This simple-to-make poinsettia is made from a paper plate and a child’s handprint cutouts.

Supplies Needed:
  • A paper plate
  • Red, green, and yellow construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue (or a stapler)

Instructions

1.

Trace a child’s hand on red and green paper construction paper.

This is a picture of the traced handprints.
2.

Cut out the hand tracings.

This is a picture of the cut out paper handprints.
3.

Glue or staple a circle of green handprint tracings (fingers pointing outwards) around the outside of the plate.

This is a picture of the circle of paper handprints.
4.

Glue or staple a second circle of red handprint tracings (fingers pointing outwards) just inside the first circle.

This is a picture of the two circular rows of paper handprints.
5.

Glue or staple a third circle of red handprint tracings at the center of the plate.

This is a picture of the three circular rows of paper handprints.
6.

Glue a small paper circle in the center of the flower.

This is a picture of the finished poinsettia craft.