🦄 Unleash the Magic: Your Unicorn Paper Plate Craft!

Get ready to gallop into a world of pure enchantment and creativity with a craft that’s truly magical! Our delightful Dollar Store Unicorn Paper Plate Craft is here to prove that a simple paper plate can be transformed into the most adorable and majestic unicorn. This isn’t just a craft; it’s a wonderful opportunity to sprinkle some glitter and magic into your day!

This project is absolutely perfect for keeping the kiddos busy while they practice some important skills. As they color the rainbow mane, count the whimsical horn, and work with glue and scissors, they’ll be developing essential coloring, counting, and motor skills in the most fun and engaging way. It’s a crafting adventure that allows their imaginations to run wild and brings a bit of fantasy to the real world!

Best of all, you can make this charming unicorn paper plate craft in just about 30 minutes, making it an ideal choice for a spontaneous afternoon activity or a birthday party craft. So, grab a paper plate from the Dollar Store, gather your magical supplies, and get ready to create your very own whimsical and sweet unicorn friend!

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Materials:

• Paper Plate – Dollar Store
• Craft Paint – Light Pink, Bright Pink
• Cardstock – Golden Yellow, White, Light Pink, Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple
• Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
• Sponge Dabber – Dollar Store
• Paintbrush
• Scissors 
• Permanent Marker
• PATTERNS Paper Plate Unicorn

Instructions:

1. Gather all supplies. Base coat the bottom half of the inside of the paper plate with light pink acrylic craft paint. Set aside to dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
2. Download and print the Unicorn Patterns, then cut out with scissors. Trace the outer ears twice onto white cardstock, trace the horn once onto golden yellow cardstock, and trace the inner ears twice onto light pink cardstock. You could also use colored craft foam or craft felt for this project.
3. Cut out the Unicorn patterns with scissors, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.
4. Draw diagonal lines on the unicorn’s horn with a black marker.
5. Attach the light pink inner ears to the white outer ears with a glue gun and glue sticks. Glue the ears to the back of the paper plate and the horn in the center. TIP: You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.
6. Cut strips from light pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple cardstock that are approximately one inch wide by eleven inches long.
7. Cut each strip in half lengthwise. Flip the paper plate over and attach the rainbow pieces to the back with a glue gun and glue sticks. Start at the ear and overlap the colors to create the Unicorn’s mane.
8. Create cheeks by dipping a sponge dabber into bright pink acrylic craft paint and stamping on either side of the face.
9. To finish, draw two half-circle shaped closed eyes and eyelashes, two nostrils, and a smile from cheek to cheek with a black marker.
10. Enjoy your magical creation!

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Dollar Store Paper Plate Unicorn Craft

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Difficulty: easy

A simple paper plate from the Dollar Store transforms into the most magical Unicorn craft for kids! This is a fun activity to keep the kiddos busy with coloring, counting and motor skills. Make this adorable paper plate Unicorn kids craft in just about 30 minutes! 

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Materials

• Paper Plate – Dollar Store
• Craft Paint – Light Pink, Bright Pink
• Cardstock – Golden Yellow, White, Light Pink, Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple
• PATTERNS Paper Plate Unicorn

Tools

• Glue Gun and Glue Sticks – Dollar Store
• Sponge Dabber – Dollar Store
• Paintbrush
• Scissors
• Permanent Marker

Instructions

STEP ONE

Gather all supplies. Base coat the bottom half of the inside of the paper plate light pink acrylic craft paint. Set aside to dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.

STEP TWO

Download and print the Unicorn Patterns, then cut out with scissors. Trace the outer ears twice onto white cardstock, trace the horn once onto golden yellow cardstock, and trace the inner ears twice onto light pink cardstock. You could also use colored craft foam or craft felt for this project.

STEP THREE

Cut out the Unicorn patterns with scissors, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.

STEP FOUR

Draw diagonal lines on the unicorn's horn with a black marker.

STEP FIVE

Attach the light pink inner ears to the white outer ears with a glue gun and glue sticks. Glue the ears to the back of the paper plate and the horn in the center. TIP: You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.

STEP SIX

Cut strips from light pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple cardstock that are approximately one inch wide by eleven inches long.

STEP SEVEN

Cut each strip in half lengthwise. Flip the paper plate over and attach the rainbow pieces to the back with a glue gun and glue sticks. Start at the ear and overlap the colors to create the Unicorn’s mane.

STEP EIGHT

Create cheeks by dipping a sponge dabber into bright pink acrylic craft paint and stamping on either side of the face. 

STEP NINE

To finish, draw two half circle shaped closed eyes and eye lashes, two nostrils, and a smile from cheek to cheek with a black marker.

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