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DIY Child’s Paper Plate Clock! An Easy Craft That Teaches Time!

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January 15, 2014 Carlee at Fun Learning Life 12 Comments

Clock Craft

This is a great way to get kids interested in time and is awesome for hand-eye coordination and to order numbers.

My daughter and I were having a tea party and I also wanted to set up a craft for us to do together.  I decided we would make Clocks out of Paper Plates that I picked up from the dollar store called the Dollar Tree, along with other supplies.

Clock Craft Made With Paper Plate

This is what we used:

Paper Plate

2 pieces of different colored construction paper

2 different colored Markers

Hole punch

Ruler

Pencil

Safety Scissors

Paste

Metal Paper Fasteners

Clock Craft Made With Paper Plate Fasteners

To get started, I went ahead and blocked the numbers out for my daughter in alternating colors.

Clock Craft Made With Paper Plate Numbers

I then cut out the hands of the clock and set them up on the plate to make sure they would fit.

Clock Craft Made With Paper Plate Hands

After centering them and cutting them a little shorter, I used the whole punch.

Clock Craft Made With Paper Plate Whole Punch

I then lined this up again in the middle and made a circle in the center with a pencil.  This way I would know where to poke the hole for the metal paper fastener.

Clock Craft Made With Paper Plate with spot marked

After, I poked the hole with a meat thermometer (you could also use an ice pick). I then handed over the plate, numbers, clock hands, paste, metal fastener, and safety scissors to my daughter so she could complete the craft. I suggest adult supervision depending upon the age when working with scissors.

Clock Craft Kit DIY

I had made one of these in advance as a guide, and here is how I finished it.

Clock Craft Made With Paper Plate 4 corners Numbers on Plate

I placed the 4 numbers first to help line up the others.

Clock Craft Made With Paper Plate Numbers on Plate

I pasted all the numbers down.

Clock Craft Made With Paper Plate with Fastener

I then attached the hands with the metal fastener, and that was it. (FYI, I found these at Kmart.) 

Clock Craft Made With Paper Plate Assembled

As my daughter put hers together, we discussed the order of numbers and the best way to place them. She was able to finish up her part of the craft with ease.  We then talked about what time it was, and moved the hands to the proper spot. After that we hung our clocks up for all to see!

Have you made a craft like this at home with your kids? What did you use?

If you try this out with your kids, let me know how it goes.

FFM

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Comments

  1. Christy Garrett @ Uplifting Families says

    January 15, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    I remember doing this when I was in school and so did my older kids. It's an easy craft and it is a great teaching tool. Thank you for sharing.
    Reply
    • Stefani says

      January 20, 2014 at 6:39 pm

      I think I remember making one when I was I school too. Or something similar. :)
      Reply
  2. Barb W. says

    January 16, 2014 at 11:49 am

    I love this! What a great teaching tool! Going to keep this idea to make one with my grand daughter soon.
    Reply
  3. Brandy says

    January 17, 2014 at 9:22 am

    I love this project. My five year old has no clue how to tell time at all and my 7 year old only knows digital (I think he's just lazy about it). The 7 year old has learned this type of clock time telling in school before. So I think I will make this as a fun craft to do as a family and use it to each them time!
    Reply
  4. Brandy @MVL says

    January 17, 2014 at 9:23 am

    I remember my daughter making something like this in school, now that I think about it. As she keeps mentioning home schooling and I keep thinking about home schooling for my middle child - I am on the look out for various craft/teaching ideas to see if home schooling can be a good fit for us!
    Reply
  5. Daisy says

    January 17, 2014 at 11:05 am

    This is cute and I can't wait to try it with my son! He is a preschooler now and there is so much to learn. I love ideas like this that make learning fun.
    Reply
  6. Kelsey Apley says

    January 17, 2014 at 1:09 pm

    What a fun craft. I love how easy it would be able to make and cheap too!
    Reply
  7. brett says

    January 17, 2014 at 3:25 pm

    awesome idea. kids NEED to know how to tell time!
    Reply
  8. Angela says

    January 17, 2014 at 8:45 pm

    This looks like a fun one for the kids, and I love that you can use it for learning.
    Reply
  9. Danielle @ We Have It All says

    January 17, 2014 at 10:28 pm

    OMGosh that's so easy, I would have never thought to do this!
    Reply
  10. Stefani says

    January 20, 2014 at 10:50 am

    My son is 5 and in kindergarten, this will come in handy. I think it might be fun to make too!
    Reply
  11. Debi@TheSpringMount6Pack says

    January 20, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    I love this. My daughter is wanting to learn how to tell time.
    Reply

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