Easy Zoo Animal Crafts for Kids: Lions, Tigers, Elephants and More
Planning a zoo or safari theme? Here are easy zoo animal crafts for kids: lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes, zebras, pandas and more, sorted by paper plate, toilet paper roll, popsicle stick and handprint. Every one links to the full step-by-step post, and many have a printable template.
Paper Plate Zoo and Safari Animal Crafts
1Zebra Paper Plate Craft
A white plate with black paper stripes cut from a template.
2Tiger Paper Plate Craft
Two orange painted plates with orange, yellow and black paper stripes and features.
3Giraffe Paper Plate Craft
Orange and yellow paint with orange and cream paper spots and ears.
4Hippo Paper Plate Craft
A periwinkle painted hippo with brown and white paper details.
5Rhino Paper Plate Craft
A gray painted plate with a white paper horn and pink ears.
6Cheetah Paper Plate Craft
A yellow painted plate cheetah with black marker spots.
7Panda Paper Plate Craft
A white plate panda with black paper ears and eye patches.
8Koala Paper Plate Craft
Two gray painted plates with white and black paper details.
9Kangaroo Paper Plate Craft
An orange painted kangaroo with pink, white and black paper details.
10Alligator Paper Plate Craft
A green painted plate cut into an alligator head, with white paper teeth and googly eyes.
11Flamingo Paper Plate Craft
A half plate painted pink, with a pink and white paper neck and head.
12Peacock Paper Plate Craft
A plate painted blue, green and yellow for the tail, with a paper peacock body.
13Warthog Paper Plate Craft
A brown painted plate with white cardstock tusks and googly eyes.
14Hyena Paper Plate Craft
A yellow painted plate with brown and black paper spots and ears.
16Paper Plate Ostrich Craft
A black painted plate body with a pink paper neck and a yellow beak.
17Aardvark Paper Plate Craft
A brown painted plate with a long cardstock snout and googly eyes.
Only have paper plates? See all of our zoo animal paper plate crafts and safari paper plate crafts.
Toilet Paper Roll Zoo Animal Crafts
18Lion Paper Roll Craft
A painted roll with a layered orange and yellow paper mane.
19Tiger Paper Roll Craft
An orange painted roll with black paper stripes and googly eyes.
20Monkey Paper Roll Craft
A brown painted roll with a light brown face and a pipe cleaner tail.
24Peacock Paper Roll Craft
A painted roll body with a paper plate tail, finished with blue pom-poms.
Popsicle Stick Zoo Animal Crafts
26Giraffe Craft Stick Project
Yellow painted sticks with dabbed brown spots and felt ears.
27Elephant Craft Stick Project
Gray painted sticks with gray felt ears and a trunk.
28Hippo Craft Stick Project
Blue painted sticks with blue, white and pink felt details.
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Handprint Zoo Animal Crafts
35Handprint Peacock Craft
Green and blue handprints fan out as the peacock’s feathers.
Zoo Animal Letter Crafts
Zoo Animal Valentines and Sensory Play
43Valentine’s Day Koala Craft
A light pink and black paper koala with red hearts.
