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Listening Ears Craft {Easy, Effective, Paper Plate Craft for Kids}

By Jenn (aka Mama Jenn) • Last Updated: March 4, 2023

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Use this fun listening ears craft to teach kids the essential skills of listening, being attentive, and, following instructions!

Listening is a skill that every child needs to learn! And, I have found that skills seem to stick a lot better with little ones when you can incorporate some sort of crafty idea into the lesson! What better way to be reminded of the importance of listening than wearing these paper plate listening ears! My boys looked so cute wearing their listening ears! 

Listening Ears Paper Plate Craft for Kids

Confession: I didn’t come up with this idea. My kids brought their listening ears home from church one Sunday. So, I can’t take credit for the super cute idea. However, they seem to be very easy to make! 

Supplies for Paper Plate Listening Ears:

  • Small Paper Plates
  • Pipe Cleaners
  • Clipart Ears
  • Crayons or Markers
  • Scissors
  • Glue or Tape

How to Make Paper Plate Listening Ears:

1) Print clipart ears. Enlarge if needed.

2) Cut paper plate in half.

3) Color and cut out clipart ears.

4) Glue (or tape) ears onto plates.

5) Tape (or glue) pipe cleaners to the back of the plates.

6) Curve pipe cleaners and put listening ears on child’s head.

How to Use the Listening Ears:

The listening ears can be used for all sorts of educational activities and topics! Here are some ideas I have come up with:

  • Learning about the 5 Senses
  • Teaching about Attentiveness/Following Instructions
  • Studying the Anatomy of the Ear
  • Bible Lessons (Mary & Martha, Samuel, Solomon)

Books About Listening:

While I love hands-on activities that encourage active learning, I love books too! That’s why I like to pair activities along with books. There are tons of books you can use to help teach about this all essential skill of listening! Here are just a few:

Listen Up, Wonder Pup

Teach Your Dragon To Follow Instructions

Listening Time

Listening Ninja

Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen

The Rabbit Listened

What will you teach using the paper plate listening ears?

I hope you and your children/students enjoy this easy, fun, yet highly effective craft! How will you use the craft to teach your little ones?

Paper Plate Listening Ears Craft for Kids

This post was originally published on June 11, 2009.

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  1. annabelle g

    June 25, 2011 at 1:28 pm

    Thanks for sharing, this perfect for our ‘listen for the voice of the Lord’ lesson 🙂

    Reply
  2. Erin

    July 21, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    Thank you! I was looking for a good “ear”/listening craft for Samuel listening to God. This is perfect! (for tonight!) 🙂

    Reply
  3. pucktricks

    June 11, 2009 at 4:09 am

    I LOVE that. My kids come home with the coolest crafts from church too. This week my daughter made the cutest little Bible.

    Reply
  4. Helene

    June 11, 2009 at 3:52 am

    Oh I totally need my kids to make these. Maybe it’ll help them listen better. I can dream, right?

    Reply

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