DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Hickory Dickory 'Round the Clock Paper Plate Craft

clock craft Use the Templates provided or use paint and markers to create your own.

paper plate
brass tab ("brass brad")
sharp pencil or nail
optional: paint, paintbrush and markers
scissors
hole punch
printer and paper
something to color with (if using the B&W Templates)
optional: glue and thin cardboard (old cereal boxes work well) or poster board -- makes the Templates that go around the paper plate a bit sturdier

Viewer Suggestion: instead of a paper plate, trace a plate onto a piece of cardboard or poster board and use that as the center of the project.

Optional: Paint the "bottom" of your paper plate: your paper plate has the side you'd eat from and the side you'd place on the table -- the bottom is the side you'd place on the table -- use whatever color or technique you like (we like sponge painting). This is going to be the face of your clock.
let dry
poke a hole in the center of the plate with a nail or sharp pencil (adult assistance)
print out the template(s) of choice.
Optional: glue the mouse template page and the arrows for the clock onto thin cardboard (old cereal boxes or poster board, for example) to make your creation sturdier
use the hole punch to punch a hole in the bottom of the template rectangle
Color (B&W version) and cut out the Templates
use the hole punch to punch a hole in the bottom of the arrows from the clock template
push the brass brad through the paper plate the arrows and the mouse -- the mouse should be behind the clock, the arrows should be on the front.
glue (or print with a marker) the numbers onto the clock
orbit your mouse around your clock!

Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).