DEEP SPACE
EASY PROJECT FOR ALL AGESPaper Plate Poinsettia
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WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
• 10”, 9” & 6” Plate (exact size is not as
important as 3 different sizes)
• Red, white, green and yellow liquid
tempera paint
• Gold metallic paint (optional)
• Small kitchen sponges (cut a regular
sponge into smaller rectangles)
• Red, white and green oil pastels
• Paint brushes
• Yellow tissue paper
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Small plastic cup or lid
• White School Glue
This project is perfect for those days during
the holiday season when you need a fun
activity for your festival of lights unit or
holiday unit.
While standards are for grade 5, this project
is easy for all age levels.
THE LEGEND OF THE POINSETTIA by Tomie DePaola This book is set in a small village on Mexico
and is a retelling of a traditional folk tale. It
has strong
religious
content.
Each
teacher can
determine
whether it
is suitable
for his or
her
classroom.
Poinsettia PAPER PLATES
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1. MAKING THE FLOWEREach student receives 3 paper plates. I use the
most inexpensive brand that has no printing on
it. It doesn’t matter the size of the plates, but it
does help to have 3 different sizes: small,
medium and large.
Place a small condiment cup or circle template
in the middle of the LARGEST PLATE. Draw a
circle.
Starting at the outside edge of the plate, cut a
leaf shape towards the center circle. Do not cut
through the circle.
For younger kids, it may be helpful to draw a
flower pattern. Older kids will be fine eye-
balling a leaf shape.
The leaf shapes do not have to be perfect and
in fact, are more appealing if they are irregular.
Repeat steps for all 3 plates. The largest plate
will be the
outer green
leaves. The
medium plate
is for the large
petals and the
small plate is
for the smaller
petals.
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2. STAMPING THE FLOWERS
• Use the sponges and paint to sponge paint the green onto the large
plate, and a combination of red and white paint on the two other
plates.
• The gold metallic paint can be mixed in to create a glimmer effect.
• When dry (about 1 hour) use the oil pastels to draw veins and stems.
• Use small tissue paper wadded into small balls to act as seeds.
Or use glitter foam sheets.
• Glue the three layers together.
• As the glue dries, the paper
leaves will curl.
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DO YOU CELEBRATE DURING THE HOLIDAYS?
HOW DID YOU CREATE YOUR ARTWORK? (What tools, supplies and techniques did you use?)
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TRADITION IN YOUR HOME?
Artist StatementYour name
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