Paper Animals - Free activities and craft ideas for kids

Kids can make paper animals.

These fold up paper animals are easy to make, and kids can use them like puppets! They can create a whole animal kingdom by figuring out the shape of different animals faces.

folded paper animals

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Fold-up animals

Materials

colored paper
scissors
pencil or markers

Pattern for cat and lamb

Use colored paper (construction paper works fine) and fold the sheet in half.
Draw the shape of half of the animal's head and then a line for the body using the pattern as a guide.
Cut along the line. Open up, then fold down the head just behind the ears (where it is narrowest).

Encourage the children to use their imaginations when deciding on decorating their animals. It could be as simple as white cotton balls for the lamb, or as complex as they wish.

These animals, head and shoulders, are about 6 inches high and stand up by themselves. If you used larger paper, the animals would be taller.

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