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Paper Plate Candy Corn Wreath Craft

October 3, 2019

Are you searching for a great Halloween party craft for kids? Look no further – this is it! Kids will LOVE making this paper plate candy corn wreath craft, and you’ll love how easy and inexpensive it is to put together. It’s a sweet Halloween craft project that’s wonderful for kids of all ages.

Would you ever think to turn paper plates into candy corn? Kind of crazy, right? But we actually used our paper plate candy corn to make two other projects, too! You might also want to check out our Candy Corn Counting Game (also a great Halloween party game!), and our Candy Corn Garland!

To get started on making this candy corn wreath (or any of our other candy corn projects), first read this post on How to Make Paper Plate Candy Corn.

After you’ve made the candy corn pieces for the wreath, you’ll be ready to go with this part of the project!

Here are the supplies you’ll need to make the wreath:

Candy corn pieces made from the How to Make Paper Plate Candy Corn tutorial
Another paper plate (we used a black paper plate for contrast)
Glue
Ribbon (we used three types of ribbon in three colors to add some contrast)

Now, get ready to make a cute Halloween wreath!

Begin by cutting the center circle out of the paper plate.

Next, create a bow with craft ribbon, and glue that to the top of the paper plate.

Our bow is not fancy – it’s just three types of ribbon knotted together! You can make the bow as simple or fancy as you like!

Finally, glue the paper plate candy corn pieces all around the open part of the paper plate. If you need to trim some of the candy corn pieces to get them to fit, that is totally fine! The candy corn will still look great!

Because this is a Halloween craft for kids, we used school glue to make this candy corn wreath. That required us to set the wreath aside to dry. If you’re short on time or want the glue to dry faster, you could use a glue stick or a hot glue gun (with adult supervision and/or operation, of course!).

Kids will love bringing their candy corn wreaths home and displaying them proudly on the door or anywhere else in the home!

This Halloween paper plate craft is definitely sweet, don’t you think?

You May Also Like This Opening Apple Paper Plate Craft!

Preschool Halloween Game: Candy Corn Counting!

September 27, 2019

Whether you’re looking for preschool Halloween party games or an engaging activity to keep your toddler occupied this Halloween, this candy corn counting game is just what you need! Not only is it FUN, but it’s also EDUCATIONAL! What more could you want from an easy preschool Halloween game?

What makes this Halloween party game so special? The larger than life candy corn, of course!

So here’s the scoop on how you can make this game for the young kids in your life, too!

Begin by making the super easy Paper Plate Candy Corn Craft that we shared at that link. We promise that it’s so easy to create large candy corn game pieces in no time at all!

Once you’ve made the candy corn, the next step is simple! Get a permanent marker and write a different number and the word for that number on each piece of candy corn.

Depending on the ages of the children playing this candy corn game, it may also be helpful to draw the correct amount of dots on each game piece. For example, two dots on the number 2 candy corn.

Make as many game pieces as you like. This can totally vary depending on the ages and abilities of the children playing. For preschoolers you may want to go up to ten, for example.

Once you’ve finished writing the numbers on the game pieces, you’re ready to let the kids play!

Using real candy corn as pieces, let the children place the correct amount of candy corn onto the corresponding paper plate candy corn pieces. For the ones they get correct, the children could eat the real candy corn or take it home in a plastic bag as a prize.

If your school has a no-food allowed policy, this game still works! Instead of using candy corn as markers, use different objects, like buttons, beads, beans – whatever!

This easy Halloween game for preschoolers is sure to be a great addition to the classroom near Halloween or at any class party. It’s simple and smart, and we’re sure the kids will love it!

You May Also Like This Scarecrow Shaker Craft, Too!

Paper Plate Candy Corn Garland: Easy DIY Halloween Decoration

September 26, 2019

Halloween is such a fun holiday to decorate for, but since you can’t leave the decorations out for too long, it doesn’t make sense to spend a lot of money on them. That’s why this cheap paper plate candy corn garland is the perfect DIY Halloween decoration! It costs hardly anything to put together, and it’s super cute!

This candy corn banner is a great Halloween decor craft to get the kids involved in, too! There are parts that are really easy for them to handle.

Begin by following the tutorial for the easy paper plate candy corn craft. This part of the project goes really quickly and is so easy!

Once you’ve finished making the candy corn banner pieces by following that tutorial, you’ll need to gather the following additional supplies:

Hole punch
Twine or string
Decorative ribbon
Optional: Scotch tape

In each of the candy corn pieces you wish to use, punch two holes about 1.5″ apart.

Once all of the holes are punched, thread the twine or string through each of the holes.

Once the candy corn garland pieces are spaced where you like them, you may want to place clear tape over the string on the back side of the candy corn pieces. This will help keep the spacing just right!

Next, tie decorative ribbon in between the paper plate candy corn pieces. We used contrasting black and white ribbon for a Halloween touch, and natural raffia to add a dash of fall feel to our candy corn banner.

This is one sweet candy corn paper plate craft!

Hang your candy corn garland on your mantel, over a window, or in a classroom for a class Halloween party! It will add a festive touch anywhere you put it!

