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Paper Plate Handprint Earth Craft

Earth Day is quickly approaching, but there’s still time to make this super cute Paper Plate Handprint Earth Craft! This craft is so fun, using tissue paper to form the colors of the Earth on the paper plate, then wrapped tight with love and a hug.

Paper Plate Handprint Earth Craft

This is such a sweet, fun craft and a great keepsake activity to celebrate Earth Day. Cut out handprints then wrap them around the Earth in a hug, and the handprints hold onto a heart, too. Such a lovely craft with a great message on how we all need to embrace our Earth in love.

Paper Plate Handprint Earth Craft

Paper Plate Earth Day Handprint Craft

To make this darling Earth Day handprint craft you will need paper plates, tissue paper in blue and green, cardstock in red and skin tones, medium sized googly eyes, a black sharpie, glue, and scissors.

Craft supplies needed.

Handprint Earth Craft Supplies Needed

  • Paper plates
  • Tissue paper – blue, green
  • Cardstock – red, skin tones
  • Googly eyes, medium size
  • Black sharpie
  • Glue
  • Scissors

Paper Plate Earth Craft Step by Step Directions

Firstly, gather a paper plate along with blue and green tissue paper.

Cut blue and green tissue paper into squares.

Cut the tissue paper into squares.

Begin gluing down tissue paper.

Now, apply a layer of glue on the paper plate and begin applying the green squares where land should be.

Glue blue tissue paper for oceans.
Tissue paper glued Earth.

Once the land is filled in with tissue paper, use the blue tissue paper to fill in the rest.

Add googly eyes and carefully draw mouth with black sharpie.

When the glue is dried, add googly eyes. Also, carefully draw a simple mouth with the black sharpie.

Trace handprints on skin toned cardstock.

Next, trace handprints on skin toned cardstock.

Cut out handprints and two rectangular strips from same cardstock.

Cut out the handprints. Also cut out two rectangular strips from the same cardstock. You will need to cut out a heart from red cardstock, as well.

Glue handprints to end of strips.

Glue the handprints to the end of the strips.

Glue other end of strips to back of paper plate.

Then, glue the other end of the strips to the back of the paper plate.

Glue fingers to heart.

Wait for the glue to set, then bring one of the handprints around and glue the fingers to the heart.

Glue fingers of other hand to heart, too.

And glue the other hand to the heart, too.

Paper Plate Handprint Earth Craft

Cute, super sweet, and a great way to get kids to recognize the many ways we can love and care for our Earth this Earth Day and every day.

Paper Plate Handprint Earth Craft

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More Earth Day Crafts for Kids

Looking for more super fun Earth crafts for kids? Check out our Earth Man Craft, Cardboard Roll Stamp Earth Craft, Galaxy Handprint Earth Craft, and our Earth Day Handprint Craft to name just a few of our fun Earth Day crafts at Our Kid Things!

Paper Plate Handprint Earth Craft

Paper Plate Handprint Earth Craft

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Active Time: 35 minutes
Additional Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Difficulty: Medium

This handprint Earth craft uses tissue paper on a paper plate to form Earth, then wrapped with handprints

Materials

  • Paper plates
  • Tissue paper - blue, green
  • Cardstock - red, skin tones
  • Googly eyes, medium size
  • Black sharpie
  • Glue
  • Scissors

Instructions

  1. Firstly, gather a paper plate along with blue and green tissue paper. Cut the tissue paper into squares.
  2. Now, apply a layer of glue on the paper plate and begin applying the green squares where land should be.
  3. Once the land is filled in with tissue paper, use the blue tissue paper to fill in the rest.
  4. When the glue is dried, add googly eyes.
  5. Also, carefully draw a simple mouth with the black sharpie.
  6. Next, trace handprints on skin toned cardstock. You will need two handprints.
  7. Cut out the handprints. Also cut out two rectangular strips from the same cardstock.
  8. You will need to cut out a heart from red cardstock, as well.
  9. Glue the handprints to the end of the strips.
  10. Then, glue the other end of the strips to the back of the paper plate.
  11. Wait for the glue to set, then bring one of the handprints around and glue the fingers to the heart.
  12. And glue the other hand to the heart, too.

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