Paper Plate Elephant Craft For Kids

E is for elephant. This easy paper plate elephant craft pairs well with the Elephant and Piggie books and Horton Hears A Who.

This paper plate elephant kids craft is so easy to make. All you need is a paper plate, paint, and scissors.

My son and I made this elephant craft in an afternoon. We read books about elephants and then we made this craft.

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My son lately has been reading and rereading the Elephant and Piggie books. My son’s favorite is Let’s Go For A Drive and my daughter’s favorite is I Really Like Slop.

This easy elephant craft also is perfect for a lesson about elephants. We first made this craft at our library. The topic was E is for elephant.

Fun facts about elephants: Elephants are the largest existing land animals. They eat grass, small plants, fruits, and tree bark.

Did you know elephants eat for 16-18 hours? I can’t imagine spending that much time looking for food and eating.

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Paper Plate Elephant Supplies

Paper Plate Elephant Instructions

Step 1: Paint the paper plate.

You can paint your paper plate elephant any color that you like. We used blue paint. Let the paint dry completely.

Step 2: Cut the paper plate.

Cut the bottom and top edges off of the painted paper plate. Do not throw these pieces away, they will be used to form the elephant’s trunk.

Step 3: Make the elephant’s trunk.

Glue the 2 edge pieces of the paper plate together to form the elephant’s trunk. These are the 2 edges you cut off of the plate in step 2.

Step 4: Glue the elephant’s trunk.

Glue the elephant’s trunk on the bottom of your cut painted paper plate.

Step 5: Add eyes.

Glue googly eyes on your elephant. If you don’t have googly eyes, you can draw eyes for your elephant.

Step 6: Enjoy your paper plate elephant craft.

I hope you enjoy making this paper plate elephant craft with your kids.

Ways To Adapt This Craft

This elephant craft can easily be turned into an elephant mask. Instead of placing googly eyes, you can cut out eye holes. You can put a hole in each of the elephant’s ears and tie yarn. This will keep the mask on your child’s head.