Paper Plate Football Pouch

Paper Plate Football Pouch

Make a paper plate football pouch to carry your favorite snacks, toys, or craft supplies. You can make the football a traditional color or use your favorite team colors.

10-20 minutes Ages 3-10

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A 10–20 minutes craft for ages 3–10, using supplies you likely already have — Yarn, Hole Punches, and Sharpie Markers.

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    Make Paper Plate Football Pouch

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    Step 1: Paint the Plates

    Lay out some newspaper to limit the painting mess. Place your 2 paper plates on the newspaper, bottom side up. Paint the bottom of each plate brown (or whatever color you like), leaving the top one to two inches unpainted (we’re going to cut this off later). If you don’t want to use paint, you can use crayons or markers instead to color your plates.

    Step 2: Cut a Football Shape

    Once the paint has dried, sandwich the plates together so that the unpainted sides are together. Then cut a curve along the top so that you form a football shape out of your plates. Ask an adult to help with the scissors.

    Step 3: Add More Details

    Now decorate your footballs some more. Get out the white paint, and add the lacing, curves on each end and even write a message or the number of your favorite player. Again, if you don’t want to get out the paint, just use markers or crayons for this step instead.

    Step 4: Put the Footballs Together

    Once the paint has dried, it’s time to put the pouch together. Sandwich the football shapes together, leaving an opening between them. Use a stapler to staple all around the outside edge, with the staples about an inch or so apart. It’s most important to make sure you staple it enough that anything you put inside cannot slide out.

    Step 5: Add a Handle

    To add a handle, first use your hole punch to put a hole on each end of the football pouch. Cut 5 lengths of white yarn, about a yard long each. Gather the strands together and tie a knot in the center to keep them all together. Then add a couple more knots on each side. Next, lace each end through the holes you made and secure in place with another knot. Trim up the ends so that they are even and form a little tassle.
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    • A cartoon of Yarn
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Sharpie Markers
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Paint
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Close all paint lids tightly.
    • A cartoon of Newspapers
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Plaper Plates
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Hole Punches
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Staplers
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Scissors
      Where they belong:
    • A cartoon of Paint Brushes
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      • — Don't forget! Rinse all the paint out of your paint brushes.

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