How to Make an Out of This World Flying Saucer Toy

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!

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).

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!

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