Football Mobile Craft | GlueStick

Show your love for football by making this cool mobile! You'll print, color, and cut out football shapes, then hang them from a paper plate ring to create a unique decoration.

30-45 minutes Ages 5-12 2 steps may need help

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A 30–45 minutes craft for ages 5–12, using supplies you likely already have — Yarn, Scissors, and White Glue.

GlueStick supports kids from setup to cleanup. After they choose a project, we guide them through gathering the supplies, making it, and cleaning up when they're done. We'll even help them share it safely with trusted family and friends.

Ad-free and kid-safe library — designed by a mom who wants kids to explore and create independently.

This project is perfect for:

football fans
indoor activity
budget-friendly craft
fine motor skill practice
Big Game Sunday

Step 1: Paint the paper plate

May need grown-up help

Lay out some newspaper on your crafting surface. Place the paper plate on the newspaper. Pinch a pompom with a clothespin to form your “paint brush”. Then paint the plate green (like a football field). When one side has dried, paint the other side green also.

Step 2: Paint on Some Details

Once the green paint has dried, cut the paper plate into a spiral with sections about 1 1/2 inches wide. Round off the sharp edges and fold the very center up. This will be where we place the hanger later. Use a q-tip and some white paint to add the yard markers to your spiral (as pictured). Set it aside to allow the paint a little time to dry.

Step 3: Print the football shapes

May need grown-up help

While the paint is drying, ask a grown-up to help you print the football shapes from attached printables. You will need both printable pages. It’s best if you print onto cardstock. If you don’t have cardstock, you will want to glue the pieces onto a paper plate for greater stability. Color whatever pictures you want to use on your football mobile using markers or crayons. We chose to use 6 pictures for our DIY football decoration. You can use more or less. Then cut out the pictures you have colored.

Step 4: Cut out the football shapes and punch holes

Carefully cut out each football shape. Ask a grown-up for help if it's tricky to cut along the lines. Use your hole punch to put a hole in the top of each cut out piece. Then punch a hole in the center of the folded up section of your painted paper plate. Punch holes, spaced out equally, for each of the pieces you plan to add to your mobile. Also add an extra hole at the very end if you plan to add a tassel…though this is optional.

Step 5: Assemble the mobile

Cut small pieces of yarn for each of your cut out football decorations. Lace a piece of yarn through the hole in one of your pieces and tie it to a hole on your paper plate so that it is hanging about an inch down from the plate. Trim away any excess yarn after tying your knot. Repeat this process for each of your mobile pieces. Leave the end hole empty if you plan to add a tassel (see step 6 for this optional step). Cut a piece of yarn about 18 inches long and lace it through the top hole. Tie it together at the end to form the hanger for your DIY football decoration.

Football Mobile Craft | GlueStick

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