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A 30–45 minutes craft for ages 7–12, using supplies you likely already have — Sharpie Markers, Pom Poms, and Scissors.

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    Make Horse Craft for Kids

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    "I can't wait to make a project with you!"

    Step 1: Prepare your painting area and paint the paper plates.

    Ask a grown-up to help you lay out some newspaper to keep your crafting surface clean. Place your two paper plates upside down on the newspaper. Use pompoms to paint the plates with your favorite colors. If you don't want to use paint, you can color the plates with crayons or markers instead.

    Step 2: Print and use the horse template to cut out all the horse parts.

    May need grown-up help
    Ask a grown-up to help you download and print the horse craft template. Use the template to cut out all the different parts for your horse from construction paper. You can also cut out small tombstone shapes for nostrils if you want to add them.

    Step 3: Cut one paper plate into the shape of a horse's head.

    Once the paint on your plates is dry, take one of the painted paper plates. Ask a grown-up to help you cut it into the shape of a horse's head. It might be easier to draw the curves with a black marker on the unpainted side first.

    Step 4: Paint extra details onto your horse's head and other parts.

    If you want to add more colors or patterns, place your horse's head and any other parts back onto the newspaper. Use pompoms to tap paint any extra details you like. You can also use crayons or markers for this step.

    Step 5: Color the hooves black and prepare the nostrils.

    On each of the horse's legs you cut out, color the bottom half-inch black to make the hooves. If you are making 3D nostrils, fold the bottoms and draw small holes on them with your black marker.

    Step 6: Connect the horse's head to its body.

    Take the paper plate that will be your horse's body. Ask a grown-up to help you cut a one-inch tab into the plate. Bend this tab upwards and put glue from your glue stick on it. Carefully attach the horse's head to this tab and press firmly so it sticks well.

    Step 7: Attach the legs and tail to the horse's body.

    Ask a grown-up to help you cut long slits into your horse's tail to make it look like hair. Gently crumple the tail a little bit. Then, use your glue stick to attach the legs and the tail to the underside of your horse's body.

    Step 8: Make and attach the horse's mane.

    Cut a strip of paper about 2 inches wide and 5 inches long for the mane. Fold a small part of it lengthwise; this folded part will be used to glue it down. Ask a grown-up to help you snip the other part of the strip to make it look like hair. Use your glue stick to attach the mane. It should start on the top of the horse's head and go down onto its body.

    Step 9: Add eyes and nostrils to your horse's face.

    Now it's time to give your horse a face! You can draw nostrils with your black marker or attach the 3D paper nostrils you made earlier. Then, glue on the googly eyes.

    Step 10: Fold and glue the ears onto the horse's head.

    Take one of the ears you cut out. Overlap the two sides at the slit and use your glue stick to hold them together. This will make the ear stand up a bit. Then, glue this ear onto your horse's head. Do the same thing for the other ear.
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    Clean up

    Put things away so your space is tidy for next time.

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    Put away our supplies

    Check off each supply when it is put away — and any clean-up tips underneath are done too. You might find a fun surprise!

    • A cartoon of Sharpie Markers
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Pom Poms
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Googly Eyes
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    • A cartoon of Paint
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Close all paint lids tightly.
    • A cartoon of Markers
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Close all marker caps tightly.
    • A cartoon of Construction Paper
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Crayons
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Newspapers
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Plaper Plates
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    • A cartoon of Glue Sticks
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Put cap on glue sticks tightly.
    • A cartoon of Scissors
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