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Paper Elephant Craft For Young Kids To Recreate

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Isn’t this cute little fellow a cool paper craft to make?! Preschooler and kindergarten age children will LOVE making their own version of a Paper Elephant.

Keep scrolling for the how-to and to score the free printable template to get you started with ease!

Perfect For Beginners - Paper Elephant Craft For Kids To Recreate

It’s Simply Perfect For Beginners – Elephant Paper Craft For Young Kids To Recreate

Today we are sharing a super adorable paper elephant craft for kids to recreate today! Your child will love crafting it up and you’re going to love showing it off!!!

What actually inspired this post was our now viral Balloon Elephant Card craft tutorial from a few years back. After thinking about the shapes I pieced together to make that particular craft come to life, I started to envision what eventually became today’s post. One thing led to another and I also made the FREE printable you will find below, for your convenience in recreating the craft.

It’s just matter of downloading our free elephant template, printing it on paper and then adding a few embellishments to bring it to life! Then you are done crafting, you can round off the elephant theme with a movie night watching Dumbo or reading a few children’s books for a quick story-time.

Anyways… I’ll let you get to it so you can have fun making it as well! Find all the details below!

Happy crafting, my dear friends. Please don’t be shy and be sure to share pictures with us when you complete the elephant craft with your child! You can find us on Facebook and Instagram for easy tagging! We can’t wait to see your paper elephants in action! #gluedtomycrafts

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Paper Elephant Craft For Kids

Take a creative break with your kids today! Recreate this fun paper elephant craft together and watch as their imaginations come to life.

Craft Supplies:

  • Free Elephant Printable – on Box.com
  • Color Printer
  • Gray Cardstock Paper
  • Pink Cardstock Paper
  • White Cardstock Paper
  • Paper Craft Scissors
  • Glue Stick and/or Tape Runner Adhesive
  • Large Wiggle Eyes

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Directions:

  • First things first. You are going to grab the FREE elephant head template listed above in the supply list.
  • Go ahead and now print the file on a single sheet of gray cardstock. You only need ONE print per paper craft. Print as many as you like!
  • Next use scissors to trim out the elephant shape from the printable.
  • Before you discard the excess paper, cut along one side and make a 1″ inch wide, long paper strip. If you don’t feel like you have enough room to work with {ever printer prints differently} go ahead and just grab another sheet of gray cardstock paper to complete this step.
  • Take the paper strip and fold it a few times, like an accordion to make the elephant’s trunk.
  • Now grab another sheet of colored cardstock, all the other paper pieces, the wiggle eyes and your choice of adhesive.
  • We are going to start off by gluing the elephant head to the center of your large paper.
  • Follow that up by adhering the folded paper “trunk” to the center of the face.
  • Now glue on the eyes so your elephant can see.
  • Finally, if you like, cut out a small paper heart from your pink cardstock.
  • Adhere the paper heart to the end of the paper trunk in the craft.
  • Add any other embellishments you like {like maybe a smiling face like ours} and display your paper elephant masterpiece proudly for all to see!

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Paper Elephant Craft For Kids

Customize It!

  • Don’t feel limited by our tutorial. Yes, I used grey cardstock to print my file on and give my elephant a solid gray color but you can skip that step if you like {especially if you don’t have any on hand!} Just print the file on white cardstock paper and use crayons, pencils or markers to give him some color. I personally didn’t like how mine looked with the use of crayons 🙂 Maybe I’m being my own worst critic but I felt that the use of solid gray colored paper was better for me. You might have a different feeling about it and that’s totally fine!
  • Again, I repeat, don’t feel limited by my words and pictures. I want YOU to be creative so I hope you {and your child} run with our idea and make it your own today! The free file is like a coloring page so no matter which direction you go, you are going to make an awesome paper piece to show off!

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Paper Elephant Craft For Kids

With over five years of building the Glued To My Crafts website and over 2,000 tutorials that inspire people daily, we have a little bit for everyone!

Our personal favorites that would pair nicely with today’s theme are the Paper Plate Elephant, Paper Hanging Monkey and Paper Owl On Branch crafts. Be sure to check them out before you click away!

We also have a great Facebook group for you to join for DAILY craft inspiration! Come join us in the crafty fun!

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Paper Elephant Craft Idea For Kids

Preschooler and kindergarten age children will LOVE making their own version of a Paper Elephant craft with these simple steps and printable!
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  • Color Printer
  • Scissors
  • Glue Stick and/or Tape Runner Adhesive
  • Cardstock Paper
  • Free Printable - Landing Page
  • 2 Large Wiggle Eyes
  • Embellishments

Instructions
 

  • First print out our provided printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need one print per craft.
  • Next use scissors to trim out the elephant shape from the printable.
  • Before you discard the excess paper, cut along one side and make a 1" inch wide, long paper strip. If you don't feel like you have enough room to work with {ever printer prints differently} go ahead and just grab another sheet of gray cardstock paper to complete this step.
  • Take the paper strip and fold it a few times, like an accordion to make the elephant's trunk.
  • Now grab another sheet of colored cardstock, all the other paper pieces, the wiggle eyes and your choice of adhesive.
  • We are going to start off by gluing the elephant head to the center of your large paper.
  • Follow that up by adhering the folded paper "trunk" to the center of the face.
  • Now glue on the eyes so your elephant can see.
  • Finally, if you like, cut out a small paper heart from your pink cardstock.
  • Adhere the paper heart to the end of the paper trunk in the craft.
  • Add any other embellishments you like {like maybe a smiling face like ours} and display your paper elephant masterpiece proudly for all to see!
Want to show off your creations?Mention @gluedtomycrafts or tag #gluedtomycrafts on Instagram!
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