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Paper Plate Polar Bear Craft for Toddlers

December 29, 2018 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: This paper plate polar bear craft turns into a puppet that toddlers can use as a prop. Perfect for circle time while reading polar bear books!

One of my favorite ways of getting our toddlers involved in circle time is with props.

I’ve talked about it in the video My Secret to a Successful Circle Time.

Props get the children engaged.

They become part of the activity instead of just sitting and listening.

I truly believe this is why our 2 year olds enjoy our gatherings on the carpet.

They are involved.

And that is what I consider successful.

 

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How to Make Polar Bear Masks for a Toddler Winter Activity

 

What we used:

White washable tempera paint

Shaving cream

White glue

Paper plates (the cheap flimsy kind work great)

Black construction paper

Black crayon or marker

Large wooden sticks

 

Because 2 year olds have a short attention span, I assembled the puppets before we meet at the art table.

 

Assembling the polar bear masks:

Cut small circles from a few of the extra paper plates so that you have 2 ears for each mask that is being made.

Cut 2 holes for each paper plate. These will be for the eyes to look through.

Cut circles from black construction paper and set aside. These will be the noses that the children will apply.

Staple 2 ears on each mask. Use the crayon or marker to create dark color in the middle of the ears.

Staple 1 large craft stick to the bottom of each mask.

 

How to Make Polar Bear Masks for a Toddler Winter Activity

At the art table:

Provide a container for each child that has an even amount of paint, glue, and shaving cream.

Add a brush.

How to Make Polar Bear Masks for a Toddler Winter Activity

Invite the children to apply the paint/glue/shaving cream mixture to the front of the mask. Then add the nose.

Allow to thoroughly dry.

They are now ready to be used during circle time!

How to Make Polar Bear Masks for a Toddler Winter Activity

When the children first held up their polar bear masks, they had the front facing them.

This actually makes sense, as this is the only way they could see the face!

How to Make Polar Bear Masks for a Toddler Winter Activity

How to Make Polar Bear Masks for a Toddler Winter Activity

But then they turned them around.

Mighty polar bears!

How to Make Polar Bear Masks for a Toddler Winter Activity

We then read the book Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You See?

And we marched around with our masks to music.


How to Make Polar Bear Masks for a Toddler Winter Activity

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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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