Materials
9" (23 cm) paper plates, two per child
Paint or crayons
Paper fasteners
Scissors
Instructions
1. Show the children how to fold both plates in half and use the fold as a guideline.
2. On one plate, have the children draw or paint a picture of a house or any outside scene on the
top half, while the bottom of the plate is the ground decorated with grass etc. This is the scene
plate.
3. On the top half of the scene plate, trim off all the excess parts of the plate closest to the picture.
4. On the other plate, invite the children to color or paint a day scene on the top half and a night
scene on the lower portion.
5. Use the paper fastener to attach the picture plate to the top of the day and night plate.
6. Then turn night into day!
More to do
More art: The scene plate can be changed to animal habitats, various seasons of the year, or even
the weather.
