I LOVE Put Me in the Zoo and other children’s activities and crafts based on books – it really helps the characters come alive in a young child’s mind! This adorable paper plate craft for kids is perfect to pair with the book Put Me in the Zoo – the perfect addition to your Dr. Seuss Day type activities. So grab a copy of the book, snuggle up with the kids to read it, and then get started on your creative paper plate craft!
Put Me in the Zoo Paper Plate Craft Supplies:
2 paper plates
scissors
paint brush
yellow paint
black paint
2 googly eyes
1 pack of multi colored pom pom balls
glue
Put Me in the Zoo Paper Plate Craft Directions:
1. Start by painting one of your paper plates all yellow.
2. Cut out two ears from your other paper plate and glue on the back of the yellow paper plate.
3. Glue on your googly eyes
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4. Paint a black circle in the center as the nose and continue on to create a mouth.
5. Take your glue bottle and dab little spots all around your paper plate.
6. Take your pom pom balls and place them on the dabs of glue.
There you have it! Although this isn’t Dr. Seuss this book goes great with those themes – you can find our Dr. Seuss inspired crafts, snacks, & activities here! OR we have a few other posts listed below for crafts & activities based on children’s books:
Log Hotel
Russell the Sheep
Buy Put Me in the Zoo (I can read it all by myself’ Beginner Books) now!
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yetunde stella olatunde says
Love love love this simple but educational art craft. it was easy to explain to my kids and very colorful for our walls.
Cindy deRosier says
I’m the Editor of Fun Family Crafts and wanted to let you know that we have featured your adorable project! You can see it here:
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If you have other kid-friendly craft tutorials, we’d love for you to submit them. If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can get one from the right side bar of your post above. Thanks for such a great project idea!
Susie TenEyck says
THIS is a cute idea! I can do the same thing with my award-winning book HERE I AM by Susie TenEyck. Awesome. I would use construction paper for the ears or paint stiff white paper to match instead of using another paper plate. For my character, heart punchouts or jewels could be glued on for the nose! LOL. Love it! Thanks for the idea!
Stacy Henry says
This is really cute, but the book isn’t Dr. Seuss.
Crystal @ Surviving a Teacher's Salary says
Nope! It’s by Robert Lopshire 🙂