Polar Bear Twirler

KidsCraftRoom

An easy winter craft by creating a paper plate polar bear. Watch polar bear spin around and round as you hold it in your hand or give it a gentle blow.

Materials Needed:

• 2 Paper Plates
• Wiggle Eyes
• Small Black Pom Pom
• Blue Paper
• Blue Marker Pen
• Black Marker Pen
• Scissors
• Ribbon
• Glue
• Sticky Tape

What to do:

• Starting from the outside of your paper plate cut a spiral towards the middle. You might want to draw a pencil line first for children to follow.
• Cut the middle out of your second paper plate to make the head for your polar bear twirler.
• Use the rim of the paper plate to cut out two bear ears.
• Colour the middle of the polar bear ears black and glue them onto the back of the head.
• Glue on your wiggle eyes, black pom pom nose and draw on a happy smile.
• Use some more pieces of the second paper plate’s rim to cut two polar bear paws and colour the pads in black.
• Glue the paws onto the spiral of the polar bear twirler.
• Cut two or more fish shapes from your blue paper and decorate them with marker pens.
• Glue the fish onto the outer spiral of the paper plate twirler.
• Turn your paper plate twirler over and glue or tape some ribbon onto the back of the polar bear’s head.
• Hold the ribbon and blow the polar bear and it will begin to twirl around.

Hints and Tips:

• Hang them from the ceiling.
• Draw the polar bear face for the children to decorate.
• Have pieces pre-made/pre-cut for younger children.

Reference: 
Paper Plate Polar Bear Twirler, KidsCraftRoom