Making A Paper Plate Robin
This is an effective 3D winter robin that can be created by children over the age of two. Younger children could do this activity but will need allot of help with the assembly.
You will need:
- Paper plate
- Brown paint
- Red paint
- Googly eyes
- Orange card
- Brown paper
- Glue
- String
Activity:
Paint both sides of the paper plate brown with some red on the front and leave to dry. To make the beak, cut out two triangle from the orange card and make a small fold along one edge of each triangle to make a tab. Glue these tabs onto the front of the paper plate one above the other to form a beak. Next glue two googly eyes above the beak. To make the robins tail fold the brown paper like a concertina until all the paper is used. Fold the concertinaed paper in half and glue the two toughing edges together. Once that has dried glue one of the fans edges onto the back of the paper plate to form a tail. Make a small hole at the top of the paper plate and thread the string through and tie to secure. The robin can then be hung from the ceiling to form part of a winter or Christmas display.
Areas of learning covered:
- Creative development
- Knowledge and Understanding of the World
- Physical development
What do you think of this activity? Let us know by leaving a quick comment.
Sun 15th Nov 09
A picture would make this a lot easier to follow – this would make the website more useful