Paper Plate Crab

After the paint is dry have them cut out 6 legs 2 arms claws a body and antennas.

Paper plate crab.

This paper plate crab is a simple craft that even very young kids can make. This rocking paper plate crab craft ticks all the boxes. These adorable homemade crabs can be gently rocked backwards and forwards and they also have pincers that actually open and close too. The legs are cut from the top of the plate as indicated by dashed lines in the pattern.

To make the front claws stand up and be three dimensional first fold them upward on over the paper plate body. Start by painting both sides of the paper plate with red paint and let it dry completely. So as always we ended up making three paper plate crab craft instead of the planned one. The paper plate crab craft involved painting so my daughter was super excited.

Start by having the kids paint the whole paper plate with red paint. You only need a few supplies for this art and craft and my free printable claw template. Hours of fun nip nip nipping the whole household lol. Print the pattern above and use it to cut the paper plate.

Start by cutting a sponge into four squares. On the paper plate sponge on the red paint on one side. By the way most of the crafts you see on my blog are painted by her. How to make paper plate crab craft this is an easy craft that is perfect to make at home.

She absolutely loves to paint.