Paper Craft Crazy Critters

Bring these crazy critters to life by assembling them into 3-D models. Follow the step-by-step illustrated instructions to create 24 of the zaniest creatures you've ever seen for play and display. Sturdy paper is perforated and scored for convenience. No cutting necessary. Just punch out the shapes, fold and glue.

Use art to stimulate content-area language development and writing skills! From A to Z, the 81 animal patterns combine with 35 different activities to enhance your primary curriculum. You give each student a photocopy of the pattern, paper, scissors, and some materials to decorate the critter. You can use Snipper Critters with a content-area activity, in the language arts block, in writing workshop, or as art enrichment. The not-so-usual animals in Snipper Critters represent most major animal families. Activities use facts about the animals and information about their habitats. Students learn about the world's animals and have fun, too! Use Snipper Critters to: build content-area vocabulary; help meet grade-level curriculum standards for math, science, and social studies; teach critical, informational writing skills; create art extensions for math, science, and social studies projects; build skills in research, writing, and verbalization; and develop a child's imagination. Snipper Critter activities fit with any curriculum and adapt easily to specific grade and ability levels. And, to save you time, the resource includes a bibliography of children's literature that features the critters, an index of ways to group the critters, and lists of physical characteristics and habitats of the animals.

An index to children's craft books published since 1991. Provides a guide to craft instructions alphabetically by project, or by type of material used.

A great DIY paper craft gift for kids that offers hours of fun

Create a wonderful array of 3D animals with Clare Youngs’ beautifully easy projects. Here are 35 quirky woodland animals for you to make in no time. Using simple slotting techniques, you can make a whole menagerie using just cardboard, found paper, and scissors or a craft knife. From the crafty fox to the elegant stags, from the cute koala and her baby to the mischievous squirrels, every animal is specially designed by Clare Youngs to require a minimum of effort to put together. The projects are inexpensive, too, as cardboard is so readily available and easy to find, so anyone can have a go at creating a cute critter. You can then use them as highly individual decorations for your home or give them as gifts. Once you start creating, there really is a world of possibility to what you can make for yourself or your friends. The projects are accompanied by clear diagrams and there is a comprehensive tips and techniques section that explains all the skills you will need.

Super craft projects unleash the creative spirit! Simple, easy-to-do craft projects use inexpensive, everyday materials to create surprisingly complex and amazingly fun crafts. Easy-to-follow patterns have kids creating their very own crafts in no time at all. A great way to build self-confidence and practice important skills such as listening, following directions, visual comprehension, finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. A simple materials list and complete directions are included for each project.