Earth Day Paper Plate Project

Give the Earth a hug

Materials

• Small paper plate

• Construction paper

• Blue & green craft paint

• Red construction paper

• Glue stick of hot glue

• Paint brush

• Scissors

Directions

1. Use a paint brush to paint different spots on the paper plate green.

2. Fill in the remaining spots with blue paint and let dry.

3. Trace your child’s hands onto the piece of skin colored card stock and cut out.

4. Glue the end of palm of the cut out hands onto each side of the painted plate.

5. Then glue the fingers over on to the top of the plate.

6. Cut a small heart from the red paper and glue to the center of the Earth.

adapted from The Simple Parent