Today we prepared an awesome list of 56 awesome paper plate craft ideas. This is awesome here that you can make almost anything you imagine out of an ordinary item like the paper plate is. So buckle up guys this fun countdown is about to start (smiley emoji). But before we start I must say that all these projects are super easy to make, and all of them can be done in just a few minutes. Also, all these fun paper plate crafts can be made for a budget-friendly price of almost zero dollars. Which is more than amazing, don’t you think (wink emoji)? Plus, these projects are fun for the whole family. No matter what age are you I’m sure that you will enjoy these awesome paper plate crafts. So, number one on our fun craft list is an adorable and easy-to-make paper plate bird. This is an awesome project for all the kids. This means that this list is a life savior (smiley emoji) for creative kids parents, middle school, and kindergarten teachers.
Next, we have an adorable paper plate flower. This can be a fun activity for your little princess’s birthday party. I’m sure all her girlfriends would like to try something different and creative. Paper plate fish is also super fun to make and can be done in just a few minutes. This is a great addition to any kid’s room. And the best part is that they can make this all by themselves. Another great idea on how to use paper plates is to make an adorable koala. I mean, who doesn’t like koalas? They are super cute and fun and this artwork is a great grandparents’ DIY gift from their favorite toddler (smiley emoji).
So if you scroll down a bit you will find 50+ more fun things you can make using paper plates, and I hope that you will find something interesting for your next DIY project. Also, feel free to share and comment on our posts with your friends and family members. And if you decide to make one of these fun paper plate crafts, send us pictures of your paper artworks so we can enjoy them too (wink emoji).
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1. Make Colorful Paper Plate Birds
Paper plates are super cheap but highly versatile crafting materials and you can do amazing crafts with the paper plates by involving your kids too! Take a smart start by making these lovely paper plate birds, would make a great wall decor if mounted well in custom configurations! A paper plate kids’ craft idea! pinkstripeysocks
2. DIY Hyper Painted Paper Plate Flowers
Having some paper plates lying useless in your home? Give them to your kids to make some decorative or worthy out of them! Duplicate these hyper flowers using the painted plates and they will be in the blink of an eye! Give smart cuts to paper plates for flower petals and then layer them up to make lovely flowers! madeeveryday
3. Cute DIY Paper Plate Fish Idea
After making some lovely birds and flowers, also try making cute fish with the paper plates that will make a great beachy and nautical type of home décor! Just like a pizza piece, cut a section out from the paper plate for making a front face of the fish, add the cut apart part to make the fishtail! Add fins and finish by adding googly eyes! madeeveryday
4. DIY Rainbow Paper Plate Weaving Project
Cut equally spaced fringes in the sides of the half-cut paper plates and add the string or rope into them to make a weaving loom and next start weaving rainbow there using the yarn in rainbow colors! This will make you get an outstanding rainbow paper plate rainbow art piece, which will make a great gift too! pinkstripeysocks
5. Create Paper Plate Yarn Weaving Activity for Kids
It is super easy to weave the paper plates for custom art shapes, design patterns for anything else! Another excellent paper plate yarn weaving activity is here, make the paper plate woven heart art frames, which will make a great love decor for any wall, and will be ready at a drop of a hat! Full instructions here happyhooligans
6. DIY Paper Plate Koala Kid Craft
Another creative craft project to do with the paper plates will inspire your creativity! Make also beautiful koalas using the paper plates and googly eyes and black paper nose! Glue the two small paper plates to both sides of a bigger plate as ears of koala then add the googly eyes and black paper nose! iheartcraftythings
7. How to Make an Octopus Paper Plate Craft
Paint a paper plate in orange and then add it up with the orange paper tentacles and make the beautiful octopuses and make the fun eyes of the octopus using white paper and marker as you can see! Another beachy type of décor to make with the paper plates! Do let your kids make this paper plate octopus! easypeasyandfun