You May Also Like This DIY Paper Plate Minnie Mouse Ears Project for Halloween!

Candy Corn Crafts: How to Make Paper Plate Candy Corn

September 25, 2019

Like it or not, candy corn is ubiquitous in the fall! The sugary staple with its festive orange, yellow, and white stripes is practically synonymous with fall and Halloween. Because of that, candy corn crafts are always popular. Let us show you how to make paper plate candy corn, which you can use for super cute Halloween crafts, decor, and games!

We promise that making this candy corn craft won’t cause any cavities, either! 🙂

Supplies Needed to Make Paper Plate Candy Corn

These are the supplies we used to make the project as shown in this post. Feel free to improvise with other supplies you already have on hand!

Dinner size white paper plate (x2)
Yellow and orange craft paint
Paint brush
Scissors

How to Make Candy Corn from Paper Plates

Are you ready to see just how easy it is to make LOTS of candy corn with just one plate?

Step One

Squeeze a bit of yellow craft paint onto a paper plate. The paper plate will serve as your paint palette! Then, use the paint brush to paint a ring of yellow paint around the other paper plate.

Our yellow ring of paint extended from the outer edge of the paper plate to the inner circle.

Step Two

Now, add a bit of orange craft paint to the paper plate paint palette. Add a ring of orange paint underneath the ring of yellow paint – making sure to leave a white circle in the middle of the paper plate.

Step Three

Let the paint dry completely. If you apply a thin layer of craft paint, this won’t take too long.

TIP: if you’re pressed for time or making these candy corn crafts at a Halloween party or in a classroom setting, consider using markers or oil pastels instead! That will speed up the craft since drying time is eliminated.

Step Four

Once the paint is dry, begin cutting the paper plate into triangle shapes, just like a pie.

For our candy corn craft, we ended up with six triangles, but you could have more if you cut the triangles at a narrower angle.

Step Five

Next, carefully round the pointed edge of the candy corn with the scissors.

And then do the same to the top corners (the yellow part).

With that, your paper plate candy corn is complete!

It might sound “corny”, but we just love this Halloween candy craft – don’t you?

Paper Plate DIY Minnie Mouse Ears (and Mickey Mouse Ears, Too!)

September 10, 2019

Maybe you have a Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse lover in your house, or maybe you need a last minute Halloween costume . . . either way, you’ll LOVE these 5-minute paper plate DIY Minnie Mouse ears (or Mickey Mouse ears, depending on your needs)! This super quick Minnie Mouse ears headband craft is shockingly simple and cheap to make, so it’s PERFECT for absolutely everyone!

And perhaps surprisingly, these DIY Mickey Mouse ears headbands are actually quite sturdy, meaning you or your child won’t have a wardrobe malfunction while wearing them!

Are you ready to see how easy it is to make your own mouse ears for dress up or Halloween costumes? Here we go!

Supplies Needed to Make No Sew DIY Minnie Mouse Ears

The supplies listed are the ones we used to make the project as shown in this post. Feel free to modify to work with supplies you already have on hand!

Two black dessert sized paper plates
Pencil
Scissors
Hot glue and hot glue gun
Plain headband
Polka dotted ribbon – for Minnie Mouse ears only

Instructions for Making Paper Plate Mouse Ears

We think your mind is going to be blown with how FAST and EASY these mouse ears are made! Read these instructions AND check out our project video at the end of the post, too!

Begin by tracing a soup can, jar lid, or other round object onto a black paper plate. Trace the round object in the center of the paper plate, making sure to leave the paper plate rim out of the traced circle shape.

Next, cut out that circle, making sure to leave the rim attached to the bottom part of the paper plate circle.

Trace that shape onto the second black paper plate and cut that piece out, too.

Now you have two ears, so get your headband and plug in the hot glue gun.

Once the hot glue is ready to go, bend the flaps at the bottoms of the paper plate circles backwards, and fill the flaps with hot glue (one flap at a time).

Carefully place the headband into the flap and bend the flap around the headband, forming a seal between the flap and the back of the paper plate circle.

Repeat this process with the second ear, too. At this point you have a set of DIY Mickey Mouse ears ready to go!

If you want to make Minnie Mouse ears instead, make a bow with polka dotted ribbon. Minnie Mouse seems to prefer red ribbon or pink ribbon, but you could use any color you like!

Pro Tip: we used wired ribbon to get the nice dimensional shape in our ribbon. Unwired ribbon will not be as “puffy” and will lie flatter.

Put hot glue on the back of the bow and press the bow onto the paper plate ears, and your DIY Minnie Mouse ears are complete!

See! We told you these DIY mouse ears would come together in a snap! Make sure to share a picture of your DIY Mickey Mouse ears on our Facebook page! We’d love to see them.

Supplies Needed to Make Paper Plate Candy Corn

How to Make Candy Corn from Paper Plates

Supplies Needed to Make No Sew DIY Minnie Mouse Ears

Instructions for Making Paper Plate Mouse Ears

Instructional Video for How to Make DIY Mouse Ears!