Who’s ready to head on over to the beach?

I know we are, but for now, we will make some fun crab crafts at home.

Not only is this craft perfect for kids, toddlers, and preschoolers to enjoy making, but it’s the perfect add-on when doing an ocean lesson.

This is one of our favorite ocean crafts while learning about ocean animals.

It’s the perfect way to tie in a unit together while still adding a bit of fun for the kids to enjoy.

I’ve made these crafts in the classroom with my students and also at home when I homeschooled my girls.

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Materials Needed For Paper Plate Crab Craft

• Paper plate
• Red paint
• Sponge cut into a square
• Googly eyes
• Red construction paper
• Scissors 
• Craft glue

How To Make Paper Plate Crab Craft

This is an easy craft that is perfect to make at home.

• Start by cutting a sponge into four squares.
• On the paper plate sponge on the red paint on one side.
• Allow to completely dry.
• Then flip your paper plate and sponge red paint on the other side until the entire paper plate is covered.
• Allow drying.
• Fold the paper plate in half once the plate is completely dry.
• Set a heavy book on the paper plate for a bit to make sure the crease sets in.
• Cut red strips with construction paper and glue them on your paper plate.
• Glue on your googly eyes.
• Using a black marker add a mouth to your crab if you wanted to on the inside

Easy Craft For Kids

My girls absolutely loved this craft because it was easy and fun, and it was perfect to use as a puppet as well for songs and games.

We got so caught up in enjoying the moment that I completely forgot to even take any shots of them creating their artwork. 

You could also use this ocean kids crab craft as an art project when learning the alphabet.

I used to love creating different animals for each letter when I used to teach in the classroom.

My students loved it and it really helped with letter recognition and sounds.

Craft With Learning Skills

• Fine-moto skills
• Creativity
• Perfect for science lessons
• Problem-solving
• Focusing
• Confidence

Favorite Must-Have Craft Materials

You can never have enough craft materials at home or in your classroom.

You never know when you will get stuck at home for a long period of time.

Here are a few of my must-haves always in stock in my home closet to keep the girls busy with arts and crafts!

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Paper Plate Crab Craft

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Active Time: 15 minutes

Additional Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 17 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Estimated Cost: $8

Create this easy and fun paper plate craft for kids! A perfect craft to add to any oceans theme unit.

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Materials

• Paper plate
• Red paint
• Sponge cut into a square
• Googly eyes
• Red construction paper

Tools

• Scissors
• Craft glue

Instructions

1. Start by cutting a sponge into four squares.
2. On the paper plate sponge on the red paint on one side.
3. Allow to completely dry.
4. Then flip your paper plate and sponge red paint on the other side until the entire paper plate is covered.
5. Allow drying.
6. Fold the paper plate in half once the plate is completely dry.
7. Set a heavy book on the paper plate for a bit to make sure the crease sets in.
8. Cut red strips with construction paper and glue on your paper plate.
9. Glue on your googly eyes.
10. Using a black marker add a mouth to your crab if you wanted to on the inside

More Ocean Themed Paper Plate Crafts From The Blog

If you loved this Ocean Crab Paper Plate Craft for Kids, then you will also love the following ocean crafts I have put together for you:

       

Would your child enjoy making this crab craft?