100+ Easy Animal Crafts for Kids by Habitat
Explore 100+ easy animal crafts for kids, organized by habitat, age and material. Perfect for preschool, classrooms and homeschool lessons.
Tag: Animal Crafts for kids
Easy Paper Plate Noah’s Ark Craft for Kids
The Bible story of Noah’s Ark is a wonderful way to talk to children about listening, following instructions and keeping promises. It also gives us plenty of opportunities for hands-on learning—with animals to identify, pairs to match and a bright rainbow to paint! We made this easy Paper Plate Noah’s Ark Craft while learning about […]
20 Fun and Fantastic Frog Crafts for Kids
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!
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 Playful Panda Crafts for Kids
They’re cute and some of them know Kung Fu – our playful panda crafts for kids celebrate the cute and cuddly national animal of China – the panda!
Did you hear of the woman whose job is to hug pandas? Yes, she gets paid for doing something so many of us would do for free!
Yes, pandas are that adorable, and even though they’re native to China, their charm extends across the globe. So much so that the panda is the animal chosen to be represented in the logo of the World Wildlife Foundation.
Pandas are amazing creatures and can do some cool things. We’re not talking about martial-arts expert screen pandas, of course! For instance, despite weighing 200-300 pounds, pandas are excellent tree climbers. How cool is that?
With 16th March being Panda Day, we’re all set to celebrate this awesome animal whose habitat is under thread. Let’s learn about them along with some playful panda crafts that even little kids can do.
25 Pink and Playful Pig Crafts for Kids
Celebrate National Pig Day with these cute and playful Pig Crafts for kids! Make pigs out of paper, cereal boxes, pompoms, sticks and more!
When someone is all hot and sweaty, people tend to say, “You’re sweating like a pig!” You’d think that this is because pigs sweat a lot, when in reality, pigs don’t even have sweat glands!
Apparently, the term doesn’t have anything to do with pigs at all; instead, it refers to raw iron, also called ‘pig iron’ in the iron smelting process. As the hot pig iron cools, small beads of moisture form on its surface, making it look like it’s sweating. Now you know how pigs sweat!
Want to have more fun with pigs? Check out these books!
Fun Kids Books About Pigs
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
The Sheep-pig by Dick King-Smith
Olivia by Ian Falconer
Huff and Puff by Claudia Rueda
If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff
Pigs To The Rescue by John Himmelman
Perfect Piggies! By Sandra Boynton
Pigs Make Me Sneeze! by Mo Willems
So why all the pig talk now? Because World Pig Day is on 1st March, and we think these fun animals deserve to be celebrated! That’s why we’ve gathered some of the cutest and pinkest pig crafts for kids from around the internet into a concise little list for you! Enjoy!
25 Enormously Cute Elephant Crafts for Kids
These incredibly cute elephant crafts for kids are perfect for all kinds of occasions. They range from the super simple to the challenging, so there’s something for everyone!
“Nature’s great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.” ~ John Donne
Do you like elephants? It’s amazing that despite being the largest mammals on land, elephants are considered cute, especially baby elephants!
Elephants are pretty awesome animals, and like John Donne said, they’re very gentle beings. An elephant can pick up everything from a coin to a tree with that trunk. They use their trunks to express love and to fight. Also, did you know that besides humans, elephants are the only animals to grieve for the dead?
Elephants are also an important part of Indian culture and history. I’m sure you’ve seen pictures of ornately decorated elephants mounted by the kings of yore, and as part of the Republic Day parade in modern times. They also feature predominantly in religious and cultural celebrations like Ganesh Chathurthi, Mysore Dasara or Thrissur Pooram.
So it’s only fair that we appreciate these amazing animals, especially since 22nd September is Elephant Appreciation Day. And we’ve got a whole bunch of elephant crafts for kids to make, for this special day or for World Elephant Day, which falls on 12th August. And consider how cool these animals are, you don’t really need a special occasion to celebrate them!
20 Cute and Easy Lion Crafts for Kids
Get roaring with these incredibly cute and easy lion crafts for kids! Celebrate these majestic animals in time for World Lion Day on 10th August.
Have you watched The Lion King yet? It was one of my favorite movies growing up, and it makes me so glad to be able to catch it again with my own child!
When I watched the 1994 version, I was a huge fan of Simba – the kid version. I wasn’t too keen to have him grow up into a great big lion with a mane and everything. I guess that’s how I feel about my own cub now!!
The lion is the King of the Jungle, and there are a few reasons why. Here are a few fun facts about these amazing animals.
