Paper Plate Clock

Posted 2013-07-20 by Jane Street ⇒ follow

Have fun learning to tell the time by making your own paper plate clock. The lolly stick hands can be moved around to change the time on the clock.

Time: 10 minutes plus drying time to make the clock.
Age: Under 5's
Level: Easy

Materials

Paper plate

Paint (or crayons, pens etc) to decorate

2 popsicle (lolly) sticks

Hole punch

Butterfly clip (paper fastener)

Marker pen

Skewer to make a hole

Ribbon/string and sticky tape to hang up

Cheap materials

Method

Decorate the paper plate.

My daughter wanted to paint hers in rainbow colours

When dry, carefully poke a hole through the middle of the plate with a skewer.

Write numbers around the edges with a marker pen.

Cut popsicle sticks to the right length to make a big hand and a little hand.

Using a hole punch, make a hole at one end of both popsicle sticks.

Clock hands

Feed the butterfly clip (paper fastener) through the holes in both popsicle sticks then feed through the hole in the middle of the paper plate and secure at the back.

Ready to secure to the paper plate

If you want to hand the clock up, attach a loop of ribbon or string to the back with tape.

Your clock is now ready to play with! The hands can move round to make different times.

After my preschooler watched me write the numbers on the clock, she wanted to have a go too. We cut small squares of paper to stick onto the clock.

Extension ideas

Make a mouse to go with your clock and sing Hickory Dickory Dock nursery rhyme.

Play What's The Time Mr. Wolf?

Categories
#under_5s
#clock
#paper_plate
#painting
#popsicle_stick
#easy
#cheap

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