8. Quick to Create Paper Plate Black Cat
Make also the also super cute looking fun cats out of the paper plates that will also make a sweet and cuddle toy for the little kids! Use a small and big black painted paper plate to make the body of the cat, make the paws and ears using cardboard pieces and make nose and eyes using pink and yellow paper! Details here easypeasyandfun
9. Create a Paper Plate Cat Craft
Look at this another wondrous paper plate craft, made to amaze, a super cute looking paper plate cat that will be a matter of seconds to make! Use a big paper plate to make this whole beautiful cat, cut the sizes down to make the body of the cat, and use the cut-down sizes to make the tail and tiny feet of the cat! Finish by adding googly eyes! Use the white string also to make cat nose whiskers! iheartcraftythings
10. Make Your Own Watermelon Piñatas
Make also the amazing fruit-inspired piñatas out of paper plates that will blast in a fun way to reveal the inside hidden kids’ gifts! Here using the paper plate, tissue paper, and black construction paper, these watermelon piñatas have been made, which will make a great gift for a birthday party for sure! Details here minted
11. Awesome DIY Animal Paper Plate Faces
It is super easy to paint the paper plates so they can be great materials for the kids to practice their painting and drawing skills! Let them paint and draw the lovely animal faces on the paper plates, take a look at the lovely given samples that have smartly been painted and will make great inspirations! hellowonderful
12. DIY Crab Paper Plate Craft
You can think of the paper plates to make numerous different fun crafts that will be loved dearly by all the kids! Make also the beautiful paper plate crabs just by doing some fun additions to paper plates like pipe cleaner crab legs and some fun paper eyes! Have a look at this cutest version of crab, made to inspire! pastelsandmacarons
13. DIY Summer Paper Plate Crafts for Kids
Summers are great for crafting and you can get busy also with the paper plates to make fun-making summer crafts like this vintage swimming mask, would make a great summer gift to kids! Cut out eye circles from the paper plate and then paint fun faces on them! Another amazing paper plate fun craft idea! pinkstripeysocks
14. DIY Paper Plate Ladybug Craft
Another amazing and fun craft to make with the paper plates, put together also the custom painted half-cut and complete paper plates together to make lovely insect and animal crafts! Take a look at this lovely-looking paper plate ladybug, made to rock and would be super easy to make! Do add googly eyes and pipe cleaner antenna! buggyandbuddy
15. Make a Paper Plate The Rainbow Fish
Cut a piece like a pizza slice, out of a paper plate to make the face of the fish and glue the separated part to the backside as a fishtail! Next, finish with googly eyes and gain a lovely fish décor out of paper plates! Add rainbow paper circles in a scalloped manner that will make rainbow shells of the fish! momontimeout
16. DIY Paper Plate Flower Craft for Kids
Increase also the kids crafting activities by making them busy with the paper plate that is super easy to fold, cut and paint! Let your kids make the beautiful paper plate flower that comes with folded paper strip petals and with green construction paper stem and leaves! Another creative paper plate kids’ craft project! craftymorning
17. How to DIY Paper Plate Flowers
Looking for the best crafts for the kids that they can do to honor the spring and also to spend time in the fun in the rainy days then let your kids make these paper plate flowers that are will rock for the spring decors! While making these flowers, your kids will learn various new things and hence adding more to their creativity! creativejewishmom
18. Cutest DIY Paper Plate Craft
Here is what your creative mind can do, trash to treasure crafting project, amazingly cute, and wall-hanging storage options that are created with the paper plates! Stitch a paper plate half on a full paper plate and create a storage pocket that you can hang on the wall for storing your things! Details here mollymoocrafts
19. Colorful DIY Paper Plate Owl Crafts
Just after a little inspection and analysis, you can easily turn the paper plates into art and fun shapes that are in your imaginations, and it will involve some cutting and sticking! Make cute paper plate owls, another fun craft to do with the paper plates! Use color papers to make eyes and paint the owl skin texture! iheartcraftythings
20. Simple DIY Marbled Paper Plate Butterfly Craft
