Monday, August 27, 2012
Easy Craft for Kids: Paper Plate Snails
Snails are the latest obsession at our household. The pet snails often go for a ride in the baby stroller, so it's only fitting that we create a craft for the pet snails. In fact, I can hear her right now, talking to "Rosita", who is the one snail that has survived our crazy household. Rosita is getting a lecture about why she needs to stay in the stroller and not jump out. I'm sure Rosita is listening intently.
Anyway, back to our snail craft. First we painted paper plates. My kids love to paint so much that Little Buddy often shakes with excitement when I just get the paints out of the closet. After we got finished with the plates, we had to let them dry. Then I cut a snail head from the outside of the plate. the kids helped glue the eyes and for the antennae we used small pipe cleaners:
Then we used scissors to cut the paper plate around and around to make the snail shell. Munchkin Girl helped with this a little, but I had to finish it for her. Little Buddy, of course, was off playing golf inside the house by this point.
Then, once we got everything cut out, we just had to staple the head and tail on and voila! Our own little snails!
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Love these!! We had a snail obsession at our house for quite awhile too!
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