Animal Craft For Kids

Animal Craft For Kids

There are so many cute animals to make for kids, 

and each one can teach them something new or keep them entertained. We’ve found some of our favorite animal craft ideas and listed them here.

from the most complicated to the simplest. With any luck, your little ones will be in the mood to create something new.

Bear

The bear is a favorite animal of children. They love their soft fur, big paws and round bellies, not to mention how they can be trained with treats! 

A bear craft for kids will be sure to delight your little ones, whether it’s made from recycled materials or all new supplies.

# With so many different kinds of bears in the world (there are eight species!) you’ll want to choose your animal carefully before starting your project. If you’re making this for preschoolers or toddlers then go for something simple like finger puppets or paper plate crafts;  

if it’s first-graders who want to work on this project then try out some easy collage techniques using recycled materials instead, and finally, if second graders are going to do this fun activity then assign them an art journal spread where they’ll write about what kind of bear they think would make a good pet — maybe even ask them what their favorite thing about them is?

Owl

This isn’t just any old owl. This is Owl! Owl likes to snuggle and play. He also loves eating worms, but you don’t have to worry about that. 

He will only do it in your imagination. Here’s what you’ll need:

• Paper plate (white) 
• Black marker 
• Yellow marker 
• Brown marker 
• Pink marker 

Felt fox

• For the body:
• 1 piece of black felt
• 1 piece of white felt
• For the tail:
• 2 pieces of black felt (one for each end)

First, cut out the head shape from your black and white felt. The ears will be made from half circles, make them slightly taller than the length between your fox’s eyes when you’re finished sewing them onto your fox’s head (so that they stick up). 

To make these, trace two half-circles onto one sheet of white paper with a pencil, then use scissors to cut them out. Put these aside for now–you’ll need them shortly! Next, trace and cut out an oval-shaped nose by tracing around a quarter or nickel coin with a marker or chalk on some light pink paper. 

You can also use yellow if you’d like–it’ll just have a more neutral color than pink does! Cut off the excess paper after cutting out this shape so that it looks more like a triangle than anything else (don’t worry if its edges aren’t perfectly rounded). 

Finally draw little eyes on either side using either black ink or paint markers; then add small dots where each eye meets up with its corresponding ear piece before gluing both pieces together so there won’t be any gaps in between where they meet up at all.”

Chick

Materials. 1 sheet of yellow paper, 8.5 x 11 inches

• 2 sheets of pink paper, 8.5 x 11 inches each (or just one if you’d like to go with a two-tone color scheme)
• One glittered red heart, 3/4 inch tall

Paper plate stingray

Here’s what you’ll need to make a paper plate stingray.

• Marker and paint. You can use any color or texture of paper plates, but I like the red ones best because they stand out against the black background.
• Glue. For this project, you will only need white glue and water
• Scissors to cut out circles from your paper plate
• Tape to hold it down while it dries (you can also use double-sided tape if you don’t have any tape on hand)

Fish

To make a fish.

• Use a paper plate to trace the shapes for your fish’s body, tail and fins.
• Cut them out using safety scissors or an adult’s help, then color with markers if you wish. (If you have time, use colored pencils and crayons.)
• Create the tail out of pipe cleaners by twisting the end of each pipe cleaner into a loop to serve as its fin; then twist it into another loop just below that one so that it forms a small circle at the bottom of one side of your fish’s body

Jellyfish

Materials. Polystyrene balls, in different sizes from large to small. You can buy them in a variety of colors and sizes, but you can also make your own with polystyrene foam sheets available at craft stores.

A set of safety eyes, or beads for eyes (see below).

Safety Tips.

Don’t use sharp objects for this craft! Sharp objects are dangerous for children and bad for their toys too. Use blunt scissors instead of sharp ones to cut out the shapes from the polystyrene foam sheets or use pre-made balls if buying the materials.

Difficulty Level: Moderate – This is tricky and requires some patience so be sure that your child is up to it before suggesting this type of craft project! But don’t worry too much – once you get into it and start feeling comfortable with how things work together here then making jellyfish will be easy as pie! 

Time, 20 minutes Cost $ (Depending on which materials you choose) Variations & Ideas For Teachers/Parents/Kids/Groups.

Paper plate shark

To make a paper plate shark, first you will need to cut out the mouth and eyes of your shark.

Next, use hot glue to affix the eyes on either side of your paper plate shark’s face.

Then, using more hot glue as you work around the edge of your paper plate, create fins for your DIY ocean animal craft by gluing pieces of ribbon or felt (or whatever else takes your fancy) onto one side of it before flipping over so that these pieces hang over both sides of the shark and not just in front like when they were attached to its body (this is important).

Finally, add some googly eyes for extra cuteness!

Animal Craft For Kids

Bear – You will need. a paper plate, glue, brown paint, and a cotton ball. Cut the paper plate in half and glue it together to make the bear’s body. 

Use a cotton ball to paint the nose and mouth on your paper plate bear, then use glue to attach brown construction paper ears and paws. You can add details like eyes or nose holes with a black marker if you like!

Owl – You will need: craft foam pieces (available at craft stores), safety scissors, yarn (or embroidery floss), felt scraps for beak and eyes; googly eyes for owls without pupils; pom poms for owls with pupils-optional (only if using googly eyes). 

Cut out all pieces from craft foam using your own patterns or ours below! Make sure not to cut through the backing of foam when cutting out pieces so that everything sticks together easily once glued down later on without breaking apart too soon after cutting off-center line separating two layers together first before making cuts along outside edges only (this helps prevent any tearing away from center sheeting). 

For example, If our head pattern has 3 sections shown then we would do 2 cuts completely around the circumference first — one vertically through both layers at the same height level as where they meet at top/bottom point so it looks open right now but this actually creates separation between center layer(s) when unfolded later–then the leftover section will have been separated now into

Conclusion

There are lots of options for crafting with kids. You can make your own craft kits, or buy them at craft stores, and many items can be found around the house that you can use for crafting. We hope you enjoyed this post and we would love to hear from you if you have made any of these animal crafts.