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Enjoy Fall with these fun fox crafts for kids! Learn about this fun fox as you make crafts and read books – are they really as wily as they seem?

For the longest time, I actually thought that Robin Hood was a fox, thanks to Disney’s version of the iconic tale. Only later did I realize this was a character from English folklore – and definitely a human one!

However, I can see the logic behind using a fox to represent Robin Hood – the outlaw who is sly and clever, but not at all bad! For generations now, foxes have been used to represent cunning and smartness, and you’ll find this symbolism in the folklore of many cultures – Mesopotamian, Finnish, Bulgarian, Russian, African Dogon and more!

5 Fun Facts about Foxes:

• Although foxes are canines, they prefer being alone and don’t live in packs like other members of the family
• Foxes have excellent hearing – they can hear a watch ticking from as far as 36 meters away
• Red foxes are similar to dogs, which is obvious, but grey foxes are more similar to cats
• Foxes are abundant in cities too, living under sheds and even railway embankments
• Small groups of foxes are called a ‘leash of foxes’ or a ‘skulk of foxes’

Since the fox is such a popular animal, it’s only fair to celebrate National Fox Day on the 17th of September – with some fun fox crafts for kids! 

15 Fun Fox Crafts for Fall

1. Felt Fox Plushie Craft

If you know someone who loves foxes, be sure to share this list of fox crafts with them, and also make them an adorable little felt plushie – they will absolutely love you for it!

2. Heart Fox Paper Craft

This craft is proof of how seriously foxes take their relationships! In fact, foxes mate for life, and they’re also very devoted parents. In fact, there was a case of a fox cub who was caught in a wire trap for two weeks. It would have died, but for its mother who brought it food every single day!

3. Paper Plate Fantastic Mr. Fox Craft

This is a fun craft based on the 1970 Roald Dahl book, which was so popular that it got made into a Wes Anderson movie – starring George Clooney as Mr. Fox! Mr Fox also made an appearance on a Royal Mail commemorative postage stamp in 2012 – that’s the big leagues!

4. Free Printable Woodland Fox Wreath

Fox crafts are perfect for Fall, like this woodland wreath! You can make a wreath for a red fox and one for a grey one. Besides the main color, you can also differentiate between them using their tails – red foxes often have a white-tipped tail, while grey foxes have a black-tipped one.

5. Fox Paper Crown Template Printable

If you’d like to turn yourself into a fox, use this paper crown and become any fox you want! Preschoolers can become Freddy Fox from Peppa Pig, early schoolgoers can turn into Swiper from Dora the Explorer and pre-teens can go with Kurama from Naruto!

6. Printable Woodland Fox Paper Collage

If you notice an abundance of reddish tones in this list of fox crafts, it’s because the red fox is the most common variety of fox! It is found almost everywhere across the Northern Hemisphere as well as in Australia.

7. Toilet Paper Roll Fox Craft

Many animals can sense the earth’s magnetic field, but foxes are the only ones who use it to hunt their prey by judging the distance and direction. This little guy from Mommy Made That certainly looks like he’s busy calculating something important!

8. Paper Fox Craft for Kids

You’d think that dogs are man’s first best friend, but that’s not true – it’s a fox! A 16,500-year-old grave was once excavated and they found the remains of a man – buried with his pet fox! Celebrate this interesting bond of man and fox with a cute paper craft from Simple Everyday Mom!

9. Papercraft Fox Puppet

Foxes aren’t just cunning – they’re also quite playful! In fact, foxes even steal things like balls from human habitations just to play with them. Fox cubs start playing with each other quite early, and can even get violent. Now you can create your own play featuring foxes, with this puppet from Frugal Mom Eh.

10. 3D Paper Fox Craft

Although foxes belong to the canine family, they have a lot of similarities with cats. They have vertically oriented pupils, sensitive whiskers, and a cat-like gait. It is also the only member of the dog family that can climb up a tree! Find out more similarities as you make this 3D fox craft from Arty Crafty Kids.

11. Paper Plate Fox Craft

You can’t have a list of fox crafts without a paper plate craft, and we love this one from Made to be a Momma! It’s also got other animals besides foxes – maybe the fox can talk to them using its wide range of high-pitched tones!

12. Cute Paper Cup Fox Craft

You’ve probably heard of fox hunting being a common sport in the 19th century, especially among the upper-class British. You may be surprised to know that it’s still allowed, but only if the fox is damaging your property. We think these little foxes from Kids Craft Room are hiding in the grass to prevent being spotted by the hunting dogs!

13. Easy Paper Bag Fox Craft

Look We’re Learning shows us how to turn paper bags into cute woodland animals, including foxes! Here’s a fun story about foxes: In Switzerland in the sixties, there was a raging rabies epidemic among foxes. Vaccinating each fox was a difficult task, so they found another way out. They dropped pieces of vaccinated chicken everywhere, and the foxes ate them. In less than 5 years, rabies had disappeared completely – thanks to how much foxes love chicken! 

14. Paper Fan Fox Craft

Besides chicken, foxes have quite a varied diet, ranging from mice and rabbits to frogs and snakes and even grasshoppers! Find out what else foxes like to eat, as you make these paper-folding fox crafts from Kids Craft Room.

15. Printable Fox Bookmarks

The Craft Train brings us a fox craft that features foxes that look quite smart and well-read! One such fox is the Teumessian fox from Greek mythology, who was destined to never be caught. However, it was finally caught by the Greek God Zeus, who turned him into stars – today he is known as the constellation Canis minor!

We hope that with these fox crafts, you’ve been able to learn a lot about foxes – both real and fictional! There is a lot more to learn, and it’s all very interesting. Go ahead and see how many more fun facts you can find about foxes!