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Candy Corn Halloween Kids Craft

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CANDY CORN PAPER PLATE CRAFT –  Such a fun kids craft project that uses Basic craft supplies to create a cute Candy  corn character.  Check out these storybooks about candy corn that you can add to the activity.

SUPPLIES
Paper plates
Tempera Paint
Paintbrush
Pipe Cleaners
White school glue
Sharpie marker

INSTRUCTIONS
Paint the paper plate in a bullseye shape; white in the center, yellow ring around that and
orange on the ridged outer edge of the paper plate. LET DRY

 

Once paint has dried completely, place another unpainted plate under your painted plate.

Cut plates with scissors into pie shape; 4 cuts = 8 pieces


You will use pipe cleaners for the arms and legs. Yellow for arms and orange for legs.
Bend the orange pipe cleaner in half to make legs.


Place the yellow pipe cleaner across the candy corn shape to make the arms. Cut to desired length.

Use plenty of glue and sandwich the paper plate triangles together to hold the pipe cleaners in place.

DRY Completely and decorate with cute faces.

PLAY!

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