Fun Facts about Lions
There are two main lion subspecies – the African lion and the Asiatic lion
Not all male lions have manes – some African lions are maneless, to adapt to the local climate
Cubs grow up together as part of a pride, and suckle from any lioness in the group
Lions eat a lot in a single meal – up to a quarter of their own weight, nearly 40 kg
Besides meat, lions also consume plants for hydration
Anyway, since we have World Lion Day coming up on 10th August, I think it’s the perfect time for some lion-themed projects. And that’s why we’ve gathered these cute and easy lion crafts for kids – perfect to celebrate The Lion King or any other lion you love!
30 Awesome Cat Crafts and Books for Kids
We’ve got some awesome cat crafts & books for kids lined up – perfect for International Cat Day on 8th August or National Cat Day on 29th October.
Dogs are man’s best friend, but cats come a close second! For many of us, they may even come first!
Living with a cat and a dog are entirely different experiences, and anyone who’s done it will know! Dogs jump in joy when they see you, but cats…well….you’re lucky if they turn and look at you!
Whether you’re a cat lover or not, it’s a good time to celebrate this interesting animal since International Cat Day is coming up on 8th August. We’ve got some interesting cat crafts and books lined up for you, so you can get started right away!
20 Adorable Turtle Crafts and Activities for Kids
This summer, try out some fun turtle crafts and activities – perfect for World Turtle Day on May 23rd or World Sea Turtle Day on June 16th!
This summer, as you visit various places, you’re likely to come across many little creatures – crabs, starfish, bugs, and turtles!
Turtles are among the most adorable ocean creatures, never mind how slow or fast they move! There’s something endearing about the peace-loving, own-business-minding, slow-moving turtle, which is probably why they’re so loved!
Fun Facts about Turtles
Turtles are one of the oldest reptiles living on the planet
They live both on land and in the sea
Turtles live everywhere on Earth except Antarctica, and in all the world’s oceans except the Arctic
Green sea turtles are an endangered animal. They are frequently hunted for their meat & eggs, are involved in boat propeller accidents, and are involved in drowning accidents from fish nets.
They can weigh up to 700 pounds and can grow to be 5 feet long!
A green sea turtle cannot pull its head into its shell.
Adult sea turtles feed on sea grasses and algae, while younger turtles will also eat crabs, jellyfish, and sponges.
Turtles live in the water and only venture onto dry land to lay eggs. When the eggs hatch, the baby turtles head straight to the water.
With World Turtle Day being on 23rd May and World Sea Turtle Day being on 16th June, we think it’s a great time to relive the excitement of spotting a turtle with some cute turtle crafts and activities for kids!
15 Adorable Koala Crafts for Kids to Make
You’re sure to go ‘Awww’ on seeing these cute Koala Crafts we’ve gathered – perfect for Koala Day on 3rd May or Australia Day on 26th January!
All of us love celebrations, and we’re always on the lookout for the next one, if you know anything about us here at Artsy Craftsy Mom! As soon as the New Year celebrations ended, we were getting ready for Sankranti, and now we’re all eagerly preparing for 26th January!
So what’s on 26th January, you ask? Well, for one, it’s India’s Republic Day, a day we celebrate all official Indian symbols and there are grand displays by the various arms of the military (during non-Covid times). However, 26th January is also Australia Day, which is another reason to celebrate!
Don’t you just love it when special events have their own, fun little collision? Especially when it’s two entirely different world cultures! Today, we’ve decided to focus on an adorable little symbol of Australia – the koala! Check out these cute koala crafts from around the world, perfect for little kids to learn more about the animal or the country.
25 Unique Unicorn Crafts for Kids to Make
Unicorns are probably the sweetest mythological creatures that even kids love! Spread some magic around with these unique unicorn crafts for kids that are just gorgeous!
“But is the unicorn a falsehood? It’s the sweetest of animals and a noble symbol.”
It’s Unicorn Day on April 9th – yes, Unicorn Day!! If you’re like me and you love unicorns, you’ll agree that the unicorn completely deserves it’s own day!
Like Umberto Eco said in the quote above, no one is sure about the origin of the unicorn. Yet, we all wish it were real. Unicorns evoke feelings of love, innocence and kindness – things that are getting increasingly rare in this world.
So this Unicorn Day, let’s revive this kindly spirit of unicorns by doing some awesome unicorn crafts with our kids. And here’s another reason – they’re drop dead gorgeous!!
10 Year of the Rat Crafts for Kids
2020 is the Year of the Rat! So it’s only fair that we celebrate the Chinese New Year with some awesome Rat Crafts for Kids!
Over here at Artsy Craftsy Mom, we just love learning about different cultures. Not only is it immensely interesting, it also gives us lots of new reasons to celebrate!
That’s just one of the reasons we love Chinese New Year; it comes at the perfect time, just when the other New Year celebrations are wearing off. The Chinese zodiac has a different animal associated with each year, and this only makes it all the more fun to celebrate.
