This is a fun craft that can easily be scaled down for young toddlers or up for older children.

1. Gather your materials. You will need a paper plate or heavy card stock cut in a circle, some paint , paper for ears, pipe cleaners, some cardboard or large tongue depressors for the handle and dark colored marker for the eyes and mouth.
2. Paint the paper plate.
3. This picture illustrates perfectly why non toxic paints are a requirement with young kids!
4. While your child is painting , cut out two ears , glue or using double stick tape attach them to the underside of the plate.
5. Have your child paint the cardboard handle or tongue depressor.
6. While they are painting that twist some pipe cleaners together for the whiskers.
7. To attach these to the plate poke two holes in the paper plate and using another pipe cleaner make a loop, slide the whiskers in then tighten the loop , and twist. Cover the pipe cleaner on the underside with tape to protect your child from any pokes.
8. Draw on the eyes, and mouth, attach the handle, and voila!

** To make it harder for older children you can cut out eyes, a mouth and use more than one color paint too! **