If your child loves animals, they might have developed an obsession with animal toys at some point. You can now help them create tiny animal figurines by using animal crafts for kids. Therefore, you can deck your home and create a lively atmosphere for your child. It is fun to do such activities by using the simplest techniques and things that we use every day. Read through the post for making interesting crafts.
Animal Arts And Crafts For Kids
Things always get better and funnier when you get kids involved! Whether it is for a school project or to keep the children engaged during vacations, making crafts or something artistic is a great way to spend time with your child. Here, we will look at a few simple animal activities for kids.
Farm animal crafts for kids
Has your child ever been to a farm? Do you want to teach him about the animals that live on a farm? Farm animals are lovable, cute, and cuddly. But when you cannot have live animals at home, you make your own versions of them using everyday objects such as beads, cotton wool and toilet paper rolls.
1. Pig crafts
Do you remember Babe, the smart pig on the farm? We will try to make something as cute as Babe with this new pig craft idea. You will need:
One big plastic drum bead (pink) Pipe cleaner Pink foam sheet Glue Pink shirt button Scissors
How to: The cute little piggy is all yours.
2. Dog crafts
Most of us have one or more of these at home. They are our best friends and love us more than they love themselves. For the love of these animals, here is one of the best dog craft ideas you can try. You will need:
Brown, red, and black foam sheets Ice cream sticks Googly eyes Glue
How to: A happy puppy dog is ready to adorn your walls.
3. Cat crafts
This is a simple cat art that needs no more than three things. Once done, the cat can go on the wall or the door. You will need:
Foam sheets – 2 orange sheets, 1 yellow sheet, 1 pink sheet Scissors A pencil Glue
How to:
4. Sheep crafts
This sheep you are about to make is something out of the popular TV series Shaun the Sheep. Ready? You will need:
Cotton wool Black foam sheet Black colored drinking straw Googly eyes Toothpicks Newspaper
How to:
Wild Animal Crafts For Kids
From farms, we move into the dark and thick jungles, where live the wildest of animals! And then we make these wild animal crafts for older kids or the younger ones.
5. Tiger crafts
You might think that creating the ‘fearful symmetry’ of a tiger would be difficult. Well, not really. At least not when you are trying out this tiger crafts tutorial! You will need:
A big paper cup (white) Oil paints Paintbrush Orange pipe cleaner Glue
How to: The cup-o-tiger is ready!
6. Lion crafts
The lion is the king of the jungle. So how can we have a list of wild animal activities for preschoolers without the big cat on it? You will need:
One yellow foam sheet, one orange foam sheet Toilet paper roll Heart shape puncher Scissors Googly eyes Glue
How to: His majesty is now ready for you!
7. Crocodile crafts
Crocodile crafts are not as easy to make as they seem. Then again, they don’t have to be. Here is a simple crocodile craft idea for kids. You will need:
2 ice cream sticks 1 light green and 1 dark green colored pipe cleaners 4 googly eyes White foam sheet Glue
How to: This is simpler and better than all the enormous crocodile activities, isn’t it?
8. Elephant crafts
You might think that you will need a lot of material to make an elephant craft. But our elephant craft ideas are easy to make. Here is one for example. You will need:
Three toilet rolls Green craft paper Googly eyes Glue White paint
How to:
- Arrange the three toilet paper rolls as shown in the image. Use glue to make them stick together and leave them to dry. 2. Cut out two circles from the green craft paper, for the ears. 3. For the trunk, cut a small rectangular strip of the same paper. 4. Paint the toes using the white paint. 5. Stick the ears and the trunk using the glue – see image for reference. 6. Add the googly eyes and the green elephant is ready to roll!
9. Snake crafts
This snake is not slithery or creepy in any way. It is a colorful reptile made of drum beads and string! You will need:
5 plastic drum beads 1 orange bead, round Green string A small piece of black foam sheet Googly eyes
How to: The snake is ready.
10. Bear crafts
When I think of a bear, I think of hugs. So here is a valentine bear, with love and hugs for the little ones. You will need:
1 Toilet paper roll 1 brown foam sheet, 1 pink foam sheet Googly eyes Glue Scissors
How to: The cute, valentine bear is ready.
Easy Animal Crafts For Kids
We are done with wild and domesticated animal crafts (at least some of them). In this section, we will try to recreate cute, decorative craft models on other animals, some imaginary and some extinct.
11. Bat crafts
The bat is one of my favorite animals. It is cool and has a superhero named after it. You will need:
Two plastic balls – a small one and a medium sized one (check image for reference) Black paint, paintbrush Black foam sheet, white foam sheet Googly eyes Glue Scissors
How to: The cool superhero-like bat is ready. If you can manage to attach a string to the head of the bat (small plastic ball), you can even hang it in the room.
12. Owl crafts
Owls are usually found in places where there is a lot of vegetation. This could be in the deep jungles or the national park near you. But with this craft, you can bring the owl straight to your home. You will need:
7 foam sheets – 1 each in pink, blue, white, black, red, yellow and green colors Scissors Glue Googly eyes
How to: It may seem like a lot of work goes into making this owl. But once you get the cutouts ready, it will take you less than ten minutes to get the owl craft done.
13. Fire breathing dragon crafts
Now a fire breathing dragon must be a complicated craft, right? Wrong. We have figured out a way to make this one of the simplest fire-breathing Chinese dragon crafts and toys that your child can make. You will need:
1 toilet paper roll 1 green foam sheet 1 sheet each of orange and yellow craft paper Googly eyes Green pipe cleaner 2 small woolen balls, for eyes Glue Scissors
How to: Note: To use this as a toy, hold the dragon roll in hand and blow air from the top (head) to make the strips of the paper move. And then, the child can pretend to be a fire breathing dragon!
14. Dinosaur crafts
Dinosaurs may be long extinct, but we still are in awe of those magnificent creatures. That is why we have included this cool dinosaur craft on our list. You will need:
3 foam sheets – off-white, orange, and green Scissors Glue Googly eye
How to: If the result looks like the final image in our collage, the dinosaur is ready!
15. Snail crafts
This one is a time-taking craft, not just because we will be making a snail, but because it has an intricate design. You will need:
A box full of shirt buttons – use different colored buttons Yellow foam sheet Googly eyes Pipe cleaner 1 compact disc Glue
How to:
