Once your children or students have mastered basic cutting and gluing and are ready to graduate to slightly more challenging craft activities, check out this project at Dali’s Moustache. What a fun way to boost your child’s self esteem! Woven Alligator Craft The blog suggests using this as an affirmation box for your children: writing positive messages down on bits of paper, dropping them inside the craft, and then having your child pull one out and read it every day. This one is a little more involved than most of the other crafts listed here, but the result is absolutely amazing. Once the craft is finished and dry, watch out! You may just find an alligator stalking you all over your house! Open Up And Say Alligatorĭo make sure you set aside enough time - and green paint! - for this craft from Crayon Box Chronicles.
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You probably already have most of the materials handy, including a #10 envelope, but the blog contains a link to a reptile skin stencil you can purchase online.
I Heart Crafty Things has a fantastic way to make your own alligator hand puppets for whatever your reptilian needs may be: reading books, going to the zoo, or heading down south for a family vacation. The little toesie prints at the back of the alligator’s head are so sweet and adorable, you’ll definitely want to keep this project somewhere safe for years to come. If your children love painting their hands and feet to make prints for art projects, then step right up to Crafty Morning’s alligator footprint craft! With few other materials needed besides a big googly eye and a marker, you and your child can have this craft up and running in no time. And don’t worry, these cute fellas won’t be snapping little fingers any time soon! A Two-Foot Alligator These can be hung up around a classroom or hand-held to be played with as alligator puppets. After that kids can have fun coloring their little gators bright green, gluing on big round eyes, and adding rows of pointy teeth. Grown-ups can glue the craft sticks into shape for toddlers and preschoolers kindergarteners might want to do the gluing themselves. The ubiquitous craft sticks are the stars of the show in this alligator craft from Darice. Even with pointy teeth, this giggly gator can’t possibly hurt anyone: it just wants to play! Mount this on colorful construction paper to hang up where your child can see it over and over and commit the letter to memory. This little craft pulls double duty for toddlers and preschoolers: they can learn about alligators while also learning a letter of the alphabet! Fun With Mama has the photos and instructions you’ll follow in order to help your child create an awesome alligator with a capital letter A. No waiting in long lines to get to the front of the viewing areas, no bad weather, and no hungry, tired, worn-out kids on this trip! Alligator & Crocodile Crafts For Kids A For Alligator Make one craft of each animal and enjoy a real homemade family zoo in your own home.
Want to keep it simple? There are so many paper plate crafts listed below that you won’t know where to start! There are plenty of puppets here, which work well for kids of almost any age or ability, from paper bags to finger puppets. And some of these crafts are fun to play with when they’re done, like The Moving Elephant Craft or the Moveable Sloth Craft. Others lend themselves to lesson plans on different habitats (Antarctica vs South African grasslands), environmental sciences, or simply learning about how different animals live and survive in the wild: Sleepy Little Bear Craft or This Is How The Zebra Gets Its Stripes. Some of these crafts are educational as well as fun, like A For Alligator or G For Giraffe. From toddlers to older grade schoolers, on this list you’ll find nearly 100 projects kids can make to celebrate their inner wild animals.
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Running a house full of kids or a classroom full of students can really feel like a zoo sometimes! For all your playful monkeys, huggable bears, roaring lions, stomping elephants, and sleepy sloths, this list has crafts everyone can do to keep busy.