Use your imaginations for amazing paper plate transformations and this time the cute little butterflies have been made out of paper plates and popsicle sticks that can be hanged or stick on a surface for cute style statements! These butterflies will rock for the spring decors, and here they have been made of marbled paper plates! How-to details here artfulparent
21. Make Paper Plate Flying Saucer
Recycle also the paper plates to boost the fun and entertainment of your kids! Win the heart of your kids by making this paper plate flying saucer, put together the two paper plates with the twisted newspaper stuffing inside and then finish it up with a foam cup top, jewel it to look like an aircraft and that’s it! craftsbyamanda
22. DIY Lorax Paper Plate Craft
There is no limit to creating crafts that you and your kids can do with the paper plates, also make this paper plate Lorax that will make a cute décor and a toy for the kids! Most importantly, it would be a creative but easy crafting assignment for the kids! Let your kids clone it using a paper plate, orange tissue paper, and cardstock! anightowlblog
23. DIY Paper Plate Chicken Crafts
Want to try making new things with the paper plates that you can also use in gift-giving and home décor projects? Then do make these paper plate chickens that are looking superb and are sure to be loved by all the kids! Fold the plate, stuff with newspaper for a chubby chicken look, add a feathered tail, and then cover the entire chicken with paper mache, the final step would be to glue eyes and to paint the whole chicken! mollymoocrafts
24. DIY Paper Plate Owls
Owl-themed decors are in trend and hence you can learn to make some fantastic owl decors using paper plates! Make the wings of the owl using cardboard and fabric scrap and then glue them on the paper plate, add a triangular yellow paper nose and finish with eyes that you can make using foam circles and black buttons! happyhooligans
25. Make Paper Plate Tropical Fish
If following a nautical, beach-inspired, or sea-themed style of decors then these paper plate fishes would hold your attention that can be wall-mounted or hanged in the air for outstanding nautical décor statements! Cut the fins and tail out of a paper plate and add them to another paper plate making a fish! craftsbyamanda
26. DIY Paper Plate Grouchy Ladybug Craft for Kids
Another innovative craft project to do with the paper plate, also make the grouchy ladybug out of paper plates, will be a great addition to your garden decors and other insect or animal-inspired paper plate crafts! Along with paper plates, also use a paper circle, googly eyes, and pipe cleaners to make a ladybug head and face! buggyandbuddy
27. DIY Butterfly Life Cycle Paper Plate Craft
Use also the paper plates to make lovely science projects for the kids and we would like to draw your attention toward this butterfly life cycle, a smart way to teach the kids about different phases of a butterfly life! Intending to clone it for your kids? Here is how to make it buggyandbuddy
28. Awesome DIY Paper Plate Birds
Make also enchanting garden decors out of paper plates that will instantly create a divine and heavenly appeal to your garden! Start decorating your garden by hanging these paper plate birds on your trees that you make quickly at home using paper plates, tissue paper, construction paper, and curly ribbon! Details here jugglingwithkids
29. Create Paper Plate Hedgehog
Make every animal, reptile, or insect out of paper plates that you are to use in some home or garden décor projects! Amaze your friends by making this paper plate hedgehog, will make a cute toy for the kids too! Use a black paper circle for making the nose, add eyes and use brown paper strips for the skin! housingaforest
30. DIY Paper Plate Weaving
The paper plate crafts mostly involve, tracing, cutting painting, and gluing but you can also start weaving on the paper plates to turn them into amazing crafts and home decors! Make outstanding flowers out of paper plates using your art of weaving and get inspired by the lovely given samples that are looking much near to real! muminthemadhouse
31. Lovable DIY Paper Plate Love Birds
Perfect gift and décor for Valentine’s Day to make with the paper plate, the sweet love birds, made of paper plates and are looking damn cute! They are just a piece of cake to make! Take the paper plates into a bird shape, add pipe cleaner legs and googly eyes and also finish with paper hearts for love statements! artycraftykids
32. How to Make a Paper Plate Sheep
