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Cute Fruit Crafts (non-edible)

Make cute crafts that look like fruit with simple supplies such as paper plates, craft paint or watercolors, beans or beads, and a little glue. Watermelon Fold a paper plate in half and crease well. It will become the shape of a slice of watermelon. You can even cut a little piece away near the crease to look like someone took a bite out of it. Mix red paint with just a little white and paint the paper plate, leaving about an inch at the bottom. You can paint the bottom green, or glue on green felt, yarn, or glitter … Continue reading →

Simple Crafts from Paper Plates

Lady Bug Place one paper plate face down. Paint the back black. Turn the second paper plate face down and paint it red. When dry, cut it in half. Color black circles randomly on the red sections, or cut circles from black construction paper or felt and glue them on. Cut a larger square from another paper plate and color it black (or cover it with black felt or paper). Staple the circle to the top of the black plate. This is the head. Cut a black pipe cleaner if half and staple the pieces onto the head as antennas. … Continue reading →