Watermelon Paper Plate Craft: How to Make a Cool Fan

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This watermelon paper plate craft is a wonderful way to make a decorative fan that you can really use.

With just a few supplies (that you probably already have in your home or classroom), your kids can create a paper plate watermelon fan. My boys and I had a blast making our fans - and we hope you do, too.

Get my tips for making your own fan with a customizable watermelon theme. And get ready for a cool craft!

Have Sweet DIY Fun with a Paper Plate Fan

I love making crafts with my boys that we can actually use. It's so much fun to see our hard work and creative time turn into something useful.

Craft time has always been a big part of our summer homeschool fun. With a lot more wiggle room in our routine, the boys and I like to get out our art and crafts supplies for screen-free activities.

As the boys get older, crafts have become more complex. Most of the time, I just let them loose with their materials and look forward to when they share their creations.

When the boys were younger, I often led our craft time. And I'm so glad that I did! I went over my rules and expectations (especially for how to use materials and clean up). Now, I can let them go and know that they'll keep mess at a minimum.

Yesterday, Xman (my youngest) worked on a sort of mixed media craft. He used watercolor paints, coffee filters, paper plates, and cotton balls to make one of his favorite fruits - watermelon 🍉

It reminded me of this watermelon paper plate craft that I made with each of my boys when they were young. I decided to replicate this craft and Xman helped. We had a blast making it together. Sometimes simple crafts are the best crafts!

Suggested Supplies for This Watermelon Craft

This watermelon-themed craft is fantastic because you really only need a few materials to make it. Of course, I recommend that you supplies that you have in your home. Get creative!

• paper plate
• construction paper (red and green)
• popsicle sticks (wood craft sticks)
• glue (white glue or craft glue works best!)
• scissors
• optional: paint (red, green, and black if you decide to tweak this craft), paintbrushes, watermelon seeds

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Easy Ways to Extend Your Watermelon Fun

When it comes to learning about watermelons, there are plenty of fun books for kids that explore this fruit in a variety of ways.

From stories about growing watermelons to educational activities and games, these resources provide children with creative ways to learn more about the delicious summertime fruit.

This Watermelon Is Not Round: A fun and cute book about kindness, self-love and anti-bullying for kids aged 3 to 6 (I Love Being Different)Watermelon (Books for Young Learners)The Watermelon SeedWatermelon Party (The Dorothy and Orrie)Bananagrams Word-a-Melon: Family-Fun Word Search Game for Kids Age 6+KFNER Watermelon Bingo Games - Summer Bingo Card - 24 Players Bingo Game Set for Adult Family Friends - School Classroom Indoor Outdoor Activities - Fruit Themed Birthday Party Favors Supplies -C08Eureka Watermelon Stickers - Scented

How to Make This Watermelon Paper Plate Craft

In just 4 simple steps, you'll have a delightful watermelon paper fan. Here are the steps to follow so you can make it with your kids:

STEP 1

Prepare the paper pieces.

Cut a paper plate in half and trace it on a piece of red paper and then a piece of green paper.

Trim the red piece so that the rounded edge is just a little smaller than the green page.

STEP 2

Make the wood craft stick X.

Glue two craft sticks into an X so that they overlap toward the bottom instead of in the center.

Glue the wide part of the X to the backside of one half of the paper plate.

STEP 3

Attach red and green pieces to the paper plate.

Glue the green paper to the paper plate so that the edges align. Then, glue the red piece of paper onto the green paper so that the straight edges align.

These pieces will be the red watermelon and the green rinds.

STEP 4

Cut out and glue black "seeds".

Finally, snip some black construction paper and glue the small pieces onto the red paper for seeds.

OR you can also glue real watermelon seeds to the fan.

Enjoy Your Paper Plate Fans!

The paper fans can be used for many different activities like cooling off during hot days or using them in pretend play.

Other creative uses include using them as wall art decorations, props for pretend theater plays or even making an instrument out of it. Oh, and these fans are perfect for celebrating National Watermelon Day (August 3)!

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