Paper Plate Clock | Rainbow Flower Craft

Print and cut out the HOUR printable of the paper plate clock

The first page of the printable is the hours of the analog clock as well as the hands for the hours and minutes. Cut each of the circles and arrows using a pair of scissors.

Each number follows the sequence color of the rainbow. When doing this activity with kids, you may use these printable as a way for them to familiarize various colors.

Once cut, it should look like the sample image above. Set it aside for now.

Print and cut out the MINUTE printable of the paper plate clock

The second page of the downloadable printable is the minutes. They have the same color as the HOURS they match with from the 1st page. Cut it as well. using a pair of scissors.

Once cut, it should look like this. They are meant to be shaped like flowers petals so that the finished product looks like a pretty paper plater flower. Set it aside for now.

Attach the hands of the analog clock to the paper plate

Now grab a paper plate. This will be the base of the clock and where the printable will be glued.

Puncture the center of the paper plate with a sharp object like a pen.

To find the center you may fold and unfold the paper plate in half to find where the crease intersects or you may use a ruler.

Make a small hole by running through the sharp tip of a pen.

Once you have punctured a small hole in the center, get the arrows and a piece of split pin.

Run through the split pin to the end of the shorter arrow. You may use the pen to puncture a hole in the arrow if the split pin cannot pass through the arrow cutout well.

Next, run through the end of the longer arrow with the same split pin.

Now run it through the paper plate.

It should now look similar to the image above. Flip the paper plate over.

If the arrows are too long, you may trim the end so that it fits the paper plate.

IF you notice, the pin has 2 legs. Split the legs apart from each other.

Once the legs are split, flip the paper plate to the other side.

Assemble the HOUR cutouts.

Grab the HOUR cutouts and glue.

Assemble the 6, 3, 9, and 12 cutouts as shown in the image above. Doing this will help position the numbers symmetrically.

Now assemble the other number cutouts. Use an analog clock for reference.

Once each cutout is positioned and glue to the plate, it should look like this!

Paste the hours of the printable

Stick each “petal” at the back of the paper plate.

Paste each petal to the back of the color they match exactly.

Color has a strong impact on kids. This will help them memorize better the hours and minutes that match together.

Glue each petal as shown in the sample image above.

Halfway it should look something like this.

It now looks like a flower.

The paper plate clock is done!