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How to Make an Out of This World Flying Saucer Toy

May 20, 2015 by Sue Lively

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Today I have a super-simple tutorial to make a paper plate flying saucer toy that looks REALLY COOL when it is thrown like a frisbee and will get the kids outside to have some out of this world fun!

Flying Saucer Toy

The great thing about these saucers is that kids as young as preschoolers can make them, and they can be decorated any way the kids want.

Cutting and decorating a saucer develops fine-motor skills and playing with it gets kids throwing, running and laughing! 

Supplies for the Flying Saucer Toy:

  • 1 paper plate per flying saucer (we used coloured paper plates with white on one side and a solid colour on one side)
  • Scissors
  • Stickers to decorate (we used neon adhesive paper reinforcement stickers because they looked like little windows or lights!)
  • Optional: crayons or markers to decorate

How to Make the Saucers:

Step 1: Draw the Lines

With the plate upside down, draw a circle around the base of the plate. Inside the circle, draw lines dividing the circle into 12 equal pieces as shown below.

Cutting Frisbee
Onetime is still working on holding scissors correctly, but was so eager to cut today that he didn’t want to be told where to put his fingers!

Step 2: Cut Out the Flaps

Have your child cut along the straight lines as far as the circle. You may need to get them started with the first few flaps.

Step 3: Bend the Flaps

Show your child how to fold every other triangle up and press the others down (see picture below).

Folding Flying Saucer Toy

Step 4: Decorate!

Have fun decorating with stickers or crayons/markers!

Decorating Frisbees
Stickers ended up all over – but we had fun!

Step 5: Extend the Fun

If your child is enjoying making the saucers, they might also like to create landing pad targets out of other plates. Then you can play a game where you’re throwing the flying saucers and trying to get them to land on the landing pads – just like frisbee golf!

Throwing a Flying Saucer Toy

Head outside to test your new saucers! Just throw them like frisbees.

Learning to Throw the Frisbee
After a few demonstrations of how to hold a “Flying Saucer” frisbee (thumb on top and coloured side of the plate down), Onetime began practising his throws. He got pretty good at it too after just a few tries. We even had fun throwing the saucers from the top of our local playground climbers!

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If you’re looking for another fun and simple outdoor “make and play” activity for the kids, be sure to check out these Flying Fish Spinners.

Flying Fish Paper Spinners

Hope you give these saucers a try. They were fun to make and definitely fun to fly!

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  1. susen @Dabbling Momma says

    May 21, 2015 at 7:08 am

    I LOVE the flying saucer and so easy and fun for the kids to make! Pinning!

    • Sue Lively says

      May 22, 2015 at 6:44 am

      Thanks Susen. Have fun with it! Thanks for dropping by.

  2. Totschooling says

    May 21, 2015 at 9:12 am

    The flying saucer is awesome, Sue! We will try it for sure!

    • Sue Lively says

      May 22, 2015 at 6:44 am

      Thanks for dropping by Viviana!

  3. Shelah says

    May 21, 2015 at 11:22 am

    That flying saucer is awesome. I will be trying it out soon!

    • Sue Lively says

      May 22, 2015 at 6:45 am

      Have fun with it Shelah! Thanks for dropping by!

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