DIY Paper Plate Whale Puppet

Make the base of the paper plate whale

Grab a piece of the paper plate and fold it in half

Cut a small slit along the illustrated dashed line on the image above.

The slit should be wide enough for the popsicle slit to slide through.

Unfold the paper plate.

Paint the base of the paper plate whale

Color the top part of the paper plate until the slit. Paint the sky with your choice of color.

Here we mixed blue and white to make a light blue sky. You may opt for a purple or blue color to make a night sky or something else.

Paint a sun (or a moon) in the sky.

Then using white paint, paint some clouds.

If you’re doing a night sky, paint some stars.

Once the sky has been painted, set it aside to dry.

Cut out each of the elements in the printable.

Download then print the whale printable by clicking the yellow download button above. After printing it, cut along the outer edges of each element with a pair of scissors.

Once cut, you should have three whales and a template for the waves.

Create the sea for the paper plate whale craft

Get a piece of blue construction paper, a pencil, scissors, and the template of the waves.

Place the template on top of the blue paper (follow how it was placed on the picture above).

Then, trace the side of the wave only using a pencil.

Cut along the outline made using the pencil.

Place the painted paper plate halfway on top of the blue paper. Use the image above as a guide on how to place it.

Trace the bottom part of the paper plate with a pencil.

Cut along the outline made using the pencil.

Draw some wave lines on the cutout using white paint or white marker.

The sea for the paper plate whale is finished.

Stick a popsicle on the whale

Choose one of the whale cutouts to use. Here we have a pink, yellow and blue whale. We chose a yellow whale for this project since it contrasts nicely with the sky we painted on the paper plate base.

Stick one of the whales on one end of the paper plate.

Assemble the paper plate whale

Stick the bottom end of the popsicle stick to the slit.

Stick it like this. The bottom end of the popsicle stick should be at the back.

Now glue the edge of the sea cutout to the bottom half of the paper plate.

The paper plate whale is done! Move the stick up and down to make the whale move.