How to Make a Paper Plate Pilgrim

Paper plate pilgrims are good to use as classroom projects, or make a fun craft to do at home on a rainy day. These cute crafts will help your children learn the true reason for Thanksgiving, and will allow them to help decorate the house for the holiday. With a few materials and a couple of minutes, you can have one these fun crafts ready to display. When you are finished, let your child help pick out a special place to hang it up.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Paper plate
• Black construction paper
• Black paint
• Tan or cream-colored paint
• Paintbrush
• Brown construction paper
• Glue
• Black yarn

1. Place the paper plate upside down on a flat surface.

2. Use cream-colored paint to cover the entire surface of the back of the paper plate.

3. Cut a pilgrim hat shape out of black construction paper. The brim of the hat should be a little longer than the paper plate on each side.

4. Glue the pilgrim hat on the back of the paper plate, about 1/3 of the way down from the top.

5. Make two eyes, a nose and a mouth with black paint below the brim of the paper hat on the back of the plate.

6. Draw a 2-inch wide strip on brown construction paper, and cut it out.

7. Attach the strip of construction paper near the bottom of the pilgrim hat to form a band across it.

8. Paint a small buckle onto the center of the brown hatband with black paint. This can be a simple square shape without the center filled in.

9. Glue some yarn around the bottom of the hat on the back of the paper plate above the eyes. This will make the hair of your pilgrim; form it into curls or make short bangs.

10. Display your paper plate pilgrim on a shelf around your home, or glue some magnet pieces on the back of it and place it on your refrigerator.

Tips & Warnings

• Be creative when making the face of your pilgrim; use wiggly craft eyes or buttons to give it a 3-D look.
• Supervise young children who are using scissors.