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How to Make a Paper Plate Fan


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May 26, 2017

Paper Plate Fan - finished fanChildren will have lots of fun making these colourful paper plate fans. Help younger ones along by doing the gluing for them. If you like, use a glue gun for speed as long as you keep it out of reach of little fingers.

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Supplies:

  • 1 paper plate
  • crayons, paints, or markers for colouring
  • strong glue
  • embellishments
  • 4 lolly sticks
  • scissors
Paper Plate Fan - supplies
 
Paper Plate Fan - ribbon and stickers
 

Steps:

  1. Use scissors to cut the plate in half. One plate will make 2 fans.
  2. Paper Plate Fan - cut plate in half
     
  3. Draw a design.
  4. Paper Plate Fan - draw a design
     
  5. Colour it in with crayons, paints, or markers.
  6. Paper Plate Fan - color
     
    Paper Plate Fan - color with crayons, paint, or markers
     
  7. I like mine just as it is, but you could let your imagination run wild with embellishments, ribbon, lace, buttons, collage, decoupage, and such like.
  8. Paper Plate Fan - coloring complete
     
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  9. Glue two sticks to the back of the fan and glue them together where they cross.
  10. Paper Plate Fan - glue 2 Popsicle sticks to back at an angle
     
    Paper Plate Fan - glue the sticks together where they cross
     
  11. A little bow where they cross and embellishments at the top of the sticks is nice.
  12. Paper Plate Fan - add a rib
     
  13. I dare you to be bold and use your beautiful fan in public. You could also use it as a decoration. It would look lovely in a bedroom.
  14. Paper Plate Fan - finished fan
     
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