An easy-to-make Paper Plate Crab Craft. With bendable pipe cleaner and paper straw legs, this is the perfect craft for summer or ocean parties or just crafting with the kids.
Paper Plate Crab Craft
I have to say, this is Stinkin’ Adorable! My little guy has been posing this paper plate crab for hours. Every time I walk by the patio table, this crab is in a different position. Connor keeps saying, “Ok Mom, NOW take a picture!”. Hmm…future photographer? I think I have about 80 pictures of this Paper Plate Crab Craft, so yes photography is a possible career for him.
If you are looking for ocean crafts, then you might like my post on making Jellyfish from coffee filters, paper plate fishbowl craft, or this easy paper plate fish craft
For this Paper Plate Crab Craft, You Will Need:
Supplies
- 1 red paper dessert plate
- 4 Paper Straws – Red
- 5 Red pipe cleaners
- 2 black beads
Additional Equipment:
- A hole puncher
- Scissors
- Optional – glue
Instructions:
- For the front legs, you’ll cut 1 paper straw as follows: 4 sections that are 1&1/2 inches long and the remaining piece of straw that should be about 2 inches – cut in half – So…you’ll have (4) 1&1/2 inch pieces and (2) 1-inch pieces
- For the remaining legs, just cut the straws into (4) 2-inch sections – Even Steven 🙂
- Cut 4 pipe cleaners in half – these will be for the 8 legs
- With your 1 remaining pipe cleaner – cut (2) 2-inch sections
- Eyes- Use a hole punch to punch eyes in the front of the plate and 4 holes on each side of the plate – 8 total – for legs
- Attach the 2 small pipe cleaner pieces to the front eye holes and stand them up
- Add beads to the top and if you want to – secure it with glue
- Legs – Put the half pipe cleaner pieces onto the plate by bending one end of each one through the leg holes
- On the front legs,(for each one) add (2) of your 1&1/2 inch pieces of straw and the little 1-inch piece on the end
- On the back legs (for each one) add (2) 2-inch sections
- Bend the ends of the pipes cleaner over the straws to secure them in place
Now, the kids can have fun posing it in every which way
A Paper Plate Crab Craft
Equipment
- A hole punch
- Scissors
- Optional – glue
Materials
- 1 red paper dessert plate
- 4 red Paper Straws
- 5 red pipe cleaners
- 2 black beads
Instructions
- For the front legs, you'll cut 1 paper straw as follows: 4 sections that are 1&1/2 inches long and the remaining piece of straw that should be about 2 inches – cut in half – So…you'll have (4) 1&1/2 inch pieces and (2) 1-inch pieces
- For the remaining legs, just cut the straws into (4) 2-inch sections – Even Steven 🙂
- Cut 4 pipe cleaners in half – these will be for the 8 legs
- With your 1 remaining pipe cleaner – cut (2) 2-inch sections
- Eyes- Use a hole punch to punch eyes in the front of the plate and
- punch 4 holes on each side of the plate – 8 total – for legs
- Attach the 2 small pipe cleaner pieces to the front eye holes and stand them up
- Add beads to the top and if you want to – secure it with glue
- Legs – Put the half pipe cleaner pieces onto the plate by bending one end of each one through the leg holes
- On the front legs,(for each one) add (2) of your 1&1/2 inch pieces of straw and the little 1-inch piece on the end
- On the back legs (for each one) add (2) 2-inch sections
- Bend the ends of the pipes cleaner over the straws to secure them in place
Notes
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