From little bees to colourful butterflies to cheeky hedgehogs – crafting animals is great fun! Looking for inspiration? Here you will find tips on materials, the right glue and illustrated step-by-step instructions.
Animals are fascinating for young and old alike. And animal art activities are a wonderful way, especially for preschoolers, to engage further with their favourite beasties. How about a visit to the zoo followed by a creative craft session? Cutting, gluing and painting are great opportunities to talk about the appearance or abilities of elephants, tigers, and crocodiles. This allows children to deepen their knowledge playfully.
Even the youngest kids can join in the crafting fun and create cute animals using colourful cardboard, some decorations and a Pritt glue stick. How about a sweet little bee with a happy face? It comes to life with cardboard and wool.
As exotic as animals can be, you don't need any unusual materials to create them.
You can use colourful paper such as crêpe paper or construction paper for the body. Stamps, glitter, bows, buttons, and feathers are great for decoration. Or add acrylic paint for a dash of colour when crafting animals out of cardboard!
Inspired? Then let your imagination flutter to creative heights with this darling craft idea for a brightly coloured butterfly.
Anyone who wants to make crafts featuring native animals will certainly enjoy creating this adorable hedgehog. Follow our step-by-step instructions and turn cardboard and beads into a secret pouch for your lucky coin, little treats or pictures of your pet.
Fancy more fun and varied craft ideas featuring native animals? These crafts are all playful and creative, each with its own little twist. Try a frog craft that’s not only adorable, but also doubles as a playful catch game. Turn cute cat figures into handy pencil holders, or make a cheerful paper card with bird motifs to send a heartfelt greeting to loved ones.
You probably already have a good glue for making animals in your craft drawer: the Pritt Glue Stick. There’s a good reason it's considered the classic among craft glues. It's great for gluing cardboard, paper, photos, and fabric. Even very young children can use the glue stick safely, as it not only fits comfortably in children's hands, but is also made almost entirely from natural ingredients. The same applies to the brilliant Pritt Colour Stick.
Older children can already use liquid glues such as Pritt Multipurpose Glue. In addition to cardboard and paper, it also sticks to glass, wood, polystyrene, leather, foam, and metal. Perfect for larger animal arts and crafts ideas! Practical: Pritt Multipurpose Glue comes with a flexible nozzle, allowing you to apply the glue in small dots, lines or over a large area, depending on your needs.
Depending on what you are crafting, you should have a few accessories to hand. You will definitely be able to use them more than once:
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Office stapler
- Stamp
- Stamp pad
- Paintbrush
- Clothes peg