Cute and Easy Paper Plate Grill Craft

This paper grill craft is so cute, easy, and fun to make. Kids of all ages will love making this paper grill. This paper craft is not only simple, but budget-friendly, and can help promote pretend play. This is another one of our favorite camping crafts that promote things you do on a camping trip or outdoors. You can make this paper grill at home or in the classroom.

Paper Grill Craft

This paper grill craft is great for kids, especially younger kids like toddlers and preschoolers, though it can be fun for older kids too like kindergarten kids and other elementary aged kids.

It’s a great way to explore colors, textures, play with paints, and glue. Plus, this paper grill craft is a fun way to practice fine motor skills as well. And don’t forget the pretend play aspect of it! So, without further ado, let’s make this super cute paper grill!

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Related: Check out this pretend food printable set!

Supplies Needed To Make This Fun Paper Grill Craft

Optional: Clear scotch tape

How To Make This Super Cute Paper Grill

Step 1

Draw a line in the middle of your paper plate.

Then cut it in half.

Step 2

Paint a half of it blue.

Step 3

Glue 2 popsicle sticks together making an x.

Step 4

Glue the x to the blue paper plate half.

Step 5

Scrunch up your tissue paper together.

Add glue and glue it to your blue grill.

Add tape if it’s loose.

Step 6

Draw a spatula and hamburger on your 2nd paper plate. Cut them out and paint the utensils. Use your black marker to make details.

Step 7

You’re done! Now you can flip burgers on your own grill!

Craft Notes:

You can use hot glue, but children will need supervision. A glue stick is not optimal here.

How To Make This Paper Grill Craft Your Own

This paper grill craft is easy to make, and that means it is easy to change up and make your own! You can do things like:

• Change the color of the grill to your favorite color.
• Use other things than tissue paper like paper hand prints to make flames.
• Make extra foods like hot dogs and marshmallows. There are so many dishes you can make for your grill like pizza, bbq chicken, barbecue ribs, beef steaks whatever you can create with paper and paints! You can even do vegetables like corn.
• Make your grill more rectangle to look like a gas grill instead of a charcoal grill.
• Add handles to the side of the grill.
• Make more grill accessories like tongs or forks.
• Don’t have paint? Use color cardstock instead, colored pencil, or even crayons to decorate your grill. Cardboard will also work.
• Add glitter to your grill. Just make sure you have something under it for easy peasy clean-up. (One momma to another mom, you will wish you did put something under their glitter. I don’t know how, but they manage to get it everywhere.)
• Make other embellishments like a lid.
• Use a small stick or dowel rod to make kabobs using pom poms, vegetables are all colors of the rainbows, it’ll work!

Our Experience Making This Paper Grill Craft

Our family are big grillers. We love grilling at home, when we camp, holidays. There is just something so yummy about grilled meats and veggies. And the kids always want to help dad when he grills. However, I’m not a fan of my kids being around fire at such a young age, so this is the next best thing.

They can grill all of their favorites! We made hamburgers because my kiddos love when dad makes hamburgers on the grill. And now they can make their own! This paper grill craft is so cute and doubles as an easy paper plate craft for children of all ages. My young children had a blast. And they even got to level up their scissor skills. They had so much fun.

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How did your paper grill turn out?