Looking for a fun kid craft idea? Check out our new Paper Circus Animal Cookie tutorial! This easy art project is perfect for kids of all ages and can be done in just a few simple steps. Plus, it’s super easy to make!
Circus Craft Idea For Kids
Today’s latest paper kids craft idea is for those who are young {and older} who absolutely LOVE Circus Animal Cookies. I don’t know about you but every time I sneak a few of them off my son’s plate, they instantly take me back to my childhood. There is just something about those pink and white animal shaped cookies, covered in sprinkles & frosting that instantly make me smile.
On that note, I sure hope today’s UNIQUE {and first seen here!} paper animal cookie craft idea brings a HUGE smile to you and your child’s faces as you recreate it together today. Just think of this a fun art project that you can tackle in one afternoon, with cookies afterwards as a way to celebrate your colorful creations.
To recreate this paper confetti covered animal cookie craft, all you need is a single hole punch, colorful paper scraps, a glue stick and our FREE provided elephant template{s} to make it come to life. Really simple stuff you probably have on hand to recreate this paper elephant cookie in no time!
And just like the real deal in the bag, each finished paper circus animal cookie will be different in appearance, so that means there are NO RULES when comes to adding those paper sprinkles on YOUR elephant cookie. You can either add the bare minimum or go to town on the paper confetti {which is what I recommend – hint hint!}
Well – I’ll let you get to it. Happy crafting, my dear friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your paper confetti circus animal cookie creations. You can find us on Facebook or Instagram for easy tagging. I can’t wait to see how SWEET they turn out! #gluedtomycrafts
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Need a fun and creative activity for the kids this weekend? Look no further! Our craft idea is sure to bring smiles all around! Gather up the materials, print out the templates, and let’s get crafting!
Craft Supplies:
- Cookie Printable{s} – {light pink elephant or dark pink elephant}
- White Cardstock Paper
- Color Printer
- Colored Cardstock Paper
- Single Hole Punch
- Small Bowl or Dish
- Purple Elmer’s Glue Stick
Directions:
- First things first – print out either color of the elephant printable listed above in the supply list, on single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need one print per craft.
- Set aside your printable for now.
- Now grab your colored paper, a small dish and the single hole punch.
- Go ahead and hole punch a good amount of “circles” that will later be the sprinkles on the cookie. You will need a lot of paper punches, so go to town on this step! A good tip is to do the hole punching over a small bowl, to keep the paper circles contained till you need them.
- Next up, grab your purple glue stick and the elephant cookie printable.
- Now rub the glue stick all over the inside of the elephant design.
- Next, working pretty fast, you are going to want to sprinkle, dump and rub your paper hole punches ALL over the glue, to add the sprinkles. If needed, add more glue and paper circles until you have the look you like on your pink elephant cookie.
- Shake off excess pieces and set aside to let it dry completely.
- Then display proudly your colorful paper circus animal cookie craft for all to see!
Customize It:
- Instead of using paper hole punches, like I did in today’s paper confetti Circus Animal Cookie kid craft tutorial, you can also dip your finger or a clean q-tip into various shades of craft paint and then make “dotted prints” for the sprinkles instead. Just repeat until you have that desired look, in a different craft medium! Super fun!!!
- Extra tiny pom poms and school glue would be great as well for this fun craft idea!
RELATED —> Paper Elephant Craft
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So on that note, if you are encouraged by today’s paper confetti Circus Animal Cookie craft idea, may I also suggest you check out our Handprint Elephant and Paper Plate Elephant craft tutorials? Both of which would pair nicely with today’s craft idea – hint hint!
BTW – we also LOVE seeing those pictures, so be sure to use our special branded hashtag #gluedtomycrafts on your various social media sites for us to see {and share with our readers!} or you can tag us directly on Facebook as well!
Paper Circus Animal Cookie Craft
- 1 Small Bowl or Dish
- White Cardstock Paper
- Colored Cardstock Paper
Instructions
- First print out our provided printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need one print per craft.
- Set aside your printable for now.
- Now grab your colored paper, a small dish and the single hole punch.
- Go ahead and hole punch a good amount of "circles" that will later be the sprinkles on the cookie. You will need a lot of paper punches, so go to town on this step! A good tip is to do the hole punching over a small bowl, to keep the paper circles contained till you need them.
- Next up, grab your purple glue stick and the elephant cookie printable.
- Now rub the glue stick all over the inside of the elephant design.
- Next, working pretty fast, you are going to want to sprinkle, dump and rub your paper hole punches ALL over the glue, to add the sprinkles. If needed, add more glue and paper circles until you have the look you like on your pink elephant cookie.
- Shake off excess pieces and set aside to let it dry completely.
- Then display proudly your colorful paper circus animal cookie craft for all to see!
