When my daughter was younger, we had a giraffe theme going. I made her an adorable giraffe toy and we decorated our home with all things giraffe for several months (and years).
We even created a full-on giraffes-only playroom!
Recently, I decided to redecorate this room and make it more fun for my son, who’s almost three years old now. In doing so, I found myself looking up ideas for giraffe crafts that could be used to decorate the room while also being fun enough that he would enjoy playing with them too.
Here are 15 Giraffe Crafts For Kids, Outline of the post.
Section: Giraffe Name Craft – Cut paper into long strips using sharp scissors. Use these strips to write your child’s name on each strip in black marker or paint pen ink (or any other color).
Lay the strips flat on butcher paper or white cardstock paper then place another piece of cardstock over top so when you pull off the top layer there is no writing left behind! This creates nice clean lines plus looks pretty cool too)
Grab some brown craft foam squares (they come in different sizes) then stick them onto your wall using sticky tack or double-sided tape
(whatever works best for your situation). You can either leave them as squares or cut them into triangles if you prefer because both look good too! It can either be just one type of animal-like elephants or tigers etc but if it’s something like dogs then include puppies etc so they aren’t lonely)
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Giraffe Cut and Paste
Trace around an image onto construction paper then cut it out with scissors before pasting it onto a larger sheet of white paper. Take another sheet of construction paper and draw an outline around whatever object you want such as a flower pot plant etc by tracing around the edges first with a pencil before
Giraffe Name Craft
- To start, you’ll need the following supplies:
- Paint brushes (1 big brush, 1 small brush)
- Paint in 2 different colors of your choice (for example, we used black and blue!)
Next, make sure that each piece of paper has been cut out properly. If you don’t have a cutting machine at home, this can be done easily by folding over one corner so that when unfolded it creates a straight edge for cutting.
When folded correctly, the animal will look like this: `
Giraffe Cut and Paste
- Cut and paste a black and white picture of a giraffe’s head.
- Cut and paste a black and white picture of a giraffe’s body.
- Cut and paste a black and white picture of a giraffe’s legs.
Giraffe Handprint
Materials
- Paint brush
- Using a paintbrush, make your handprint on a piece of paper.
Paint the spots onto the giraffe’s head by using your fingers and hands to create them, or use a sponge or cotton swab with blue paint to create the spots.
3D Paper Bag Giraffe Puppet
Cut out a paper bag to make the head and body of your giraffe puppet,
then attach them with a pipe cleaner.
Attach eyes and mouth using safety pins, glue stick for ears, pencils for arms and tail made from pipe cleaners.
Giraffe Cupcake Wrappers
Materials
- Cupcake wrappers (you can find these at any craft store)
- Paints (tempera paint is best) and brushes (any kind of paper or paint works)
Giraffe Necklace Craft
How to Make a Giraffe Necklace
Supplies
- ribbon, about 6 feet long
- yarn or string, about 6 feet long, for the neck of the giraffe (you will need two pieces)
- beads, sequins, and buttons for decorating your giraffe necklace.
Sequins work well! I like to use 9mm ones. You may also want to cut out some small circles from felt or fabric scraps to use as eyes.
To create those holes in your beadwork where you’ll be adding buttons, later on, you can use a hole punch if you have one but I just used scissors and made holes at regular intervals along both sides of my beadwork strip using an up-and-down motion with my scissors until I was satisfied with how many there were per inch.
space them evenly apart so that they won’t crowd each other out when they’re attached later on because otherwise, they might not show up well enough once they’re sewn onto something else
Giraffe Paper Plate Craft
You will need.
- a paper plate
- paint and a paintbrush
- markers and crayons (optional)
To make this craft you will need to.
- Paint the giraffe using a yellow-colored background, green tail, brown body, white spots, and orange horns or ears. You can also use other colors if you want.
- Let the paint dry then draw on your giraffe using markers or crayons (optional).
Fingerprint Giraffes
This craft is so fun and easy, the kids will love it! You’ll need.
- white poster board or construction paper (any color will work but white is easiest to see)
- black marker or rubber stamp pad ink pad
Step 1
Have your child place their hand on the paper, fingers down for a giraffe’s face, thumb up for its neck. If you want to make more than one giraffe at once (or if you have multiple children),
have them all lay their hands down on the same sheet of paper side by side in rows with their fingers pointed toward each other.
Then take turns stamping each row with black ink using an ink pad or marker tip. Be sure to use only one color per row! That way they won’t get mixed up when they’re looking at your masterpiece later.
Step 2
Now let them color each animal however they want! A good idea would be having everyone start coloring with browns first before switching over to other colors—that way both adults and
kids will know what parts should stay brown while everyone else works on other things like painting spots onto heads or manes onto necks.
Painted Rock Giraffes
Gather rocks.
- Paint the rocks and let them dry completely if you’re using acrylic paint. If you’re using watercolors or tempera paint, just let them air-dry naturally on a plate or piece of paper.
- Decorate the giraffes before they dry with markers, glitter glue, stickers or any other decoration that appeals to you!
- Display your artwork however you like: on a shelf in your room; in an art gallery (if it’s good enough); in your garden as part of an outdoor sculpture collection; as gifts for friends and family…the possibilities are endless!
Print Art for a Preschool Africa
Bubble wrap print art is a great way to use up some bubble wrap that you may have lying around.
It’s also a fun activity for kids to create their own masterpieces with the help of their parents and teachers.
We used this activity as part of our Africa theme unit and it was a huge hit! The kids loved making their prints and adults loved seeing them come together at the end.
This is an easy project that can be done in any classroom setting using common materials, or by anyone who has access to cardboard boxes!
DIY Nail Polish Marbled Mugs
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You will need
- Nail polish remover
- Glass mugs
- Paintbrushes (one for each color)
Superfine glitter or small beads to add to the nail polishes for a marbled effect if desired.
This can be done using a toothpick or toothbrush dipped into the color of your choice and then gently tapping it onto the surface of the mug.
Alternatively, you could simply apply one layer of nail polish and allow it dry before applying another layer on top in order to achieve a marble effect without adding any additional materials.*
These giraffe crafts will be fun to make with kids
1- Giraffe Crafts For Kids
2- Giraffe Crafts For Adults
3- Giraffe Crafts For Groups
4- Giraffe Crafts For Parties
5- Giraffe Crafts For Teachers and Classrooms
6- Giraffe Crafts for Preschoolers
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Conclusion
There you have it! These giraffe crafts will be fun to make with kids. You can also find more activities for your little ones by checking out our other posts on the blog or our social media channels!
