Inspired by all the native mothers and babies I have seen around my house this Spring, I made this koala craft for Australia Day. This cute koala and her joey are made from paper plates. It’s a fun little craft that you can use for Australia Day decorations too. Why not replace your Christmas wreath with these guys? Here’s how to make them…
Things you need
Two or three large paper plates, one small paper plate, grey, pink, black and white paint, paint tray, paint brush, craft glue, four googly eyes (two small, two larger), scissors, masking tape, printout of template (Lotta paper plate koala temp).
How to make them
- Print out the template which shows you how to cut your paper plates. Tape them onto the plates and cut out all the pieces. You can cut out the ears, noses and arms from the leftovers of the koala body plates. You will also need a whole small paper plate for the mother koala’s head.
- Paint all the pieces and plates and allow them to dry.
- Assemble your koalas with craft glue.
- Decorate them as desired. I added some gum leafs and added a pattern to one of the koalas to differentiate them. You could add indigenous dot patterns, sponged textures or a Happy Australia Day banner.
Now you have the paper plates out, what else could you make? You could whip up a Bleeding Crepe Paper Unicorn or a No Drama Llama puppet.
Looking for more Australia Day crafts? We also have a Jumping Kangaroo and some beautiful Australian Paper Flowers.
