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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?

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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!

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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?

Moveable Paper Plate Apple Craft for Kids

August 19, 2019

It’s just about time for the apple trees to bear their beautiful fruit and help us welcome the fall season! This constant makes for great lesson planning for preschool and early elementary classrooms, and parents and teachers are always looking for new fall apple crafts and projects for their children. This moveable paper plate apple craft is sure to be a hit, because it puts a spin on the old paper plate apple craft! The moveable parts let children get a peek at what’s inside an apple!

This project works wonderfully as a preschool apple craft or as an apple craft for toddlers. They have so much fun opening and closing the apple!

Supplies Needed for this Fall Apple Craft

As with all projects on Paper Plate Fun, these supplies are the ones we used for the project as shown in this post. We encourage you to modify the supplies to fit your needs or what you have on hand!

Two dessert size paper plates
Red paint
Paint stamper or dauber
Black marker
Popsicle stick
Green pipe cleaner
Glue
Brads
Scissors

How to Make a Paper Plate Apple Craft

Since this project uses paint, we suggest covering your work surface prior to getting started!

Step One

Begin by flipping one paper plate over and stamping the entire plate with red paint. Then, with it right side up, stamp red paint along the outer edge of the other paper plate.

Set the paper plates aside to dry.

Step Two

Once the paint has dried, cut the fully-painted paper plate in half.

Step Three

Use the black marker to draw seeds on the unpainted portion of the other paper plate.

Step Four

Wrap a green pipe cleaner around a popsicle stick to form the apple’s stem and leaf. Glue the popsicle stick to the back of the paper plate that has the seeds drawn on it.

Step Five

Now for the fun part: getting this apple craft ready to move! Gently poke a brad through both sides of the bottom lip of the paper plate that was cut in half. Then, align the bottom of each side of that paper plate with the bottom of the full paper plate, and press the brads through that paper plate, too. Press the brad’s legs outward to fasten the apple pieces together.

With that, this paper plate apple craft is complete!

For added fun, craft a little worm out of construction paper and glue it to the inside of the plate, too. We didn’t do that in fear that it might cause the kids not to eat their fruit anymore! 🙂

Making an apple craft that lets kids see the inside and the outside of the apple enhances the learning opportunities, as it opens a pathway for discussion about the parts of an apple, the life cycle of an apple and apple tree, and more!

Let us know in the comments if your kids or students enjoy this project!

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Paper Plate Gumball Machine Kids Craft

July 29, 2019

Gumball machines are kid magnets, so it’s no surprise that this paper plate gumball machine craft is a HUGE hit with children! Kids love making their own gumball machine with fun supplies, and this easy kids craft gets good ratings with parents because it involves minimal mess! (Oh, and also because we’ve included a free gumball machine craft template for you in the supply list below.)

Plus, this gumball machine craft is guaranteed not to cause cavities! 🙂

Supplies Needed to Make a Paper Plate Gumball Machine Kids Craft

This supply list is for the supplies we used to create the project as shown in this post. As with all projects on Paper Plate Fun, we encourage you to use what you have on hand and modify our projects to fit your needs!

Dessert size white paper plate
Dessert size clear plastic plate
Red construction paper
Black construction paper
School glue
Pencil
Scissors
Pom poms
Gumball machine craft template for download

How to Make a Paper Plate Gumball Machine Craft

Get ready to be wowed by how easy this sweet candy-themed kids craft is to make!

Step One

Begin by printing the gumball machine craft template from the supply list above. Cut out the pieces and trace the gumball machine base and gumball machine top onto a piece of red construction paper. Trace the gumball machine opening onto a piece of black or gray construction paper.

Step Two

Cut out the gumball machine pieces, and glue the gumball machine opening to the gumball machine base.

Step Three

Next, glue the gumball machine base onto the back of a dessert-sized white paper plate.

Step Four

Now, glue the gumball machine top onto the upper back of the white paper plate.

Step Five

Using the “dot, dot, not a lot” method of school glue application, put small dots of glue on the white paper plate. Then, press pom poms onto the glue dots. The pom poms are the gumballs in this craft!

Step Six

Once the pom pom gumballs are in place, run a thin line of glue around the edge of a clear paper plate. Then, press the clear paper plate onto the white paper plate to form the glass-look enclosure of the gumball machine.

For an even cheaper version of this gumball machine craft, skip this step! You don’t have to have the clear plastic plates – they just add a cute touch.

Set the project aside to dry to make sure that the clear paper plate can bond to the white paper plate very well.

Once dry, this gumball machine craft is ready to go!

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