Easy Polar Bear Tissue Snow Craft

I love arctic animal crafts. Here's a simple polar bear that's great for preschool.

Materials:

• sheet of light blue construction paper
• polar bear template cut from white card stock
• marker
• scissors
• glue
• tissue paper scraps

Directions:

1. Trace and cut out a simple polar bear.
2. Draw detail and glue to the center of light blue paper.
3. Glue on little tissue paper balls for snow.
4. You could also glue on tissue paper at the bottom for ground.

Sea Arctic Animals Craft

If you're doing a theme on sea life or arctic animals, here's a great idea with a seal, fish, and floating ice.

Materials:

• Various colored construction paper
• scissors
• glue
• marker
• Styrofoam scraps

Directions:

1. Cut out a simple seal head from purple paper and a fish from grey, cut in half.
2. Cut out some waves from grey, too.
3. Draw details on the seal and fish.
4. Glue al the pieces on a sheet of light blue construction paper for the ocean.
5. Glue on some broken Styrofoam pieces for floating ice.

Rainbow Rabbit Q-tip Dot Painting Craft

Dot painting with with Q-tips is really fun. Here's a rainbow rabbit craft idea using the technique. Great for spring or anytime. 

Materials:

• black construction paper
• various bright color paints
• rabbit template
• Q-tips/cotton swabs

Directions:

1. Trace a rabbit template onto a sheet of black paper.
2. Use Q-tips to paint dots all over the inside of the rabbit in various colors and allow to dry.

Fun Stand-Up Elephant card Craft

For a lesson about the circus or the zoo, here's a fun crafty elephant idea. 

Materials:

• card stock
• elephant template
• scissors
• colored paper
• glue
• colorful beads
• grey paint
• sponges
• crayon
• colorful yarn

Directions:

1. Fold card stock in half and trace a simple elephant with the fold making the back.
2. Trace and two ear pieces separately and cut out ears and elephant. 
3. Open elephant flat and sponge paint elephant and ears grey all over. Allow to dry.
4. Cut a strip of colored paper and glue over the back for the blanket.
5. Glue on colorful beads.
6. Draw details on your elephant.
7. Glue a piece of colorful string on the inside to make the tail.

13 great Arctic Animals Crafts for Kids

Here's a great round-up list of 13 great arctic animal crafts to do with preschoolers or kids. There's a variety of animals and craft ideas here. You'll find the best one for your winter craft.

I've excluded any penguin crafts here because they don't live in the arctic, but if you want a good list of penguin crafts, go here:

9 Fun Penguin Winter Crafts for Kids

There are some polar bear and reindeer(caribou) crafts on the list, but for more, read these:

9 Awesome Polar Bear Crafts for Kids

15 Great Christmas Reindeer Crafts for Kids

1. Polar Bear Puffy Paint Plate Craft

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 2. Walrus Craft

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 3. Reindeer Footprint Craft

 

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 4. Polar Bear Cup Puppet Craft

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 5. Arctic Animals Silhouettes Craft

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6. Peanut Reindeer Scene Craft

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7. Hand Print Polar Bear Craft

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8. Paper Plat Whale Craft

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9. Puffy Paint Polar Bear Craft

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10. Ducks on Ice Craft

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11. Seal on Ice Craft

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12. Printable Walrus Craft

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13. Walrus Footprint Craft

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Search this site for even more winter and animal crafts.

 

Footprint Walrus Craft

Here's a fabulous idea to make a walrus craft from a footprint. This is great for winter or an arctic animals craft. Follow the link t this great site, Creativity Takes Flight for the full details on this unique craft idea.

Creativity Takes Flight

Printable Walrus Craft

I just found this great website, Learn Create Love. It has hundreds of printable paper crafts that you cut out and piece together. Here's an adorable Walrus craft, great winter craft or arctic animals craft. Follow the link for the template and instructions.