For 2020, 25th January is the Chinese New Year and this is the Year of the Rat, which is the first animal in the Chinese zodiac. Rats are considered symbols of wealth and abundance in Chinese culture. So let’s join in and begin the celebrations this New Year with an abundance of rat crafts for kids!
10 Circus Crafts and Activities for Kids
This World Circus Day, let’s rediscover our love for the circus with some Circus crafts and activities for kids. Make your own tent, performers and animals!
There are some joys of our childhood that our kids seem to be missing out on, and one of them is the joy of going to the circus! The circus was an event we looked forward to a lot, and the acts were short, simple and hilarious!
Somehow kids today don’t seem as excited about circuses as we were, probably since they’re too busy staring at screens. But it’s time to change all that, especially since its World Circus Day on 20th April!
This World Circus Day, let’s rediscover our love for the circus with our kids, with some Circus crafts and activities.
10 Fascinating Forest Crafts for Kids
The forests are calling! It’s the International Day of Forests this 21st March, and we’re celebrating with a bunch of fascinating forest crafts for kids!
I often feel that with every passing generation, children lose touch with nature more and more. While kids of my grandparents’ generations spent nearly all day outdoors, kids of today spend just a couple of hours or so if they feel like it.
Maintaining a relationship with nature is essential for kids. For one, it gives them an idea of wonders of the natural world, of which they’re also a part. It teaches them the art of co-existing peacefully, how each creature has its own place, as well as how each plant or animal blooms or flies in its own time.
Besides these, the natural world also shows us how dependent we are for many of the things we have taken for granted today. And forests have a big role to play here. With International Day of Forests coming up on 21st March, we think it’s an excellent opportunity to learn about how important forests are, and about all the things we use whose original source is the forest. Let’s go on a virtual forest adventure.
10 Delightful Dog Crafts for Kids
Who doesn’t love dogs? These easy Dog Crafts for Kids are perfect to celebrate man’s best friend, especially since 23rd March is Puppy Day!
There are so many different kinds of love in this world, which is probably why Valentine’s Day is not enough on its own! But if you were to look for the purest, most unconditional kind of love, you’re sure to find it from a little dog who wags his tail happily every time he sees you!
Yes, some people are dog people and some are cat people, but everyone will agree that a dog is utterly selfless and loyal to its owner, while cats can be well… a wee bit selfish. And when it comes to exercise, no one can beat a dog who jumps up and down for you to go on a walk!
With National Puppy Day coming up on 23rd March, it seems like a good time to celebrate man’s best friend. And if you’re at Artsy Craftsy Mom, you know best how we like to celebrate anything – with crafts! Get ready to enjoy these cute dog crafts that are perfect for kids of all ages.
F for Frog Craft with Printable Template
Make an F for Frog Craft using our Printable Template.Perfect for a study on pond animals, amphibians, letter F, rainforest theme or lifecycle of a frog.
15 Adorable Hedgehog Crafts for Kids
Hedgehogs aren’t exactly huggable, but these hedgehog crafts for kids are too cute for words! Learn about this amazing animal through some simple projects!
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a hedgehog? Most probably, it’s the feeling of pricking – Ouch! Well, that’s there, but you can’t deny that hedgehogs are incredibly cute – in spite of the spines!
Hedgehogs are generally considered fall creatures, so if you’re wondering why we’re talking about them now, it’s because their special day is coming up – on 2nd February. Yes, it’s National Hedgehog Day, a day that celebrates these cute woodland creatures. Did you know that the cartoon Sonic the Hedgehog was released on 2nd February?
So let’s get into a celebratory mood by making some adorable hedgehog crafts for kids. Trust me, these won’t hurt at all!
DIY Felt Cat Plushie + Free Template
This DIY Felt Cat Plushie is the perfect gift for a cat lover in your life! With a free downloadable template, you can turn this into an ornament or charm.
Many people who have cats divide the world into two parts – cat people and the rest of the world! I think cats have a similar division for humans too!
There isn’t a person alive who hasn’t wasted at least a few minutes at work watching a funny cat video – the ones with babies are the cutest! Since kids love cats so much, they’ll have fun making a cute little pet for themselves – a felt cat plushie!
This felt project is basically simple, the only thing to look out for is that the template contains small pieces. Younger kids can take the help of Mom or Dad or an older sibling for handling the little pieces, so little kitty here becomes family pet!
Paper Leopard Craft for Kids + Free Printable Template
How cute is this Paper Leopard Craft for Kids? Turn it into a wall hanging or a card for your loved one with a little message! Comes with a free template.
Learning about animals is interesting isn’t it? There’s so much you can learn about not just animals, but about how similar we are in many ways too! For instance, the cat family is a lot like an extended Indian family – there are many members, and even though they look different, they are bound through many similarities!
