Peace Plates

Yesterday I read my class What Does Peace Feel Like? and then we made our peace plates!

I LOVE these peace plates. They’re so beautiful but easy to do, and they work perfectly as a Remembrance Day art project.

Peace Plates. Remembrance Day art project for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students. Easy to do! #gradeonederful #remembranceday #remembrancedaycraft #peaceplates #remembrancedayart

I used plain white plates … those very flimsy ones from the dollar store. They have a light coating on them so that the tape will pull up fairly easily. I put masking tape on them ahead of time. I was very careful to make sure that all the edges were down so that no paint would seep through.

Peace Plates. Remembrance Day art project for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students. Easy to do! #gradeonederful #remembranceday #remembrancedaycraft #peaceplates #remembrancedayart

The kids used their water colours. All I told them was to cover the entire plate and that they could use any colour except black, brown or gray.

After their paintings dried, I carefully peeled off the tape, then outlined their peace signs with a black sharpie.

Peace Plates. Remembrance Day art project for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students. Easy to do! #gradeonederful #remembranceday #remembrancedaycraft #peaceplates #remembrancedayart

Couldn’t be easier!

Peace Plates. Remembrance Day art project for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students. Easy to do! #gradeonederful #remembranceday #remembrancedaycraft #peaceplates #remembrancedayart

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12 thoughts on “Peace Plates”

  1. I had to experiment with different plates – masking tape would not peel cleanly off the cheap uncoated plates. The tempera paint we used didn't stick well to the coated plates, it beaded up. :/ We still got some nice plates because 3 and 4 year olds are persistent with paint! Many layers later the color stayed. 🙂

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  2. Oh, I'm sorry you had so much trouble but glad it finally worked out :)We used smooth white plates but they weren't coated with anything.We also used water colour paint, not tempera, and it coated quickly and easily. They were just the cheap kids' paint.

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