How Do You Make Animals Out Of Paper Plates?
It’s easy to make animal faces out of paper plates. The shape and durability of paper plates make them adaptable to a wide variety of zoological creations. Making an elephant, lion and just about any other animal out of paper plates is fun for children. It’s just a matter of cutting the plates into the appropriate shapes. Trace the paper plate on a piece of blue or gray construction paper. Cut out the shape and attach the paper to the top of the plate with a glue stick. Glue craft eyes in the appropriate place. Cut a triangle out of pink construction paper for the mouth. Cut two oblong shapes out of white paper for the tusks. Glue the parts to the paper. Make the ears. Cut two paper plates into 2/3 circles. Cover the partial circles with blue or gray construction paper. Cut the center ear from pink construction paper and glue it on the outer ear. Make the trunk. Cut the edge of a new paper plate about half-way around for the trunk. Color the trunk with blue or gray marker. Glue an oval