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9 Awesome Polar Bear Crafts for Kids

This round-up of polar bear crafts is perfect for preschoolers or any kids. Do these winter crafts at school or at home. I especially like the puffy paint crafts. You'll find the one that's perfect for your needs.

1. Polar Bear Winter Craft

Preschool Crafts for Kids*

 

2. Polar Bear Cup Puppet Craft

Twiggle Magazine

 

3. Polar Bear on Ice Craft

Preschool Crafts for Kids*

 

4. Arctic Animals Silhouettes Craft

Preschool Crafts for Kids*

 

5. Polar Bear Shapes Craft

All Kids Network

 

6. Puffy Paint Polar Bear Plate Craft

Kiboomu

 

7. Polar Bear Hand Print Craft

Moments of Mommyhood

 

8. Polar Bear Puffy Paint Craft

The Crafty Classroom

 

9. Polar Bear Mask Craft

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Polar Bear Paper Plate Mask Craft

Here's a super cute polar bear mask craft made from a paper plate and tissue paper. I especially like the fruit cup for the snout. Your kids will have loads of fun on Halloween, winter, or anytime. Follow the link to this great site for this and many other great craft ideas.

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Peanut Reindeer Winter Scene Craft

This peanut reindeer craft make a great winter or Christmas craft. It tells the story of everyone's favorite red-nosed reindeer Rudolph. Use a raisin for an eye and dried cranberry for a nose. Follow the link for the full tutorial and song.

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Winter Penguin Craft

Here's a simple and cute penguin craft. Wrap a toilet paper roll in black paper or just roll black paper into a short tube. Cut out an oval for the tummy, orange feet and beak, yellow eyes, and black flippers and glue the pieces on and dot the eyes. That's it. Great preschool winter craft idea.

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Whale Paper Plate Craft

This is a great looking whale paper plate craft that is simple and easy to make.

Materials:

• paper plate
• light blue paint
• light blue construction paper or craft foam
• scissors
• glue
• large google eye(or make one from paper or foam)
• pen
• blue cellophane tape(optional)

Directions:

1. Paint a paper plate light blue and allow to dry.
2. Cut a large whale's tail(fluke) and flipper from light blue construction paper or craft foam. Draw details if you like.
3. Glue the tail on the back of the paper plate, and the flipper on the front.
4. Glue on a large google eye or make one from paper or foam.
5. Draw a mouth with a pen or marker. To make an open mouth, draw a kind of "V" shape and fill inside with alternating black and white stripes for baleen. You can use white paint or white out.
6. Cut a short length of blue cellophane tape. Make short cuts along one side, roll up and glue or tape to the top of the whale for a spout.(optional)

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Ducks on Ice Winter Craft

Here's a cute winter craft. It uses glitter and Saran wrap to simulate ice complete with little ducks.

Materials:

• dark blue construction paper
• glitter
• glue
• scissors
• white paper with little ducks
• Saran wrap

Directions:

1. Find a duck template from a coloring page or draw your own. Reproduce and cut out many small ducks.
2. Color the ducks feet and draw an eye.
3. Draw a pond shape from dark blue paper and cut out.
4. Cover the blue pond with glue and sprinkle on glitter or use glitter glue.
5. Wrap the whole pond with Saran wrap and glue on the back.
6. Glue three little ducks walking on the ice.

Polar Bear Puffy Paint Paper Plate Craft

Here's another great puffy paint polar bear idea. Simple and easy and looks great.

Materials:

• 1 paper plate
• puffy paint (mix equal parts white glue and shaving cream)
• 2 white circles for ears (the picture shows cosmetic sponges)
• 2 big google eyes
• black circle or Oreo cookie

Directions:

1. Make puffy paint by mixing equal parts white glue and shaving cream. Mix well.
2. Cover the bottom of a paper plate with puffy paint.
3. Add paper ears or sponges, eyes, and a black paper nose or Oreo cookie. Allow to dry.

Don't eat the cookie. After drying, the paint maintains its puffy texture.

