The Fourth of July is coming up, and there’s so much fun to have! Kids love the fireworks, flags, and parades that accompany the celebrations, so why not add in a fun craft to top off the day?

Our eagle name craft is perfect for your kids to get into the festive spirit! And it’s a super fun way to work on their letter recognition and fine motor skills.

Not only is our name eagle great for patriotic celebrations, but it makes a good educational activity. Incorporate this craft into your woodland animal lesson plan to discover more about eagles and the other animals living in their environment.

Download our free template below and get crafting with your kids!

For some more activities to help your kids work on spelling their names, check out all our name crafts!

Printable Eagle Craft

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Your kids will love putting their cutting and sticking skills to the test as they assemble their sweet eagle! With every piece, they’ll work their fine motor skills and have so much fun in the process.

Kids will then use their letter recognition skills to spell out their names using the lettered fish. 

If you want to add an element of handwriting to the mix, try using blank fish instead. Then your kids must carefully write each letter in their name on the fish.

Either way, this eagle name craft will keep your kids entertained and learning. Watch them spread their wings and dive into this fun activity!

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Eagle template (enter your email in the form at the end of the post to get the template)

Directions

Download the eagle template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

Start by gluing the beak in between and slightly overlapping the bottom of the eyes.

Take the wings and glue them to the sides of the eagle’s body.

Next, take the head and glue it to the top of the eagle’s body.

Place the feet and the bottom and middle of the body and glue them in place.

Glue the completed eagle to the top of a vertical piece of paper.

Finish up by spelling the child’s name out with the fish letters below the eagle. Glue them in place.

Be sure to check out our many other animals crafts for kids they will love creating!

Animal Ideas For Kids

The world is full of interesting animals, and you can introduce them to your kids in many fun ways.

Whether you’re looking for an educational activity or simply want to keep your kids entertained, these animal ideas will do the trick.

Animal Story Books

One of our favorite things to do whenever we start a new unit is to begin with books. Grab these popular books from your library or grab them from Amazon to add to your home collection!

Bear Can’t Wait– If your child loves the Bear series of books, they’ll want to read the newest one where Bear plans a special surprise for Hare!

A Walk Through the Woods– This beautiful and intricate children’s book will keep children engaged and wanting to turn the page!

Owl Babies– Kids will relate to the message of this cute little book. In it, owl babies are waiting and worrying, will Mommy return? There’s a great resolution and fun illustrations as well.

Woodland Animal Crafts For Kids

Wolf Paper Bag Puppet – Your kids will howl at the moon with this fun craft! Our wolf paper bag puppet will be a hit with any animal-loving child.

With our free template, kids can easily make the puppet from cardstock and a paper bag. And the best part? Once they finish their puppet, they can put on a show for the whole family!

Moose Handprint Craft – Make your home or classroom a little wilder with this moose handprint craft! Our printable template will help kids turn their hands into majestic moose.

Not only does this craft result in a cute animal decoration, but it’s also a sweet souvenir to remember their little hands by!

Easy Raccoon Craft – Kids will love creating a cute raccoon with some simple supplies. This craft will work their dexterity as they cut and piece it all together, and they can express their creative side by customizing the colors. Plus, when they’re done, you’ll have a cute woodland critter to hang on the wall.

Brown Bear Paper Bag Puppet – Kids can bring the forest into their homes with this craft. Our brown bear paper bag puppet is an easy and fun way to get creative!

Not only will kids love the cute result, but they’ll also work on their fine motor skills as they construct the puppet. Your little cubs will have a blast bringing this bear to life.

Animal Themed Activities

For a hands-on activity that’s out of this world, our animal do a dot printables are sure to be a hit!

This complete set of 29 worksheets is all your kids need to practice skills like hand-eye coordination, letter recognition, and counting. All you have to do is provide the dot markers, pom poms, or similar, and let the fun begin!

Our groundhog cutting practice worksheets are a great way to help kids work on their fine motor skills! Cutting practice is an important exercise for kids, and these groundhog-themed worksheets are perfect for sharpening their scissors skills.

Your kids love the cute illustrations, and you’ll love sneaking in some educational content in a fun way.

If you need something to entertain your little animals, look no further than our zoo animal worksheets. This complete set of activities has everything you need to keep kids learning and occupied.

From color matching to flashcards, letter mazes to puzzles – there are a ton of ways to keep your kids busy and learning. Don’t miss out on this zoo-per-fun activity set of worksheets!

These forest count and clip cards are perfect for practicing counting and number recognition with pre-schoolers. Kids must work their concentration skills to count how many of each animal and then identify the correct number.

With this activity, your kids will develop their numeracy skills while also discovering new forest animals.

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Eagle Name Craft Template