Are you looking for fun Dr. Seuss Activities for Kids to do after reading his funny stories! The Sleep Book Paper Plate Craftis inspired by Van Vleck, the main character in the hilarious story, The Sleep Book.
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The Sleep Book Paper Plate Craft:
In the story, Van Vleck is a small bug who is getting sleepy. His yawn makes everyone around him yawn and sleepy too. This simple paper plate craft of the main character is an easy for kids to make and fun book-inspired activity to do after reading the silly story.
Why Should Kids Make Crafts?
Creating crafts can be a fun way for kids to develop their fine motor skills, hand and eye coordination, muscle strength, and much more.
These developmental skills are important for pre-readers, because they will help children be able to hold a pencil, write, and even turn pages in a book.
Getting Ready To Make The Sleep Book Paper Plate Craft:
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What’s Needed:
- The Sleep Book by Dr. Seuss
- Paper Plate
- Yellow Paint
- Paint Brush
- Yellow Curling Ribbon
- Yellow Construction Paper
- White Construction Paper
- Glue
- Scissors
- Black Pom Pom
- Black Marker
Not only is this simple paper plate craft easy for kids to create, but it’s also inexpensive so you can make it with your class or homeschool co-op, after-school program, or children in your child care center. You can get all of the supplies that you need to make this craft from the Dollar Tree.
This book-inspired craft doesn’t require any prep work either so it’s perfect for a last minute project on a rainy day.
How To Make The Sleep Book Paper Plate Craft:
To begin making this book-inspired craft, your kids will paint a paper plate with the yellow paint. You can also buy yellow paper plates at most dollar stores to save time.
After the paint dries, your children will glue the black pom pom in the middle of the paper plate. If you don’t have black pom poms, they can cut a circle out of black construction paper or craft foam.
Next, your students will draw a mouth at the bottom of the paper plate with a black marker. They can create any kind of expression from a wiggly smile to a frumpy frown. Your kids might even want to draw the character, Van Vleck yawning.
Then, your kids will cut the yellow curling ribbon in strips that are about four inches long. Before attaching the ribbon the plate plate, tape the ends together it a bunch so it is easier to glue.
After taping the ribbon together, your kids will glue the bunch on the back of the paper plate so the ribbon sticks out of the top for the hair.
While the glue dries, your students will cut one circle or oval out of the yellow and two circles or ovals out of the white construction paper.
Next, your kids will fold and cut the yellow circle or oval in half. They will then glue them onto the top of the white circles ovals to create Van Vleck’s droopy eyelids.
After gluing the circles or ovals together, your students will attach them on the center of the paper plate. Finally, they will then draw a semi-circle on the white circles or ovals using a black marker to create the pupils.
Making fun,book-inspired crafts likeThe Sleep Book Paper Plate Craft encourages children to read, retell the story, and create. It’s also a great way for kids to work on developing their fine motor skills and listening comprehension.
Pin It For Later:
Do you want to save this book-inspired craft for later? Pin this to your crafts for kids board on Pinterest and it’ll be here for when you’re ready!
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The Sleep Book Paper Plate Craft
Making fun,book-inspired crafts likeThe Sleep Book Paper Plate Craftencourages children to read, retell the story, and create. It's also a great way for kids to work on developing their fine motor skills and listening comprehension.
Active Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
DifficultyEasy
Materials
- Paper Plate
- Yellow Paint
- Paint Brush
- Yellow Curling Ribbon
- Yellow Construction Paper
- White Construction Paper
- Glue
- Scissors
- Black Pom Pom
- Black Marker
Instructions
To begin making this book-inspired craft, your kids will paint a paper plate with the yellow paint. You can also buy yellow paper plates to save time.
After the paint dries, your children will glue the black pom pom in the middle of the paper plate. If you don't have black pom poms, they can cut a circle out of black construction paper.
Next, your students will draw a mouth at the bottom of the paper plate with the marker.
Then, your kids will cut the yellow curling ribbon in strips that are about four inches long. Before attaching the ribbon the plate plate, tape the ends together it a bunch so it is easier to glue. After taping the ribbon together, your kids will glue it on the back of the paper plate so the ribbon sticks out of the top for the hair.
While the glue dries, your students will cut one circle or oval out of the yellow and two circles or ovals out of the white construction paper. Next, your kids will fold and cut the yellow circle or oval in half. They will then glue them onto the top of the white circles ovals to create Van Vleck's droopy eyelids.
After gluing the circles or ovals together, your students will attach them on the center of the paper plate. Finally, they will then draw a semi-circle on the white ovals using a black marker for the pupils.
