Crazy Hair Day / Paper Plate Hair Portraits
Paper Plate Hair Portraits
Children draw a face on a paper plate and give it wild hair from yarn and pipe cleaners.
How to run it
- Give each child a paper plate and markers to draw a face.
- Set out yarn, pipe cleaners and paper strips.
- Glue or tape the materials around the edge as wild hair.
- Display the portraits as a crazy hair gallery.
You will need
- paper plates
- yarn
- pipe cleaners
- paper strips
- PVA glue
- markers
Make it easier or harderPre-cut yarn for younger children; older children can curl paper and braid yarn.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 1, Outcome 4Creating a self-portrait supports identity and creative expression.
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