Easy Paper Plate Sheep Craft for Kids
Learn how to make your own adorable paper plate sheep craft. This is an easy craft project for kids of all ages who love to get creative.
It’s also a great idea if you are exploring a Spring or farm theme in your preschool classroom.
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As the weather warms up, now is the perfect time to try some of these Spring activities for kids. I don’t know about you, but there’s something about the change in seasons that gets my kids excited about learning. Or you can invest in the Spring Activity Pack, which is filled with educational ideas for young kids.
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Materials Needed
- Paper plate
- Glue
- Scissors
- Cotton balls
- Black construction paper
- Googly eyes
- White pencil (optional)
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How to Make a Paper Plate Sheep Craft
1. Spread glue over the paper plate
Spread glue all over the paper plate. You can use a glue stick, or white glue. Whichever you have on hand will work for this simple craft.
2. Unroll the cotton balls
Although you don’t have to, I like to unroll the cotton balls before I use them.
While this is mainly to avoid unnecessary waste, it’s also a great activity for helping young kids develop their fine motor skills.
3. Glue down the cotton balls
Cover the entire paper plate with cotton to make the sheeps body soft.
If you don’t want to use cotton wool balls, you can also try different craft materials. Such as shredded paper, pom poms, or yarn to make your little sheep fluffy.
4. Draw a sheep’s face and legs on the black card stock
I used a white pencil to draw a sheep face and legs onto the black paper. But you’ll notice that you can use a regular pencil instead, and you’ll still be able to see the lines.
If it’s easier for you. You can also draw the sheep’s ears separately from the face, and glue them together towards the end of the craft.
5. Cut out the paper
Use a pair of scissors to cut out each sheep’s head and limbs.
6. Glue down the face
Spread glue on the back of the sheep’s face and glue it to the middle of the paper plate.
7. Glue on the legs
Place a small amount of glue on the top of each of the sheep’s legs. Then attach them to the bottom of the paper plate.
8. Glue on the eyes and let it dry
Glue a pair of googly eyes (or white paper circles) onto the sheeps face to finish your craft.
Once you’ve finished, let the glue dry before hanging your cute paper plate sheep up on your wall.
More Spring Crafts for Kids
If you’re a fan of easy paper plate crafts, then try these other Spring themed craft projects. Young children will have so much fun with these other fun ideas.
- Paper Plate Butterfly Craft
- Paper Plate Caterpillar Craft
- Paper Plate Snail Craft
- Paper Plate Flowers
- Paper Plate Hatching Chicks
For more ideas, take a look at these Arts and Crafts for Spring or these Paper Plate Spring Crafts.
Spring Activity Pack
Over 90+ pages of Spring themed play based learning activities and craft templates. Perfect for preschool and kindergarten.
Are you going to make this paper plate sheep craft with your kids? Don’t forget to pin the idea for later.
