Paper Plate Moving Polar Bear Craft
I actually really like winter. Only if I can stay inside where it’s comfortably warm and watch it from my window, however. But do you know who really loves the cold? Polar bears, of course. And we’re celebrating polar bears with this adorable Paper Plate Moving Polar Bear Craft!
What’s really fun about this paper plate winter craft is that you can make the polar bear move around the winter scene. It can hide behind the trees, play peek-a-boo out of the ice, or pretend it’s sliding down the painted, snowy mountains.
We’ve included a Free Printable Polar Bear Template to make the polar bear. The rest consists of paper plates and paint. You can paint your scene super simply for the younger set, or older kids can work on their fine artistry skills.
Moving Polar Bear Winter Paper Plate Craft
To make our paper plate polar bear craft, you will first want to print our polar bear template.
You’ll also need paper plates, a jumbo craft stick, acrylic paint in blue and white, white and green cardstock, a black marker, a glue stick, and scissors.
Winter Polar Bear Craft Supplies Needed
- Polar Bear Template
- Paper plate
- Jumbo craft stick
- Acrylic paint – blue, white
- Cardstock – white, greens
- Black marker
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Polar Bear Craft Step by Step Directions
You will need two paper plates for this craft.
Paint a whole paper plate blue. Let it dry completely.
Cut another paper plate in half with a wavy edge.
Paint the back of this plate blue, as well, and let it dry completely.
Now, when the main paper plate is dry, mix a blend of white and blue to paint the snowy mountains. Paint two triangles to do this. You can paint simple triangles for younger kids, or older kids can get more detailed. Let it dry again.
On the half plate, paint stone-like splotches with white paint and let it dry. You can refer to the photo for this. Once it is dry, using the mix blend of white and blue, paint the outer part of the white.
Next, cut two small triangles from the dark and light green cardstock for trees. Paint the tops of the trees with white paint.
Adhere the trees to the side of the half paper plate.
Now, print the polar bear template and cut out the pieces. Draw details for the mouth and eyes using a black marker.
Put the pieces together to form a polar bear.
And attach a jumbo craft stick at the back of the polar bear.
Lastly, attach the paper plates together using a glue stick. If they don’t hold together well enough you can use a stapler. Just make sure you leave a space for the popsicle stick.
Insert the polar bear into the winter scene and make it move. This is such a fun, darling winter craft for pretend play!
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More Polar Bear Crafts for Kids
There are many more great polar bear craft ideas, too, like our Paint Scrape Polar Bear Craft, Paint Splat Polar Bear Craft, Paper Plate Polar Bear Craft, and our Paper Strip Polar Bears Craft. We have many more fun ideas, though, so be sure to check out even more of our many winter crafts for kids at Our Kid Things!
Paper Plate Moving Polar Bear Craft
Paint paper plates into a winter scene, insert a polar bear, then watch it move in this fun winter craft
Materials
- Polar Bear Template
- Paper plate
- Jumbo craft stick
- Acrylic paint - blue, white
- Cardstock - white, greens
- Black marker
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Instructions
- You will need two paper plates for this craft.
- Paint a whole paper plate blue. Let it dry completely.
- Cut another paper plate in half with a wavy edge.
- Paint the back of this plate blue, as well, and let it dry completely.
- Now, when the main paper plate is dry, mix a blend of white and blue to paint the snowy mountains. Paint two triangles to do this. Let it dry again.
- On the half plate, paint stone-like splotches with white paint and let it dry. You can refer to the photo for this.
- Once it is dry, using the mix blend of white and blue, paint the outer part of the white.
- Next, cut two small triangles from the dark and light green cardstock for trees. Paint the tops of the trees with white paint.
- Adhere the trees to the side of the half paper plate.
- Now, print the polar bear template and cut out the pieces. Draw details for the mouth and eyes using a black marker.
- Put the pieces together to form a polar bear.
- Attach a jumbo craft stick at the back of the polar bear.
- Lastly, glue the paper plates together. If they don’t hold together well enough you can use a stapler. Just make sure you leave a space for the craft stick stick.
- Insert the polar bear into the winter scene and make it move. This is such a fun, darling winter craft for pretend play!
Notes
- You can paint the mountains super simply for the younger set, as just two white triangles, or older kids can work on their fine artistry skills.