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Paper Plate Polar Bear {Inspired by Pinterest Craft Tutorial}

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I’m so excited to launch a new series from Baby Loving Mama! I’ve been using Pinterest for just over a year now. Last year a friend introduced it to me while I was on bed rest as an easy way to kill some time and browse creative ideas. It quickly becomes an addiction! Although I do my best not to use it as a simple time killer these days (spending time with those I love is priceless), I do use it for sparking creative ideas whether it be for fun crafts to do with my daughter, ways to spruce up my home on a budget, or even cleaning tips and tricks. What are your favorite Pinterest ideas? Have you actually DONE them? Well that’s our goal here – to actually do what we see on those boards and bring you our experiences, tips and tricks with creative pinned ideas.

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I fell in love with this adorable little polar bear and instantly added him to my “Fun with Kids” board. The original pin lead to a dead link so I’ve linked to another well done tutorial here as well. I’ve made a few variations to my little friend.

Paper Plate Polar Bear Craft

Supplies:

  • White paper plate (I used the back of one with pattern)
  • Shaving cream
  • White school glue
  • Container to mix shaving cream puff paint (I used disposable paper cup)
  • Round cosmetic pads
  • Googly eyes
  • Black construction paper (see alternative ideas below)
  • Scissors
  • Paint brush (see alternative ideas below)
  • Cotton balls (optional)

Directions

 

  1. Mix equal parts shaving cream and white school glue into a cup and stir
  2. Apply the puff paint mixture over entire plate. We used a cheap paint brush but you could easily use a popsicle stick or even fingers for a great tactile experience.
  3. Add googly eyes and round make-up pads for ears.
  4. Cut circle from black construction paper and add for nose. You could of course use any black, round object for a nose. You could use egg cartons cut and painted, paper colored with marker, pom poms, or even an oreo cookie!
  5. I’ve seen most of these finished at this step but I thought it would be more fun to have a fuzzy polar bear so we pulled apart cotton balls and added some fur to our new friend.

 

Of course it takes some time for this to dry. I hope you and your little ones have as much fun making this as we did!

About Janelle

Janelle, contributor of Finding Zest since 2012, is the proud mom to Nora (9) and Kate (2), and a freelance graphic designer (www.designsbyjanelle.com). She enjoys spending time with family, writing, crafting, and bargain shopping. Janelle dedicates much of her time to baby loss grief support, having lost five of her own, by donating memory boxes to local hospitals. Visit her at blessedwithmore.com where she shares her journey through infertility and loss.

Comments

  1. Jennifer Mae Hiles says

    January 15, 2013 at 8:31 am

    Aw, that’s really cute. I have to say that the last 2 photos make it look like a cake! Now I’m hungry.

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  8. Beth R says

    January 15, 2013 at 7:51 pm

    So cute!! I love the idea of mixing shaving cream and the glue to give it more texture!! Definitely adding to our to do list

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  10. Bekah Kuczenski says

    January 15, 2013 at 11:53 pm

    I am so excited for your new series! This project is so cute- my daughter loves bears and would have a blast making this!

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  15. Amanda says

    January 21, 2013 at 9:33 pm

    This upcoming winter my kiddo will be old enough to do this! and with coupons I get shave cream free so really cheap craft for us! thank you for posting 🙂

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  17. Zoopa Mome says

    January 25, 2013 at 8:11 am

    My daughter made this in her preschool class! So cute…and it stays puffy which is great! She loved it and it’s still hanging on our refrigerator!

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  19. Eileen says

    January 27, 2013 at 4:39 am

    This is so darn cute! My daughter does day care in our home with her little one and our other grandchild the same age, plus part time little ones. This is of course too hard for 15 monthers to do alone but she does want to get into starting crafts. It would still be cute to help them with and have some momentos when they were so little…and the parents would love it too! So darling, inexpensive, and fun!

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