for Kids post.
In addition, I included a 125 x 125 image of your project in a college
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Have a blessed day,
Kathy King