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    Home » Christmas Recipes and Kids Crafts and Activities

    Paper Plate Angel

    Modified: Aug 3, 2022 · Published: Dec 17, 2012 by Vicky · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    Besides Santa and Snowmen what do you see everywhere this time of year? Angels. Angels play an important role in the Christmas story so it's no wonder they are so popular. Last week my kids came home with paper plate angels they had made at church. I loved the concept but knew they didn't have the time or materials to really decorate the angel at church. I thought it would be fun to make our own angels and really jazz them up. It was simple to do with materials we already had around the house. For more Christmas fun, check out these Free Preschool and Kindergarten Worksheets for Christmas.

    Paper plate angel

    You will need:

    • White paper plate
    • Glue
    • Glitter
    • Scissors
    • Yarn
    • Watercolors
    • Brush
    • Yellow pipe cleaner
    • Decorations for eyes
    • Markers
    • Tape
    supplies needed to make paper plate angel

    First I drew a head and arms in the up position on a paper plate.

    paper plate

    I cut out the paper plate around the head and cut slits where the arms would go. I did not cut the arm slits deep enough in this photo as I realized when I tried to fold the angel back. I ended up cutting the bottom arm slits about 2 more inches.

    paper plate cut like angel

    We have not used water colors in a while, so I decided to use those to decorate the angel. But you can just as easily use markers or crayons. I wanted to make sure the kids didn't paint the angel's face since I had other plans for it.

    child painting paper plate

    When the girls finished painting and the paint had dried, we added some eyes to the angels. We used stick on jewels, but buttons, stickers or even drawn on eyes would be cute as well.

    We added a nose and mouth using some markers.

    paper plate angel

    Finally it was time for our angels to get some hair. The kids squeezed the glue onto the head and stuck on yellow yarn that I had cut into various lengths.

    child making paper plate angel

    Our angels were looking pretty good, but when I think of angels I think of them dressed in shimmering gold. So we painted some glue on our angel's dresses and sprinkled on the gold glitter.

    child painting angel craft

    Next, I took the two ends of the paper plate, folded them back, and secured with tape to make a skirt.

    paper plate angel

    At this point, my youngest decided she needed an angel hat. Angel hats are all the rage in Paris, haven't you heard?

    child with angel hat

    paper plate angel craft

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    1. annielewis says

      November 24, 2013 at 10:10 pm

      Love the paper plate angel craft will have to do this with my toddlers at daycare, Thanks for sharing

      Reply
    2. annielewis says

      November 24, 2013 at 10:08 pm

      Love them will do the angel craft with my toddlers, Thanks for sharing

      Reply
    3. Pinkoddy says

      December 19, 2012 at 4:15 pm

      Your angels are so sweet! Love them as a hat. Can't beat paper plate craft 🙂

      Reply
    4. RedTedArt says

      December 19, 2012 at 1:29 pm

      Your angels are 100% ADORABLE!! They turned out so cute!

      Thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!

      Maggy

      Reply
    Vicky from Mess for Less

    I'm Vicky, the founder of Mess For Less, which I started in 2011 to share easy, family-friendly recipes. With over a decade of experience as a home chef and recipe developer, I love creating meals that bring people together. I also design play and learning activities for kids, using my background as a former teacher with a Master’s degree in education. Learn more about me.

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