Paper Plate Fall Truck Craft
There are certain sights that just look like fall. A pickup truck is one of them. A pickup truck with a bed overflowing in pumpkins or apples, like this Paper Plate Fall Truck Craft, just takes the scene into autumn overdrive.
We also love this craft because it reminds us of the Little Blue Truck series of books, which is still one of our favorites. Of course, we had to make a blue truck in honor of it, too. So easy and so fun to make, just be sure to grab our Free Printable Fall Truck Template to help with the sizes for the few extra pieces needed.
Fall Truck Paper Plate Craft
To make this fun fall truck craft, first print our fall truck template.
You’ll also need paper plates, acrylic paint in your choice of fall colors, cardstock in black, red, orange, and scraps of brown and green, a metallic marker, scissors, and a glue stick. While the sizes for the circles needed for this craft are included in the template, we made ours with our handy circle paper punches.
Paper Plate Fall Truck Craft Supplies Needed
- Fall Truck Template
- Paper plate
- Acrylic paint – your colors of choice
- Cardstock – black, red, orange, brown, green
- Metallic marker
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Circle paper punches (optional) – 2”, 1.5”
Fall Truck Craft Step by Step Directions
Begin by cutting a paper plate in roughly half.
Then, from one of the halves, cut out the rear corner. Start about 2” above the flat edge and cut to the center of the plate. See image above.
Paint the paper plate in the color of your choice. Let the paint dry completely.
While the paint is drying, print the template. If you have paper punches in the appropriate sizes, use those. Otherwise, cut out all the pieces. Trace the triangle windshield and two of the larger circles from black cardstock. You will also need a couple of the larger circles cut from orange cardstock. Cut the smaller circles from red cardstock.
Once the paint on the paper plate is fully dry, glue the triangle shape in place at the front of the paper plate for the windshield.
Glue the black circles in place for wheels.
Use a metallic marker to draw a few reflection lines on the windshield.
Now, decide if your trucks are carrying apples or pumpkins. For the pumpkins, use a couple orange circles and cut small rectangular pieces from brown cardstock for the stems.
Glue the orange circles to the bed of the truck. Add stems.
If your trucks are carrying apples, these are the smaller circles on the template. Glue as many of these as you’d like in the bed of the truck. Then, cut small leaves out of green cardstock and glue one leaf to each of the apples.
Your trucks are now ready to roll through the fall season! Such a craft for fall, and great for any transportation themes you may be working on, too.
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More Fall Crafts for Kids
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Paper Plate Fall Truck Craft
Load this truck craft up with a bed of pumpkins or apples for a perfect fall kids craft
Materials
- Fall Truck Template
- Paper plate
- Acrylic paint - your colors of choice
- Cardstock - black, red, orange, brown, green
- Metallic marker
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Circle paper punches (optional) - 2”, 1.5”
Instructions
- Begin by cutting a paper plate in half.
- Then, from one of the halves, cut out the rear corner. Start about 2” above the flat edge and cut to the center of the plate. See image above.
- Paint the paper plate in the color of your choice. Let the paint dry completely.
- While the paint is drying, print the template and cut out all the pieces. Trace the triangle windshield and two of the larger circles from black cardstock. You will also need a couple of the larger circles cut from orange cardstock. Cut the smaller circles from red cardstock.
- Once the paint on the paper plate is fully dry, glue the trianglular shape in place at the front of the paper plate for the windshield.
- Glue the black circles in place for wheels.
- Use a metallic marker to draw a few reflection lines on the windshield.
- Now, decide if your trucks are carrying apples or pumpkins. For the pumpkins, use a couple orange circles and cut small rectangular pieces from brown cardstock for the stems.
- Glue the orange circles to the bed of the truck. Add stems.
- If your trucks are carrying apples, these are the smaller circles on the template. Glue as many of these as you’d like in the bed of the truck. Then, cut small leaves out of green cardstock and glue one leaf to each of the apples.
Notes
To make this craft even easier, instead of cutting out the circles use 2 inch and 1 1/2 inch circle paper punches.