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Handmade cute little crabs from paper plates. A happy summer craft!

Handmade cute little crabs from paper plates. A happy summer craft!

Summer means going to the beach to spend happy time. For many families, this is a happy trip to the ocean! Talk to the children about the various animals living in the ocean, and if you can do it together, That would be even more interesting! Share a tutorial on how to make crabs on a paper plate. It is simple and cute. Try it with your children~

Handmade cute little crabs from paper plates. A happy summer craft!

Materials and tools: paper plate, paint, brush, movable eyeball, twist stick, hot glue gun, hole punch, template. First take out the paper plate and paint it red.

Handmade cute little crabs from paper plates. A happy summer craft!

Then cut the paper tray according to the printing drawing. See [here] for the download address of the template.

Handmade cute little crabs from paper plates. A happy summer craft!

Fold the two large pliers inward along the curve of the edge of the paper plate.

Handmade cute little crabs from paper plates. A happy summer craft!

Fold the middle part of the pliers again to make the big pliers three-dimensional.

Handmade cute little crabs from paper plates. A happy summer craft!

Then take out the hole punch and punch two symmetrical holes in the middle of the pliers.

Handmade cute little crabs from paper plates. A happy summer craft!

Take out the red twist stick and movable eyeballs to make a pair of eyes.

Handmade cute little crabs from paper plates. A happy summer craft!

Then use the cut scraps to make small claws for the crab.

Handmade cute little crabs from paper plates. A happy summer craft!

Adhere the small pliers to the back of the body.

Handmade cute little crabs from paper plates. A happy summer craft!

Finally, decorate the eyes as shown, and the cute little red crab is completed~