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February 26, 2014

Paper Plate Hedgehog

Animal Paper Plate Craft for kids

H is for Hedgehog!  I have a soft spot for paper plate crafts and this simple paper plate hedgehog is completely adorable.  The little spikes just make me smile!

Paper Plate Hedgehog carft

Hedgehog Paper Plate Supplies

  • Paper Plate
  • Brown Paint
  • Brown Paper Strips
  • 2 Black circles
  • Glue sponge
  • Stapler (optional)
  • Large Googly Eyes

Paper Plate Hedgehog carft

Fold the paper plate in half and then I helped the kids cut out the outlined shape.

Paper Plate Hedgehog carft

The kids painted the paper plate, and then I helped them fold it in half and staple it together.  For a few of the kids this was the first experience with the stapler and they loved it.  We will be doing more projects with the stapler soon.

Paper Plate Hedgehog carft

We then glued paper strip spikes onto the little hedgehog.  This step produced lots of giggles from the kids.  They loved gluing on the “funny hair”.

We love using paper strips for a quick and easy preschool crafts.  A few of our favorites include these adorable sparkle covered trees and paper strip hearts.

Paper Plate Hedgehog carft

We love our Glue Sponge

Have your tried using a glue sponge yet?  It is so simple to make and I love that there are not more glue puddles to clean up or dried out glue sticks to replace.  If you want to make your own, you can find our tutorial here.  It is so simple to make, frugal and has completely changed how we use glue.  We are not ready to abandon glue bottles or glue sticks completely.  However for projects like this, it works perfectly!

Paper Plate Hedgehog carft

I love the haphazard look of the hedgehogs’ spikes.  He looks like me in the morning;)

Paper Plate Hedgehog carft

The kids added a black circle for a nose and a large googly eye.  The kids insisted on using the largest googly eyes in our art cupboard.  They were totally right, it was the perfect finishing touch!

Paper Plate Hedgehog carft

 I love how these little paper plate hedgehogs turned out.

Paper Plate Hedgehog carft

Looking for more Paper Plate Crafts?  Check out our

Shredded Paper Snowmen

Paper Plate Pumpkins

Paper Plate Pinterest Board

Related posts:

  1. Paper Plate Rainbow Craft
  2. Paper Plate Cow
  3. Paper Plate Sheep Craft
  4. Paper Plate Turkey
Posted in Kid Projects and tagged animals, Glue, Paper Plate.

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One thought on “Paper Plate Hedgehog”

  1. Theres Just One Mommy on February 27, 2014 at 6:33 am said:

    Okay, that is too cute! Love hedgehogs! Pinned!

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