Abraham Lincoln Plate Craft for Kids

Whether you are learning about Abraham Lincoln for kids, learning about American presidents, celebrating Presidents Day on the third Monday in February, or getting readyf for the 4th of July, this abraham lincoln craft is perfect. Using abraham lincoln crafts with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders is a way to learn about Lincoln in a fun, memorable way. Plus this easy abraham lincoln paper plate craft is simple to make with kids.

Abraham Lincoln Craft

Abaham Lincoln’s birthday was February 12, 1809 and was celebrated as a holiday up until 1971 when the Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1971 combined both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln’s birthday to the third Monday in February to be celebrated as Presidents Day. If you are looking for a fun presidents day craft, just learning about Lincolen with kids, celebrating with a  fourth of july craft, or any other number of reasons, this Abraham Lincoln Craft is a fun and simple lincoln craft for kids. To make this paper palte craft, you will only need a few simple materials you probably already have on hand. This is a fun abraham lincoln crafts to make with toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 students.

Abraham lincoln paper plate craft

So here is what you need to make this super cute abraham lincoln craft kindergarten. 

• Paper or Styrofoam Plate
• 1 piece Black Construction Paper
• Black felt (or black craft foam or even just another piece of black construction paper)
• 2 Jumbo Craft Sticks
• Scissors & a stapler

Abraham lincoln craft kindergarten

First, to make this abraham lincoln preschool craft,  you will need to cut out the inside of the circle so you can see your child’s cute little face.

Now cut 2” horizontally off the black construction paper. Staple the larger piece of construction paper (vertically to make a tall hat), the 2” strip horizontally to make the hat’s brim, and a craft stick at the back to the top of the plate.

Note: Don’t skip the craft stick at the back of the hat. The craft stick behind the hat gives the hat some stability so it doesn’t flop down.

Abe lincoln craft

Cut the felt to be just longer than the width of your plate in a “bumpy” pattern to make it look like a beard. Fold over and tape.

Finally, staple a jumbo craft stick to the bottom of the plate for your child to hold the mask. Alternatively you could attach string by hole punching both sides and tie it around your child’s head.
Isn’t is super cute?

This Abraham Lincoln Costume would be great for a President’s day play too!

Abraham lincoln crafts

We made a very simple, but incredibly fun Abraham Lincoln Log Cabin snack for the kids as part of our President’s Day Mini Unit.

I gave the kids graham crackers, large pretzel rods, small pretzel sticks, and peanut butter to build a log cabin. The kids got really creative and had fun building their logs – they almost forgot to eat them. They tasted supper yummy too!

Note: Please skip the peanut butter if your child has a peanut/nut allergy.