How to Make a Crown From a Paper Plate

Some kids love to pretend they are kings or queens. And every self-respecting monarch has a royal crown. Help your little ones make a crown out of an ordinary paper plate. These are so simple to make, your monarch may want to make a different crown for every royal occasion.

Things You'll Need

• Old newspapers
• Paper plate
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Markers
• Colors
• Paints
• Paintbrush
• Construction paper
• Glue

Instructions

1. Gather your materials to your workspace. If you are going to paint the royal crown, put down some newspapers to help with the cleanup process.

2. Mark the center of the paper plate. Draw six spokes from the center point. You can pretend you are cutting a pie into six equal pieces. Use the ruler to keep your lines straight.

3. Fold the plate just enough to make a small cut on one of the lines. Slip the blades of the scissors into the hole to make the first long cut. Cut each of the segments to about 1 inch from the edge of the plate. If the crown is for a small child, leave a larger brim.

4. Bend each of the 6 segments up to form the points of the crown. Now it's time to make the crown special.

5. Use markers, colors or paint to color the entire paper plate. Set them aside to let the markers or paint dry.

6. Cut out "jewels" from colored pieces of construction paper. Or you can make flowers to go on the points of the crown. Use your imagination as you prepare the decorations.

7. Glue the decorations onto the completely dry paper plate. Put the crown on and go rule your kingdom.