Another amusing craft project to do with the paper plates! Make also the paper plate sheep craft that can be used as both, as home décor and also a perfect playing toy for the kids! Add up the white paper plate with a black paper sheep face, eyes, and legs, and use white paper strips for the skin! housingaforest
33. DIY Paper Plate Unicorn Craft
By doing a little painting and also by adding some facial features, you can easily create outstanding fun shape crafts out of the paper plates and make also cute paper plate unicorns that will make delightful gifts for all unicorn fans! Paint the paper plate, use a marker to draw unicorn eyes, paint pink cheeks finish your unicorn by adding cardstock ears and a glitter paper horn! redtedart
34. DIY Paper Plate Rainbow Yarn Art
Make also the interesting weaving loom using yarn and paper plates and then weave the paper plates to make exciting art crafts just like this rainbow yarn art, a super unique paper plate craft project that you have probably never thought of before! You can easily hang these paper plate rainbows as gorgeous decors! sugarspiceandglitter
35. How to Make Emoji Paper Plate Craft
As the paper plates come in round shapes, so you can also paint them in yellow to make cute-looking emojis! Have a look at these given lovely samples that have been glued on the top of black painted craft sticks! Use paper cutouts to make eyes, heart shape, lips, and other fun expressions of the emoji! naturalbeachliving
36. Gorgeous DIY Paper Plate Flowers
You cannot even guess that these flowers or real or fake as they have so beautifully been made with the paper plates, would make an eye-catching part of your various home decors, and can also be used as a focally stimulating embellishment! Cut fringes insides of paper plates and then fold them add curls to make flower petals! muslinandmerlot
37. DIY Paper Plate Magnet Maze Template
Double up the fun of your kids also by using the paper plates! Hack the paper plates to make exciting games for the kids, provide hours of fun to your kids by making this paper plate magnet maze game that is pretty easy to make! A perfect kid’s game and gift idea using the paper plates! handimania
38. Easy DIY Paper Plate Balloon Car
Win extra love for your kids by making these paper plate balloon cars that will also be a great STEM project for the kids to do at home! Use the straw, cardboard wheels, wooden skewers, a balloon, paper plate, and some glue to make this interesting game that will create bundles of fun for the kids! Details here allfortheboys
39. Create Paper Plate Llamas
There are tons of items, decors, and fun crafts more that you can quickly make with the paper plates! A fab sample here is these paper plate llamas that will make the cutest ever decors for the kids’ room! Fold the paper plate, add it up with the paper cut out legs and head and make the llamas! Details here handmadecharlotte
40. DIY Paper Plate Unicorn Photo Frame
If you are decorating a particular home or kids’ room space in unicorn them, then this unicorn photo frame is for you that you quickly make out of a paper plate! Use 2 paper plates to make the frame in which you can insert your favorite unicorn photo! Make the ears, horn, and flower crown using glitter paper! artcraftandfun
41. DIY Angry Birds Paper Plate Kids Craft
Angry birds are all popular around the globe especially around the kids, so also make your kids jump with joy by giving them these paper plate angry birds that are super easy to make out of paper plates! Paint paper plates, add googly eyes, felt cut out face parts and ears, and also the synthetic feathers! Details here craftcreatecook
42. Make Your Own Paper Plate Peacock Craft
Not but least, make cute paper plate peacocks at home that can also be a fun part of several of your home décor projects! Add up a blue painted paper plate with the peacock face that you can also make out of a paper plate, add googly eyes, paper beak, and folded paper strips of peacock feathers! Details here iheartcraftythings
43. Kid-friendly DIY Paper-plate Dove Valentines
Make also interesting gifts and decors for Valentine’s Day using the easy-to-find paper plates! Trace and cut doves out of the paper plate, glue the wings, and then write custom quotes on them! Next, add them to your targeted wall along with paper hearts making a cool love art or Valentine’s Day décor! marthastewart
44. DIY Paper Plate Snail Craft For Kids
After making the hedgehogs, fishes, crabs, and octopuses, how can we forget about the snails that you can also make quickly out of paper plates! A whole paper plate with painted spirals or swirls on it, will make the whole back part of the snail, cut the head part out of cardstock! Don’t forget to add googly eyes! aboutamom
