Tissue Paper Moon Paper Plate Craft

The Tissue Paper Moon Paper Plate Craft is a great moon craft for Moon Day. This is a super easy to use up craft that can be adapted for kids of different ages.

You will have fun gluing the tissue paper on the plate and having each kid make their own moon.

You can also talk about the moon landing and phases of the moon while doing this craft.

The Tissue Paper Moon Paper Plate Craft is an excellent addition to the moon crafts and space crafts on the site.

Tissue Paper Moon Paper Plate Craft

The tissue paper moon paper plate craft is a project that children of all ages can create. You have a plate with gray tissue paper and black circles to make craters.

Preschool (ages 3 to 4), PreK (ages 4 to 5), and kindergarten (ages 5 to 6) will have a lot of fun making this moon craft.

Moon Books You Can Read With the Tissue Paper Moon Craft

For our tissue paper moon craft use the moon sequencing cards and The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons. We just love her information books.

Both are great for kids to see and learn more about the moon. Then make this fun moon craft.

What we used to make the Tissue Paper Moon Paper Plate Craft

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Preparing the Tissue Paper

We cut the gray tissue paper into 1 inch to 3/4 inch squares. You can do bigger squares for younger kids.

We use circle punches to make the black circle tissue paper. We use the 1 inch craft punch and 5/8 inch craft punch to make the circles.

How we made the Tissue Paper Moon Paper Plate Craft

You will see how we made the tissue paper moon craft.

Step 1: Put Glue on the Paper Plate

You are going to put glue all over the paper plate. We used glue in a bottle.

But you could put glue in a dish and use a foam paint brush to paint the glue on the paper plate for younger kids.

Step 2: Cover the Paper Plate with Gray Tissue Paper

Next we covered all of the paper plate with the gray tissue paper. You can see we started inthe center and worked our way to the edge. It won’t matter where you start.

And as kids are putting the tissue paper on they might see they need more glue and that is okay. And if the tissue paper does not cover the whole plate that is okay as well.

Step 3: Glue the Black Circles On the Paper Plate

Then we put black circles on the moon for the craters. You can put the circles anywhere on the plate. we did a mix of the 1inch and 5/8 inch on the plate.

If kids want to know where they might go you can show them pictures of the moon.

Step 4: Paint White Dots on the Black Cardstock

To prepare the background for the moon. We use a paint marker to dot white dots on the paper plate. You use the marker to just make dots along the edge of the paper. They don’t need to fill in the center.

You can have them place the paper plate on the black cardstock to see where they need to dot.

We have also used a white oil pastel to make the stars. You can see that on this moon painting.

Step 5: Put Glue on the Edge of the Paper Plate

You are going to have kids turn the paper plate over and then apply glue to the edge of the plate. You can use the glue bottle but paint brush idea from above will work as well.

Step 6: Put the Paper Plate on the Black Cardstock

The last step that we did was to put the paper plate on the black cardstock. You will place the moon in the center of the paper. But it is okay if it is off a little bit.

And your moon craft is finished!

Final look at our Tissue Paper Moon Paper Plate Craft

More Moon Crafts & Printables For Kids

Phases of the Moon Weekly Packs has 6 grade level of packs with prek, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade and fourth grade. You have fun phases of the moon sequencing and activities.

A fun to make Washi Tape Moon Craft is a great fine motor craft that kids can do with gray colored washi tape. It is simple and easy to prepare and make.

Easy to Make Phases Of the Moon Wreath is a fun way to teach kids the phases while doing a fun craft.

Sequencing: Phases of the Moon Printable has all 8 phases of the moon that can be done with all 8 or in four parts of the moon phases. You have easy reader books, clip cards, order the moon phases and phases of the moon worksheets.

Night Sky Wreath is a pretty wreath with stars and a moon. A great theme for space and learning about stars and the moon.

You can make a fun 3D Model of the Phases of the Moon. A fun way to see way the moon moves around the Earth.

Check out all the fun Moon Activities & Printables on 3 Dinosaurs.