Time to get jumpy with these fun frog crafts for kids! With World Frog Day coming up on 20th March, this is the perfect time for these crafts!

When you think of loving animals, many of us think of cute puppies and kittens, or maybe a calf or even a tiger cub. However, few of us would think of frogs among this list, and while they’re not mammals, they still belong to the animal kingdom!

If you’re a person to run when you spot a frog, you’re not alone! Most people don’t really consider frogs as pet material, although there are some fans. And when you learn more about this amazing creature, you’ll be intrigued too!

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Why are frogs important to us?

Frogs eat pests and disease-causing insects, protecting humans and other creatures
They’re a food source for birds, snakes, fish and other creatures
Due to their sensitive skin, frog populations are an early warning sign of environmental issues
Frogs’ skin secretions have many medicinal benefits, including fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria

To celebrate these amazing creatures, there’s a special day dedicated to them – World Frog Day on 20th March. Frogs are endangered today due to climate change and other reasons. So let’s fight back by learning more about frogs – we’ve got to admit, we don’t really know much about them other than the fact that they have webbed feet and that they jump! These fun frog crafts for kids are a good opportunity to learn more about these delightful creatures.

20 Fun and Fantastic Frog Crafts for Kids

1. F for Frog Recycled Craft

It’s a fun fact that a frog’s protruding eyes help it eat, but of course, the primary function is to see! These eyes are placed on top of the head so that the frog can see not just in front, but also to the sides and even a little to the back!

2. Recycled Plastic Egg Frog Craft

We love the slightly translucent nature of this craft that uses a plastic egg and turns it into a frog! Did you know that there really is a ‘glass frog’? The skin is almost transparent and you can even see the heart beating from the inside!

3. Frog Paper Crown

As you make these frog crafts for kids, you may be tempted to turn into a frog too – at least for a short time! We make it easier for you with the help of a frog paper crown. Go on and download the template for the crown and make it!

3. Fun Frog Bookmark Papercraft

One of the most popular books featuring frogs has got to be Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame. It’s a lovely story about Mole, Ratty, Badger and Mr. Toad, and if you haven’t read it yet, you must! Don’t forget to pair it with cute frog crafts for kids like this bookmark!

4. Cardboard Tube Frog Craft for Kids

The way frogs catch their food is fascinating, and this craft will help teach young kids how it happens. We love that it shows the basic anatomy of a frog, including it’s froggy feet and long tongue!

5. Easy Origami Frog Craft

In Japan, frogs are called kaeru, and they’re considered a symbol of good fortune. That means an Origami frog craft would be a wonderful way to wish someone good luck when they’re about to start something new!

6. Frog Name Craft For Kids

By age 6, most kids are able to spell their name, and if that’s what you’re teaching your kid right now, this craft from Simple Everyday Mom brings in a little frog to help!

7. Toilet Paper Roll Frog

The Best Ideas for Kids turns a toilet paper roll into a frog – that’s resting happily in a pond! There is a reason frogs are always in water – they drink through their skin! Yes, there’s a drinking patch on its tummy and thighs which absorbs water just like that.

8. Frog on a Lily Pad

The Craft Train features a purple frog craft and you might be wondering why it isn’t green. However, there are frogs of all colors on this planet and the more colorful ones are often the most poisonous. In fact, the golden poison dart frog can produce a poison that’s so toxic that just 1 gram can kill 1,00,000 people!

9. Paper Frog Craft

Krokotak has a fun craft that looks so cheerful, it makes you want to get up and dance like these frog mates! A group of frogs is actually called an ‘army’ and they often travel together looking for mates or food, so they’re better protected.

10. Construction Paper Frog Craft

Construction paper is one of the most basic craft supplies out there, and Easy Peasy and Fun cleverly turns green paper into a little frog on a lily pad. The frog looks ready to jump, doesn’t he? Apparently, frogs can use their legs to jump to 20 times their body height!

11. Paper Plate Frog Craft

Fireflies and Mudpies gives us a frog head made out of paper plates, which looks like it would belong to a rather large frog! Did you know that the biggest frog in the world is called the Goliath frog? It’s really huge – it weighs as much as a newborn baby!

12. Bobble Head Frog Paper Craft

We love playful frog crafts for kids, and this craft from Arty Crafty Kids has a bobbling head that is so much fun! You can actually apply this technique to other crafts as well, but it looks particularly suitable for frogs!

13. Handprint Frog Craft for Kids

The Best Ideas for Kids has a handprint frog craft that can also double up as a flower craft since it features a bunch of pretty, colorful blooms! The frog itself is super easy to make – all you need is green paper!

14. Jumping Frog Craft for Kids

Did you know that a frog can jump up to 20 times their body length? This is all thanks to their super-powerful hind legs! Well, this guy from Happy Toddler Playtime can’t jump that high, but he can still go a little!

15. Frog Paper Cup Craft For Kids

Simple Everyday Mom shows us how to turn paper cups into frog crafts for kids using some basic craft supplies! The paper cup offers a basic structure for the frog’s body, and then you can add the rest with craft paper.

16. Paper Frog Blower Craft

I have wondered how it would feel to have a strong, long tongue like a frog, and if you’re as weird as I am, this Dye Thrive craft is perfect for the purpose! Blow into the straw and watch that tongue pop out!

17. Interactive Frog and Lily Pad Paper Plate Craft

We love crafts that we can play with, which is why we enjoyed making this project from Crafty Kids Play. It has a frog stick puppet and a paper plate lake backdrop for the frog to jump around in!

18. Green Tree Paper Frog

Can you make frog crafts for kids out of only paper? Well, The Craft Train certainly thinks so, and they’ve got a craft project that proves it! Get the brightest green paper that you can find and start crafting!

19. Printable Frog Puppet

We love this frog puppet from Easy Peasy and Fun that looks like it’s ready to start feasting on some flies! We’ve heard of how long the frog’s tongue is, and that it is attached on the front. Did you know that a frog swallows with the help of its eyes? Yes, those large eyeballs push the food down from the roof of the mouth towards the throat. Amazing!

20. Frog Paper Bag Puppet Craft

Thinking of putting up a show with frog characters? Then you’ll need these frog puppets from Simple Everyday Mom – they’ll be perfect as any froggy character you’re planning to show!

I’m sure you know much more about frogs than you did before you started reading this post. Learning more about animals makes us respect them more, doesn’t it? That’s why awareness matters so much, and why we should never stop learning. And while you’re at it, there’s no better way than crafts to reinforce everything we’ve learnt so far!

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