Easy Pet Crafts for Kids: Dogs, Cats, Bunnies, Fish and More
Planning a pet theme? Here are easy pet crafts for kids: dogs, cats, bunnies, fish, turtles, birds and a little mouse, sorted by paper plate, popsicle stick and handprint. Every one links to the full step-by-step post, and many have a printable template.
Paper Plate Pet Crafts
1Paper Plate Dog Craft
A brown puppy with floppy ears and a pink tongue hanging out.
2Paper Plate Cat Craft
Stripes painted across the plate turn it into a tabby, with pink inside the ears.
3Paper Plate Bunny Craft
Long white cardstock ears with pink centers, a pink muzzle and black pipe cleaner whiskers.
4Paper Plate Mouse Craft
A gray plate with a dotted pink muzzle, white teeth and pipe cleaner whiskers.
5Paper Plate Fish Craft
Cut plastic spoons are glued on and painted to make raised scales on this striped fish.
6Paper Plate Turtle Craft
A yellow painted plate shell decorated with dark green octagons, with a light green head and feet.
Popsicle Stick Pet Crafts
7Dog Popsicle Stick Craft
Four craft sticks with a tan cardstock face and floppy ears, plus a red collar with a yellow tag.
8Cat Popsicle Stick Craft
Orange painted sticks with a white face, orange ears and black details.
9Bunny Popsicle Stick Craft
Four sticks taped together, with layered white and pink ears and paws.
10Turtle Craft Stick Project
Six jumbo sticks painted green, with a felt shell pattern and green buttons.
11Triangle Turtle Popsicle Stick Craft
Three green jumbo sticks glued into a triangle shell, with a paper head and legs.
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Handprint Pet Crafts
12Dog Handprint Craft
A brown paper handprint puppy with black floppy ears and a red collar.
15Fish Handprint Craft
A paper handprint makes the body and tail, with a yellow face and lips.
16Turtle Handprint Craft
A dark green handprint makes the legs under a light green paper shell.
Pet Letter Crafts and Valentines
28Valentine’s Day Heart Fish Craft
Two red hearts make the body and tail, with pink fins.
29Valentine’s Day Turtle Craft
A purple heart shell with pink teardrop head and legs.
30Valentines Bird Craft
Light pink and red paper hearts make a little bird with a yellow beak.