45. Beautiful DIY Paper Plate Crown
The fun crafts that kids can do with the paper plates are just never-ending! Make also the cute crowns with the paper plates that will rock for the princess fun play sessions of your little girl! Paint the paper plates, add smart cuts to the inside and fold triangular parts out in an upward direction, finish with the colorful button tops! meaningfulmama
46. DIY Paper Plate Jellyfish Craft
Another fantastic paper plate craft is here that is inspired by a sea creature and kids can easily make it home! What you have to do, is to paint the eyes on a half-cut painted paper plate and then add it up with cupcake liner tentacles to gain a lovely jellyfish! Another excellent paper plate project idea! Tutorial here aboutamom
47. DIY Moving Eyes Paper Plate Mummy Craft
This is really here a scary toy that you can make with a paper plate, and it would create lots of fun for the kids! Moreover, clone it also to make a great Halloween décor, this is here paper plate mummy that comes with moving eyes and is a breeze to make even for the kids! Details here kidscraftroom
48. DIY New Year’s Eve Paper Plate Clocks
Avail the round shapes of paper plates also to make the beautiful wall clocks! Just paint the paper plates, add or paint custom clock numerals on them and then add the clock hands that you can make with paper or with popsicle sticks! Have a look at these New Years’ eve paper plate clocks! handmadecharlotte
49. DIY Paper Plate Polar Bear Twirler
Just like the Koala and cats, also make the precious polar bears out of the paper plates! Add up a paper plate with cardstock bear ears, nose, and googly eyes and gain a polar bear face, and then use another plate to make the lower body of the polar bear including the tail! Make paws using paper or cardboard pieces! kidscraftroom
50. Three DIY Ways To Craft With Paper Plates
It is always cost-efficient to get crafty with the paper plates to get some fun and home décor crafts! Want to go smartly handmade with the paper plates? Then check out here first the 3 amazing DIY ways to get craft the paper plates for some amazing stuff! Simply, cover the paper plates with coloring papers of choice!
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51. DIY Paper Plate Rocking Elephant Craft For Kids
Make also the wild animals using the paper plates like the lion, polar bear, and elephant and presenting here a cute paper plate elephant that your kids can hold in their hands as a sweet and lovely toy! Just trace and cut out your elephant from the paper plate and then decorate it with crafty paint and flower jewels! thejoysharing
52. Cute DIY Bunny Paper Plate Craft for Kids
Make also the sweet-looking bunnies out of paper plates, and they will rock as a wall décor for the kids’ nurseries and also for the kids’ playrooms! Use the colored paper and paper plate pieces to make the bunny ears, add googly eyes, trace nose and lips with a black sharpie and use pipe cleaner lengths for whiskers! Details here acultivatednest
53. Make a Botanical Suncatcher Craft
There is no end to creative paper plate crafts and here is another one to grab your attention! Make also the botanical suncatchers out of paper plates that will make outstanding hanging outdoor decors for sure! Grab two paper plates with the cut out center and insert the laminating sheets in them holding the leaves and flower petals! craftylittlegnome
54. Create an Uncle Sam Paper Plate Craft
Do you and your kids like Uncle Sam? If yes, then make some lovely Uncle Sam toys out of the paper plates that will pay bigger attributes to Uncle Same for sure! Paint the paper plate in skin color paint, add googly eyes and white felt mustache and beard! Next, use blue and red cardstock to make a hat, stamp the stars on the hat! gluesticksgumdrops
55. DIY Paper Plate Minnie Mouse Kids Craft
Make also the outstanding Disney-inspired toys and decors out of the paper plates that will be loved dearly by all the kids! Here using the paint, paper plate, constructions paper, and glitter, this enchanting Minnie Mouse has been made that will make a pleasing gift for all the Disney fans for sure! Full instructions here iheartartsncrafts
56. How to Make Paper Plate Clown Puppet
Here is how to boost the fun of the kids using the free paper plates, make the awesome-looking paper plate clown puppets that will make a sweet and darling gift for all the kids! Take a look at the given sample that would make a great fun-making puppet toy for the kids! Here is how to make it craftsbyamanda