With Avengers: End Game being released it’s likely that your child is all about being a superhero and I can’t think of a better way to let them express their true hero than by making them a totally cool Captain America Shield!
The thing I love about this craft is that it uses paper plates and other supplies you likely already have on hand. It’s inexpensive, fun and the perfect craft to make on a rainy spring day!
Captain America Shield Paper Plate Craft
Supplies you’ll need for this:
- 3 Paper Plates (you want them to fit inside of each color so, 3 different sizes)
- Red Acrylic Paint
- Paintbrush
- Blue Cardstock
- White Cardstock
- Black Foam Sheet
- Hot Glue Gun
- Scissors
- Pencil
How to Make it:
Start by painting the backside of your largest paper plate and your smallest paper plate red and allow them both to dry.
In the meantime, trace out a circle that is just large enough to fit on top of the smallest paper plate. We used the backend of a small bowl to trace a perfect circle onto our blue cardstock using a pencil.
Cut that circle out.
Next, trace another circle of the same size but this time, onto the white cardstock. You will now need to draw a star on the inside of this circle. Doing so will allow the star to fit perfectly onto the blue circle once cut.
Cut out the star.
Take your black foam sheet and carefully cut out a long strip and try to make the ends resemble handles. This is going to be the handle you glue onto the paper plate to hold your shield.
Once your paper plates have dried, start assembling the shield by hot gluing the plates onto each other then add the blue circle and star.
Finally, flip the entire shield over and glue the black foam piece onto the backside of the plate. Allow to dry.
You now have a Captain American Shield that is ready for battle!
