When the Pokémon craze hit our house, my kids wanted Poké Balls everywhere. So we made a whole wall of them out of paper plates!
This craft is great cutting and gluing practice, and kids can copy the real Poké Ball styles or design their own. Mine were super proud of how theirs turned out.
How to Make a Poké Ball Paper Plate Craft
Paper plates (one per Poké Ball)
Crayons
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Trim the plates
Cut off the rim of each plate. Plates are sturdy, which is great for new cutters, but it takes effort, so help if needed.
Color
Color the top and bottom of each Poké Ball. There are lots of official styles, or kids can invent their own.
Cut the pieces
Cut black strips, big black circles and smaller white circles.
Glue the strips
Glue a black strip across the middle of each ball.
Make the buttons
Glue each small white circle on top of a big black circle.
Finish
Once dry, glue the button onto the center of the strip.
Poké Ball Design Ideas
We made a few classic styles and then got a little crazy with our own designs.
- Classic: Red top, white bottom.
- Great Ball: Blue top with red stripes.
- Ultra Ball: Black top with yellow marks.
- Make your own: Stripes, dots, lightning bolts, favorite colors.
- Display them: We taped a strip of contact paper sticky side out on the wall so the kids could stick them up and rearrange them.
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Perfect for
- Fine motor practice
- Preschool and kindergarten
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Poké Ball Craft FAQ
Color a paper plate, glue a black strip across the middle and add a black and white circle button.
About 4 and up. Younger kids may need help cutting the plate.
Yes! Half the fun is inventing new colors and patterns.
Tape contact paper sticky side out on a wall and stick them on.
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