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    Home » Crafts

    Crafts for Toddlers - Paper Plate Baby Farm Animals

    Published: Mar 18, 2015 · Modified: Jun 2, 2022 by Vicky · This post contains affiliate links.

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    I am excited to welcome Nicola from Multicraftingmummy to the blog today. She will be sharing some fun crafts for toddlers. These Paper Plate Baby Farm Animals are easy for kids to make and just so cute! Read on to find out how to make them and learn more about Nicola. Check out this Sea Lion Craft for more paper plate animals.

    Crafts for Toddlers - Paper Plate Baby Farm Animals: what a fun Spring craft for little ones from Multicraftingmummy on Mess for Less.

    Thanks so much to Vicky for having me over to do a guest post on one of my favorite blogs.  My name is Nicola Simpson and I would like to share with you an activity that I did with my 2 year old daughter recently to
    celebrate the arrival of spring, paper plate baby farm animals.

    How to make Paper Plate Baby Lambs:

    You will need:

    1 x paper plate

    1 x black paper circle

    4 x black paper rectangles

    Cotton wool balls

    2 x googly eyes

    toddler craft

    Glue cotton balls all over the paper plate using glue. Top toddler tip – Pour glue onto a paper plate for easy dipping and sticking of the cotton wool balls.

    Put glue onto the back of the paper circle and stick this into the center of the cotton ball covered paper plate. Glue the top of the paper rectangles and stick onto the back of the plate.

    Finish off by adding on 2 googly eyes.

    Paper Plate Lamb

    Top tips – to adapt this activity for older children to enjoy as well, have them cut out the black circle and rectangles.

    How to make Paper Plate Baby Chicks:

    You will need:

    1 x Paper plate

    1 x yellow circle of paper

    3 x orange triangles of paper

    Yellow paint

    2 x googly eyes

    easy toddler craft

    Paint all over the paper plate with the yellow paint. Once the paint is dry, glue the yellow paper circle into the center of the plate. Add on one of the triangles to the yellow paper circle for the beak.

    Glue the top of the remaining two orange triangles and glue these onto the back of the bottom of the paper plate. Finish off by adding the googly eyes.

    baby chick craft

    Top tip – if you have them in your store cupboard you could add on some feathers as well.

    How to make Paper Plate Baby Cows

    You will need:

    1 x paper plate

    1 x black paper circle

    1 x small pink paper circle

    2 x small pink paper triangles

    4 x black rectangles of black paper

    2 x googly eyes

    Cotton Balls

    Pegs (clothespins)

    Black Paint

    fun crafts for toddlers

    Clip a peg (clothespin) onto a cotton ball and dip it into black paint and print this over the paper plate.

    Once the paint is dry, glue the black paper circle into the center of the plate and then glue on the small pink small pink circle and small triangles.

    Add on the googly eyes. Glue the top of the black rectangles and glue these onto the back of the plate.

    baby cow craft

    Top tip – you could also use pom-poms in place of the cotton balls.

    How to make Paper Plate Baby Pigs

    You will need:

    1 x paper plate

    1 x pink circle of a paper

    2 x small dark pink triangles of paper

    1 x small dark pink circle of paper

    4 x pink rectangles of paper

    Pink paint

    2 x googly eyes

    painting plate pink

    Finger paint over the paper plate with pink paint. Once dry glue on the pink circle of paper into the center of the plate. Add on the two small triangles towards the
    top of the circle and the small dark pink circle into the center.

    Finish off the face by adding on the googly eyes. Glue the tops of the four pink rectangles and attach these to the back of the plate.

    paper plate pig

    Top tip – have wipes on standby as finger painting can get messy!

    If you liked this activity, check out Painting Activities for Toddlers.

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    Comments

    1. Jessie Mosley

      March 26, 2019 at 9:47 pm

      Really interesting blog. Keep sharing.

    2. Brandy Morrow

      March 26, 2019 at 9:39 pm

      You are doing a great job. I love your ideas. Thanks for sharing with us.

    3. Katie Jones

      March 21, 2017 at 5:04 am

      Hi Vicky! I’ve just come across your website looking for interesting activities to do with my 10-month-old daughter. I love this Paper Plate animals, and I’m also going to try your idea. She is going to love it! Your website is going to be a great resource for us!

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    Hi, I'm Vicky, the founder and content creator at Mess For Less. If you are looking for family-friendly recipes, recipes that kids can make, and play and learning activities for kids, you will find them at Mess For Less. I invite you to learn more about me. Thanks for stopping by!

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    • How to Make Spotted Easter Eggs
    • M&M Easter Cookies
    • Shaving Cream Easter Eggs

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    • Flower Craft Idea
    • How to Make a Paper Butterfly - Easy Craft for Kids

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    • Toasted Italian Sandwich - Food Fun Friday
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