{"id":19828,"date":"2017-05-23T07:42:46","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T06:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/?p=19828"},"modified":"2024-01-05T22:19:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T22:19:07","slug":"rocking-paper-plate-crab-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/rocking-paper-plate-crab-craft\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocking Paper Plate Crab Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My boys have always loved crafting things that move or that they can play with after. This Rocking Paper Plate Crab Craft ticks all the boxes!<\/p>\n

These adorable homemade crabs can be gently rocked backwards and forwards and they also have pincers that actually open and close too. Hours of fun nip, nip, nipping the whole household LOL!<\/p>\n

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Paper plates make a great base for this easy crab craft. Why not check out some of our other fave paper plate crafts too?<\/p>\n

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Readers love our Handprint and Paper Plate Lion Mask<\/a> \u2013 super fun for the dress up box, \u00a0Jingly Paper Plate Tambourines<\/a> \u2013 great for music time and our Bat Mobile<\/a> which is a fun decoration for any bedroom.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve made this rocking paper plate crab craft as part of the #CollectiveNouns series organised by my friend Anthea at Blue Bear Wood. <\/a>\u00a0New collective noun animal crafts will be posted by bloggers throughout May. Check out the most adorable Pounce of Pouncing Cats was posted by Left Brain Craft Brain<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 such a fun kitty engineering project and a Streak Of Tiger Finger Puppets by Moms and Crafters.<\/a><\/p>\n

I have to admit that I didn\u2019t actually know what you called a group of crabs and had to look it up. It seems that a collection of live crabs is referred to as a cast. We couldn\u2019t find any information about where or why that particular collective noun came into use. We came up with the idea that it was from crabs \u201ccasting\u201d off their hard exoskeleton shells when they grow. Do let us know if you have any other ideas!<\/p>\n

Rocking Paper Plate Crab Craft Tutorial<\/span><\/h2>\n

We hope you have fun with this paper plate crab craft. They are lots of fun to play with and so easy to make you could craft your own cast of crabs in no time!<\/p>\n

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