Easy Paper Plate Frog Crafts

Here are two great and simple ideas to make a frog from a paper plate.

4 legged Frog

Materials:

• 1 paper plate
• green paint
• green construction paper
• 2 small cotton balls or google eyes
• black marker
• scissors
• glue

Directions:

1. Paint the bottom of a paper plate green and allow to dry.
2. Cut 2 long front legs and 2 back legs at right angles from green paper as shown.
3. Glue the legs onto the unpainted side.
4. Glue 2 mini cotton balls for eyes and add black paper dots or use google eyes.
5. Draw 2 dots for a nose with a marker.

2 legged frog

Materials:

• 1 paper plate
• green paint
• green construction paper
• pencil
• scissors
• 2 white circles for eyes
• black marker
• pink pipe cleaner for a mouth

Directions:

1. Paint the bottom of a paper plate green. Allow to dry.
2. Trace and cut out hand prints from green construction paper.
3. Glue hand prints to the unpainted side of the paper plate to look like a squatting frog.
4. Glue on white circles for eyes and draw a pupil with a black marker.
5. Glue on a piece of pink pipe cleaner for a mouth.

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