Here’s a fun game – how many members of the cat family can you write down in 30 seconds? I couldn’t go beyond 8, and imagine my surprise when I found that there are 37 species in the cat family! The most commonly known ones are lions, tigers, cheetahs, leopards, panthers, pumas and of course cats!
Yes, there’s a lot for us to learn about the cat family, let alone the animal world. As with anything, the best way to learn about something is to make crafts about it. And if you’re stuck at home with no access to a craft shop, no problem – we’ve got a super easy craft that needs nothing more than paper – a paper leopard craft for kids!
Paper Alligator Craft for Kids + Free Printable Template
You might defer seeing an alligator later, but this Paper Alligator Craft for kids is so easy that it doesn’t have to wait! Includes a free template!
You’re sure to have heard the saying ‘See you later, alligator!’ and you may have used it yourself. I have too, generally to my daughter when I’m going out. It was much later that I found out that there was a song based on it way back in the ’50s!
Come to think of it, that’s probably the only time I mention alligators. It’s a pretty random fact, but I tend to use the word ‘crocodile’ much more, often instead of alligator. Which is technically wrong, since they’re different animals!
Here are just a few ways alligators are different from crocodiles:
When crocodiles shut their mouths, you can see a row of their teeth over the top lip. However, when alligators close their mouths, all their teeth are hidden
A crocodile lives for 70-100 years while alligators don’t live beyond 50 years
Crocodiles can live in both freshwater and saltwater, while alligators are found more in freshwater environments
Since we’re on the topic of alligators, why not have some fun learning more about this amazing creature – with a paper craft? Here is an easy papercraft alligator craft for kids, made out of nothing more than craft paper!
DIY Panda Hug Bookmark
Aren’t pandas the cutest? Now this panda hug bookmark will become your favorite way to mark your place in your latest read! Make them for your friends too!
We’re in lockdown mode again here, and we’re back to looking for fun things to do at home so. Yes, Netflix is there, but there’s only so much screen time you can take, especially if your work involves screens! So that leaves behind my favorite activity – reading!
The whole family enjoys reading, especially Miss P, whose reading choices are changing rapidly as she grows. But whatever genre she chooses, there’s one thing that’s constant – the need for a cute little bookmark!
Having cute bookmarks was one way I was able to encourage a reading habit when my child was younger, and she still loves them! Even I don’t mind a cute little critter or animal showing me where I last stopped. If you find that a cute reading partner helps, you’re in luck – today’s craft is a cute little Panda hug bookmark!
Printable Quokka Hug Bookmark Craft
What do you know about quokkas? Well, this Printable Quokka Hug Bookmark Craft is the perfect opportunity to learn more about these guys!
You’ve heard of marsupials, and you’ve heard of kangaroos and koalas. But have you heard of quokkas?
Most probably not, and I’m one of you! Now that I know about them, I’m wondering how I was ignorant of what are probably among the cutest creatures on earth!
Quokkas are marsupials found in Australia, and they have a ‘smiley’ face which gives them the moniker – the happiest animal of earth. Now I can’t think of a better title to have in the animal world, especially during these times!
So when you’re learning about Australian animals like kangaroos, koalas and quails, think about including the quokkas too. And if you need help learning about them, we’ve got your back – with a cute little quokka hug bookmark craft!
10 Brilliant Bear Crafts for Kids
Love bears? We do too, which is why we’ve got this list of adorable Bear Crafts for Kids, just in time for World Bear Day on 23rd March!
If there’s one thing many of us treasure from our childhood possessions, it’s most likely a teddy bear! We’ve all had one at some point in time, whatever size or color it may have been. It was our friend and companion, especially when things got dark and lonely.
Even today, thinking of that special childhood friend of ours brings back fond memories, which is why bears will always have a corner of our hearts. But besides being represented as a stuffed toy, bears are pretty amazing animals too, not to mention pretty big ones!
Since 23rd March is World Bear Day, we thought we’d take this opportunity to learn a little more about what formed the base for our favorite childhood buddy – along with some fun bear crafts for kids! So get ready to make, learn and play – all at the same time!
Heart Fox Valentine Craft for Kids
This Heart Fox Valentine Craft is just what your loved one needs to see this year, to make up for all the social distancing we’re having!
Humans are social animals, which is why we enjoy celebrations so much. Whether it’s a holiday like St. Patrick’s or a personal occasion like a birthday party, it’s always a case of ‘the more the merrier’, and the pandemic has certainly put a dampener on that!
Being far apart is no fun, and video calling simply doesn’t have the charm a face to face conversation has. Unfortunately, we need to hold on a little longer, and in the mean time, we have to make do as best as we can, especially as holidays like Valentine’s Day are coming up.
And that’s where this cute little guy comes into the picture! This heart fox Valentine craft is the perfect way to convey your love across, in a much better way than an emoji or a text message. No one can resist that adorable fox holding that cute heart in its arms!