This easy snail craft for kids uses a fun cotton ball painting technique that makes this snail art! Kids of all ages, especially preschool & Kindergarten, will enjoy this simple snail craft that combines fine motor skills of cutting and cotton ball stamp painting. This snail craft is great for home or the classroom or at home because you only need a few craft supplies.
Easy Snail Craft for Kids
Making a snail is a fairly easy craft and early elementary kids can make it themselves and kindergarteners and preschooler should only need minimal help. This paper plate craft is great to reinforce practicing colors, patterns and cutting skills.
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How to Make a Snail from a Paper Plate
Our kids loved painting with cotton balls. Using cotton balls like a stamp is a great way to keep your child busy. This is one of our favorite paper plate crafts for kids.
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Supplies Needed
Instructions for Snail Craft
Step 1
To make the snail, start cutting the paper plate from the outside, in a continuous circle until you reach the middle. This will create a spiral shape.
Step 2
Trim the edge and round the snail “head”.
Step 3
Glue a googly eye into place, twist the fuzzy stick into a snail antenna shape and glue to the back of the paper plate.
Step 4
Use the clothespin to pick up the cotton balls, dip them into various paint colors and dab all over the snail body.
Step 5
Draw a smile, let dry and you have a cute snail! Just be sure to keep him out of the garden!
Finished Snail Craft for Kids
Isn’t this snail paper plate craft adorable?!
What a great activity for any snail or spring theme or lesson plan.
Preschool Paper Plate Snail Craft
This super cute painted snail craft is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten kids and uses minimal supplies. It is a ver popular paper plate craft for kids!
Materials
- Paper plate
- Craft paints
- Cotton balls
- Clothespin
- Googly eye
- Fuzzy stick
- Glue
Tools
- Scissors
Instructions
- To make the snail , start cutting the paper plate from the outside, in a continuous circle until you reach the middle. This will create a spiral shape. Trim the edge and round the snail “head”.
- Glue a googly eye into place, twist the fuzzy stick into a snail antenna shape and glue to the back of the paper plate.
- Use the clothespin to pick up the cotton balls, dip them into various paint colors and dab all over the snail body.
- Draw a smile, let dry and you have a cute snail! Just be sure to keep him out of the garden!
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How did your snail craft turn out? What colors did you cotton ball paint your paper plate snail?
I love this simple snail craft so much! It is really easy to do with younger kids and is great for practicing scissor skills.