A Paper Plate Crab Craft
A cute paper plate crab craft with pipe cleaner and paper straw posable legs.
Yield: 1
Cost: $5
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
Any kid craft or activity should be closely supervised by an adult. Beads are small and a choking hazard