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A 20–45 minutes craft for ages 5–12, using supplies you likely already have — Yarn, Hole Punches, and Sharpie Markers.

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    Make Paper Plate Flying Horse Craft

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    "Let's stick together and make this one!"

    Step 1: Cut a paper plate into a spiral shape.

    Take one paper plate and cut it into a spiral. Make each part of the spiral about 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide. Leave a big round part in the middle. Fold the center part up.

    Step 2: Trace and cut out the horse's head, legs, and wings.

    Print the horse craft template. Trace two horse heads onto two paper plates and cut them out. Trace the legs onto white construction paper and cut them out. Trace the wings onto blue paper (or any color you like) and cut them out. If you don't have the template, you can draw these parts yourself.

    Step 3: Draw faces and details on your horse parts.

    Use a black Sharpie marker to draw a face on each horse head. Let the marker dry so it doesn't smudge. Use colored markers to add fun details to the wings and legs.

    Step 4: Glue the horse heads, wings, and legs onto the spiral.

    Put glue on the back of both horse heads. Glue them to the top of the spiral, with the folded-up part of the spiral in the middle of the two heads. Glue the wings and legs in place. Hold your horse up to see where the parts should go, as they won't line up perfectly when it's flat.

    Step 5: Make a yarn tail for your horse.

    Cut a square (about 5x5 inches) from a paper plate. Wrap white yarn around this cardboard square about ten times. Cut the yarn. Slide a piece of white yarn under the wrapped yarn and tie it tightly at the top, leaving extra yarn to attach to your horse. Slide the yarn bundle off the square. Tie another piece of yarn just below the top to make a tassel. Snip the ends of the yarn apart.

    Step 6: Punch holes for the tail and mane.

    Use the hole punch to make a hole at the very bottom of your paper plate horse craft for the tail. Punch holes all along the back of the horse's neck and a few on top of the head, in front of the ears.

    Step 7: Attach the tail and mane, then add a hanger.

    Tie the yarn tassel (the tail you made) to the hole at the end of the spiral. For each hole on the back of the horse's neck, cut two pieces of yarn about 5 inches long. Fold a pair of yarn pieces in half and push the folded end through a hole. Pull the ends of the yarn through the loop and tighten it. Do this for each hole to make the mane. Repeat this for the holes on top of the horse's head, using shorter pieces of yarn. You can trim the yarn to the length you want. Finally, slide a piece of yarn about 12 inches long through one of the holes on top of the horse's head. This will be how you hang your flying horse mobile.
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    • A cartoon of Disposable Plates
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      • — Don't forget! Disposable plates may be compostable or recyclable! Do your part to keep trash out of the landfill.
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      • — Don't forget! Close all marker caps tightly.
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    • A cartoon of Glue Sticks
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      • — Don't forget! Put cap on glue sticks tightly.
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