Firefly Paper Plate Craft
Make a cute paper plate firefly, just like in the book 'The Very Lonely Firefly'.
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Make a cute paper plate firefly, just like in the book 'The Very Lonely Firefly'.
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Make a cute paper plate firefly, just like in the book 'The Very Lonely Firefly'.
Paint the outside of the paper plate red for the wings. Paint the inside of the paper plate yellow on the bottom for the light and brown on the top for the body. You may want to flip the plate over and paint the outside red too. If you don't, your firefly's wings will be white on the outside.
Cut out a large green circle for the head, two yellow medium sized circles, two small blue circles, one red mouth, and two orange antennas. Assemble the parts of the face and glue them to the head. We used colors that matched the firefly in the book, but you can get creative and use colors you like!
This step can be a little confusing, so you may want to ask an adult to help you. Cut two arches from the red rim of the paper plate, one along the top of the paper plate and the second one along the bottom of the paper plate. The arches will separate the wings from the body. Make sure to leave the two sides of the paper plate connected to the wings.
Grab the top and the bottom of the wings, twist them into circle wing shapes, and pinch them together until they look like the right shape. You'll want to Overlap a part of each wing on top of itself, then staple them.
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