5 min read
Age: Suitable for ages 4+
5 min read
Age: Suitable for ages 4+
Why settle for a plain frog when you can make one that hops into action? This fun project transforms a paper cup into a cheeky little frog with a built-in catch game. An easy frog craft that’s quick to make and even quicker to start playing with!
Paper in two shades of green
Black, white, and red paper or card
Paper cups
Pom-pom or soft ball
String
Scissors
Pencil
Hole punch
- Paper in two shades of green
- Black, white, and red paper or card
- Paper cups
- Pom-pom or soft ball
- String
- Pritt Glue Stick
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Hole punch
approx. 25 to 30 minutes
Always supervise children when using sharp tools.
First, craft the green body of your frog. Carefully cut open a paper cup to use as a template. Lay the flattened cup onto green paper and trace around it with a pencil. Cut out the shape neatly. Wrap a new paper cup with this strip and glue it in place with a Pritt glue stick.
Tip:
If you already have green paper cups, you can skip this step and save time.
Now it’s time for the frog’s belly. Use the base of the flattened cup as a template and draw a circle onto the lighter green paper. Cut it out carefully.
Glue the cut-out belly onto the lower half of your paper cup using the glue stick.
Next, craft the frog’s eyes from green, white and black paper. Cut out the parts carefully – our free frog craft template at the end of this guide will help. Layer the pieces together and glue them inside the rim at the top of the cup.
Tip:
Make sure the eyes are on the same side as the belly circle.
To give your frog a friendly face, cut a small mouth from red paper. For cheerful freckles, punch tiny circles out of green paper with a hole punch. Glue all the parts onto the paper cup.
Almost done! Draw the frog’s legs and feet on green paper with a pencil. You can also use our printable template. Cut them out neatly.
Glue the legs and feet onto the back of the cup: first attach the ends of the feet to the bottom rim, then the legs on top to cover the joints.