Paper Plate Christmas Tree Whirligig - Red Ted Art - Make crafting with kids easy & fun

Time for some more easy Christmas Crafts for Preschoolers. Today we share how to make a Paper Plate Christmas Tree Twirler.

Easy and fun! This is one of many of our Paper Plate Twirler Crafts for kids.

It is paper plate twirler time again. You guys adore the fabulous Autumn Tree Twirlers (with it’s lovely falling leaves – great for adding Thankfulness messages to), that it is now time for a, yes you guessed it, Paper Plate Christmas Tree Whirligig.

I my daughter says this is her favourite.. well, we ALL love Christmas, right? And this 3d Christmas Tree for Kids to make is just adorable and so so sooooo easy. Love everything about it. Just so fun. This Christmas Tree Twirlers make great kids’ room decorations or classroom decorations.

I think that this would be a great collaborative project too – you can spend as little or as long as you want on the Paper Baubles hanging from the Paper Plate Tree – either cut some colourful circles (like we did) or use toddler paintings or get everyone to design one in detail. You can even hang “photo baubles” from your Christmas Whirligig!! One simple Paper Plate craft, so many options! This is a fabulous Christmas Craft for Preschoolers and Tots

If you love CHRISTMAS TREE Crafts.. you HAVE to check out our full collection of Christmas Tree Crafts for Kids. We also have many great “general” Christmas Crafts for Preschoolers that I think you will love!

If you like to plan ahead…. check out these FABULOUS Paper Plate Dragon Whirlgigs for Chinese New Year (complete with printable dragons)

Christmas Tree Paper Plate Twirlers – Materials

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Per tree a paper plate – if you are short on time and can get green ones, perfect, but we like to paint ours
Green paint & brushes
Coloured paper we used “paper scraps” and focussed on rainbow colours
Scissors, glue stick, stapler
Hole punch (single hole hole punches are super handy US / UK)
Bakers Twine (oh how I LOVE bakers twine) (US/ UK)

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As mentioned, you could also use photos to make your paper baubles or you could make 3D Paper Baubles – make this as simple or as “extended” as you like. If your baubles take longer to make, then these Christmas Tree Whirligigs make great collaborative projects too – get a team of kids in the classroom or a siblings to work together.

How to make Paper Plate Christmas Tree Whirligigs

We have another short and sweet Whirligig video for you to watch.. but again have Step by Step Twirler instructions (with photos) below! Choose which ever method you prefer!

How to make a Paper Plate Whirligig – step by step instructions

How to make a paper plate twirler - Paper Plate Christmas Tree Whirligig - Paper Plate Twirlers are a easy and fun to make and are a great classroom Christmas Decoration. They look fabulous at home. Paper Plate Christmas trees can also be made as collaborative project.. and we give tips to simplify the craft or extend it, depending on how much time you have. They are SUCH a pretty decoration for Christmas though.. I do hope you have a go. Fabulous Christmas Crafts for Preschoolers!

Paint your paper plate a lovely Christmas Tree green. Let it dry and paint the reverse side.

Paper Plate Christmas Twirler. Paper Plate Christmas Tree Whirligig - Paper Plate Twirlers are a easy and fun to make and are a great classroom Christmas Decoration. They look fabulous at home. Paper Plate Christmas trees can also be made as collaborative project.. and we give tips to simplify the craft or extend it, depending on how much time you have. They are SUCH a pretty decoration for Christmas though.. I do hope you have a go. Fabulous Christmas Crafts for Preschoolers!

Whilst waiting for the paper plate to dry, you can start cutting out some cirlces for baubles and 2 paper stars. We cut out about 12 Baubles and I think used 9 of them… decorate if you wish!

How to make a whirligig with a Paper Plate. Paper Plate Christmas Tree Whirligig - Paper Plate Twirlers are a easy and fun to make and are a great classroom Christmas Decoration. They look fabulous at home. Paper Plate Christmas trees can also be made as collaborative project.. and we give tips to simplify the craft or extend it, depending on how much time you have. They are SUCH a pretty decoration for Christmas though.. I do hope you have a go. Fabulous Christmas Crafts for Preschoolers!

Once your paper plate is dry, get your scissors and cute a spiral into your Paper Plate to make the Christmas Tree Twirler. It should look a bit like a snail.
NOTE: the thicker your snail twirls the more compact your Christmas tree will be.. the thinner.. the more “elongated” it will be. It is a style preference!

Gorgeous Paper Plate Twirlers for Christmas. Paper Plate Christmas Tree Whirligig - Paper Plate Twirlers are a easy and fun to make and are a great classroom Christmas Decoration. They look fabulous at home. Paper Plate Christmas trees can also be made as collaborative project.. and we give tips to simplify the craft or extend it, depending on how much time you have. They are SUCH a pretty decoration for Christmas though.. I do hope you have a go. Fabulous Christmas Crafts for Preschoolers!

Take a piece of string and tie a knot one end. Then staple it into place.
Next you glue your paper star to the top of your tree – make the string stick between the 2 stars.

Now comes the fun bit (actually, all of it is fun). Take your hole punch and make holes into your baubles and into your Christmas Tree Paper Plate. On the paper plate, try and spread them out evenly.. but to be honest, we sort of added them as we went along… and then ended up skipping some holes. Again… it is really a matter of preference as to how many “baubles” you would like to add to your Tree Twirler!

Tie on each bauble with a peice of string. Now this can be great fine motor skills for younger kids. They can thread the string and you can knot it onto the tree for them.