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Elf on the Shelf Paper Plate Craft

This is one of the cutest paper plate crafts for kids I've seen! Use basic, inexpensive supplies to create an Elf on the Shelf Christmas craft that will bring Christmas cheer to your home. Your child will get to practice skills such as cutting, painting and gluing throughout this fun project.
Keyword christmas, christmas crafts, craft projects for kids, elf on the shelf, quick and easy DIYs
Cook Time 15 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 pair of safety scissors (or regular scissors if you are cutting the pieces yourself)

Ingredients

Instructions

Create the Base Layer (Face)

  • Paint one of your paper plates tan, and let it dry. You can speed up the drying process by using a hair dryer.

Cut Out Shapes

  • You’ll need to cut these out from the unpainted paper plates:
    2 elf ears
    2 triangles - one should be large and the other is longer and skinnier—these will make up the elf’s hat.
    1 small circle for the nose
    Elf collar
    Circle eyes with the rounded bottom cut off

Cut Out the Hair

  • Cut an 8 x 2-3” rectangle from the brown paper and cut the bottom so that it looks like hair. 

Paint the Paper Plate Pieces

  • Paint the cut pieces the following colors:
    ears: tan
    hat: red
    nose: tan
    eyes: blue (paint them looking to the side like the images show)

Assemble the Elf Paper Plate Craft

  • Glue the cut painted pieces onto the tan plate to create a face.
  • Dab the tip of your finger in the peach paint and give the elf some rosy cheeks.
  • Draw a smile under the nose with a marker.
  • Glue cotton balls along the bottom rim of the hat and let dry.