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Halloween Paper Plate Crafts

Friday, October 26, 2012

Halloween Paper Plate Crafts – make a pumpkin, bat and frankenstein using inexpensive paper plates. Perfect for a class Halloween or afternoon craft.

Today I’m sharing some super simple, last minute halloween craft ideas for the kids. Create these cute little halloween characters using dessert plates from the dollar store and short list of supplies that includes:
Cut out the various shapes you’ll need to piece together the bat, pumpkin and frankenstein. I used black craft foam for lots of the pieces but you could use black cardstock if that’s what you have available. Black felt worked well for Frankenstein’s lovely hair. For younger children I like to have all the pieces cut out ahead of time so they can just have fun glueing everything to their plates. Older children will enjoy doing the cutting themselves or even adding the faces using markers.

For the bat you will need a little bit of white craft paint which isn’t pictured in the supply photo above. Paint the bats mouth first so it can dry then add the wings, ears and finish up with some googly eyes + of course his fangs. Create the rest of your paper plate halloween characters as illustrated above.

I’m linking up with these fabulous blogs.
Have fun crafting with the kiddos and for more simple, kid-friendly Halloween ideas
check out these past posts:
spooky spiders | pumpkin faces | silly stone spiders
I hope you all have a FABulous weekend! We’re looking forward to putting the finishing touches on everyone’s Halloween costumes and spending some time playing outside in the snow! What fun plans do you have?
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Rebecca Cooper is a 42-year-old wife and mother of four from Alberta, Canada. As a photographer, crafter, author, and blogger, she finds joy and fulfillment in celebrating everyday moments. She loves to read and eat chocolate, and is a firm believer in afternoon naps. Rebecca shares her family’s adventures, photo tips, simple craft projects + more right here at Simple as That.
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Filed Under: Crafts / DIY Tagged With: Bat, Craft, Dollar Store, Frankenstein, Halloween, kids, Kids Craft, Paper, Plates, pumpkin

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  1. Debra Kapellakis says

    Friday, October 26, 2012 at 6:52 am

    simple, cute Halloween fun

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  2. Gina @ Kleinworth & Co. says

    Friday, October 26, 2012 at 11:47 am

    How adorable & so much fun for the kids!

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  3. Liz Holmes says

    Friday, October 26, 2012 at 1:52 pm

    Love this, thanks for the many ideas. I love your blog!

    lizzieroe.blogspot.com

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  4. Kelly @ Little Learner's World says

    Friday, October 26, 2012 at 1:57 pm

    These are so simple and cute! Even if little hands don’t place items in the “correct” spot it will just give them some crazy character.

    Reply
  5. Kristy LifenReflection says

    Friday, October 26, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    so sweet! love your kids craft projects

    Reply
  6. Theresa says

    Friday, October 26, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    Super cute project s drop by anytime & link up I’d love to have you visit. Congrats on your upcoming anniversary! Visiting from DearCreatives.com

    Reply
  7. lisacng @ expandng.com says

    Friday, October 26, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    Very cute! I’m going to forward to my friend who’s obsessed with googly eyes 😉

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  8. Dawn says

    Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 2:18 am

    Simply adorable! Momentarily pinning to my Toddler Crafts board. My kiddos would love this!

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  9. Chrissy + Nate says

    Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 2:18 am

    So cute! I teach Kindergarten and we are learning about nocturnal animals next week. I may have to make those adorable bats next week!

    http://www.everydaywiththejays.blogspot.com

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  10. Meghan says

    Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    How sweet are these. This might be a good activity to do with my 6yo during Hurricane Sandy!

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  11. TidyMom says

    Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 1:39 am

    Rebecca these are crazy cute!! I LOVE it!
    Thanks for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/halloween-to-make/ Have a great weekend!

    Reply
  12. Sue says

    Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 4:11 am

    I just love these! The supplies are simple, but reap such CUTE results!

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  13. Kellie says

    Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 5:17 am

    These are so cute and so easy! Thanks for sharing them. My little ones and I drew faces and glued fuzzy mustaches on pumpkins today – now we have another project for tomorrow.

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  14. Enjoying the Epiphany says

    Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    Wow! Gorgeous stuff! I am your newest follower and was hoping that you would hop on over to my blog and return the favor!!

    http://www.enjoyingtheepiphany.com

    Thank you!
    Sarah

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  15. Six Sisters says

    Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 10:31 pm

    Absolutely loving your paper plate Halloween crafts! This is perfect for our kids…they will LOVE this! Thanks so much for linking up to our Strut Your Stuff Saturday! -The Six Sisters

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  16. Marie {Make and Takes} says

    Monday, October 29, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    So simple, my kinda project!! Love them.

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  17. The Mommy Teacher says

    Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 12:01 am

    This is such a great quick craft! Just posted on Craft Gossip! Happy Halloween:)

    http://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/?p=7095

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  18. megan {homemade ginger} says

    Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 2:29 am

    SO Sweet! I love this! Simple and fun.

    I would LOVE for you to link this up at my Ginger Jamboree Link Party!!

    Reply
  19. Nicole Lindstrom says

    Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 3:35 am

    Such a fun craft idea. Perfect for keeping the kids busy and excited for Halloween.

    Reply
  20. Merry Meri says

    Friday, October 25, 2013 at 5:53 pm

    These are absolutely adorable and so easy for even very little kids. I shared with my readers here: http://seektobemerry.blogspot.com/2013/10/on-frogging.html Thanks for the inspiration!!

    Reply

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