• Green turtleTurtle image by Michael Bird from Fotolia.com
  
  Turtles are a hit with kids, perhaps because of its deceptively simple shape: that of a large circle with a pointed tail, blunt legs and rounded head. Turtles figure in popular tales, move with stately slowness and live for a very long time. Perhaps their resemblance to dinosaurs adds to their appeal, as well. Whatever the reason for their popularity, kids will enjoy creating tissue paper crafts.
  
  

Yogurt Turtle

• Clean out a yogurt container and turn it upside down on the table. Pour some white glue in a container and dilute it with water. Rip green tissue paper into little pieces, then dip them in the glue and put them on the yogurt container. Do not stop until the yogurt container is completely covered. Cut out a head, tail and legs from green tissue paper or construction paper and glue them to the inside lip of the container. Once the glue is dry, finish off the turtle by drawing eyes and a mouth on the head, and decorating the "shell."
  
  

Plate Turtle

• Paint the back side of a paper plate or bowl with green paint. Cut or tear green tissue paper into strips and glue them onto the back of the paper plate. Add more texture by painting the tissue paper pieces again once you cover the back of the plate. Cut out a head, tail and legs from construction paper and glue them to the rim of the plate to create your turtle.
  
  

Bottle Turtle

• Create a see turtle marionette like the one suggested by Caribbean Conservation Corporation. Stuff a plastic bottle with scraps of green tissue paper. Don't stop until the inside of the bottle is completely full. Use a box cutter to cut four slots into the bottle, two on either side. Insert plastic spoons for the legs. Slit a hole in in the bottom of the bottle and insert a plastic knife for the tail. Cut a green sponge into the shape of a turtle's head, and stuff it into the bottle's neck.