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Polar Bear Puffy Paint Craft

I thought  this was a fabulous idea when I saw it; making two kinds of simple textured paint to create a unique polar bear craft. Pure genius!

Materials:

• puffy paint and sandy paint(see directions below)
• sheet of light blue construction paper
• polar bear template to trace
• pencil

Directions:

1. Find a simple polar bear template and trace it onto the blue paper.
2. Carefully spread puffy paint on the inside of the polar bear.
3. Paint the bottom with sandy paint for the ground. Allow to dry.

The paints will retain a unique texture when dry.

Puffy Paint recipe

Combine equal parts white glue and shaving cream in a cup and mix well

Sandy Paint recipe

Combine equal parts craft sand and paint in a cup and mix well.

Make these special paints right before you use them. Afterward, they will take longer to dry than average paint. You can add a little colored paint to change the color. These textured paints are great for a great many crafts. Try them out soon. Read all about it at the original website, The Crafty Classroom

Polar Bear Winter Craft

Here's a simple and cute polar bear craft. Great for a lesson on arctic animals.

Materials:

• sheet of light blue construction paper
• simple polar bear template on white construction paper
• white tissue paper
• cotton balls
• black marker
• scissors
• glue

Directions:

1. Find a polar bear template and cut out from white construction paper.
2. Glue on to light blue background.
3. Glue on tiny pieces of tissue paper for snow.
4. Glue on cotton balls under the bear for snow-covered ground.
5. Draw details on polar bear with a black marker.

Easy Arctic Animals Walrus Craft

You don't see too many walrus crafts. This is an easy arctic animals craft made from simple shapes. Without the tusks, it could easily be a seal.

Materials:

• sheet of black or blue construction paper
• 1 large and 2 medium sized circles from brown construction paper
• 1 mall triangular piece from black construction paper(nose)
• 2 long triangular pieces from white paper(tusks)
• 2 eye stickers
• 6 short pieces of brown string(whiskers)
• scissors
• glue
• black marker

Directions:

1. Cut out brown circles. Cut 1 small circle in half to make the flippers.
2. Glue the body, head, and flippers on the black construction paper.
3. Add eyes and nose.
4. Draw a little mouth.
5. Glue on whiskers and tusks.

Polar Bear Cup puppet Craft

This is an adorable  and easy polar bear puppet craft you can make from a Styrofoam cup and some paper. The paper pieces don't have to be exact circles. It's probable better if they're not. A little oblong or diamond shaped is ok.

Materials:

• 1 large Styrofoam cup
• 1 large paper circle(head)
• 2 tiny white circles(ears)
• 1 medium Styrofoam circle(nose and mouth piece)
• 1 small black circle(nose)
• 2 curved rectangle shapes(arms)
• 2 google eyes
• black marker
• glue
• scissors

Directions:

1. Glue the ears, nose and mouth pieces, and google eyes on the head circle as shown.
2. Draw a mouth on the Styrofoam piece.
3. Glue the head to the front of the Styrofoam cup.
4. Glue the arm pieces on the sides, sticking out. Add claws if desired.

 

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Polar Bear Shapes Craft

This is a cute polar bear made from basic shapes you could make out of felt or paper. Great for a lesson on winter or shapes.

Materials:

• Sheet of blue construction paper
• white construction paper or felt
• 2 google eyes
• tiny pink triangle
• glue
• pink marker or thread

Directions:

1. Cut out pieces beforehand; 1 big circle or slight oval for the body, 1 medium circle for the head, 3 very small circles for the ears and tail, 2 squares for the legs.
2. Assemble and glue on pieces to blue paper.
3. Add google eyes and a triangle for the nose.
4. Draw a pink mouth or use thread.

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Polar Bear Hand Print Craft

 

This cute polar bear craft just goes to show that you can make a hand print into anything.

Materials:

• light blue construction paper
• white paint
• black marker

Directions:

1. Brush hand with white paint and press onto light blue paper. Allow to dry.
2. Draw details of the face and feet with a black marker.
3. Add a snowy background if you like.

 

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