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Earth Day Paper Plate

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Go planet, it's your Earth Day! This upcycled Earth Day craft reuses a paper plate to make a huggable work of art.

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Craft by CIY Staff

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1 Sketch globe on bottom side of paper plate.

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2 Paint paper plate. Dry 1–2 hours.

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3 Outline continents with marker.

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4 Sketch and cut out construction paper heart.

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5 Glue heart to center of globe.

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6 Match and select your skin tone to colored pencils, then trace and color handprints.

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7 Flip handprints over and glue to bottom side of plate.

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8 Gently wrap hands over top of paper plate and glue to plate near edges of heart.

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9 Hang as a decoration to show your love for Earth Day!

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