Children’s eyes light up with wonder and excitement at the sight of elephants gracefully roaming the zoo.

From the trumpeting calls to the swinging trunks and mighty footsteps, these encounters at the zoo leave an impression, fostering a love and curiosity for these gentle giants.

Bring that excitement and curiosity to craft time with our elephant name craft! Kids will craft an elephant out of colored paper, then create the grassy landscape beneath it by arranging the letters of their names in the correct order.

Find more fun ways for your kids to learn to spell their names and make personalized crafts with these fun name crafts.

Elephant Craft For Preschool

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As kids piece together their own names, they’ll reinforce letter recognition, spelling, and sequencing skills in a captivating and personalized way. They’ll get some practice with scissors and glue which is great for sharpening their fine motor skills.

With our step-by-step instructions and editable pdf template, you’ll be prepared to enhance your child’s language skills while having fun crafting.

Supplies

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

Directions

Download the elephant template, edit the template to add your child’s name, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

Begin by gluing the eyes beneath both of the eyebrows.

Take the inner ears and glue them to the outer ears.

Next, take the feet pads and glue them in the middle of both outer feet.

Glue the completed elephant onto a vertical piece of background paper.

Finish up by arranging the grass letters underneath the elephant to spell the child’s name, then glue them in place.

If your child enjoyed this idea, be sure to check out all of our fun zoo animals crafts for kids!

Zoo Animal Ideas For Kids

If you’re looking for some fun and educational crafts and activities featuring our friends at the zoo, you’ve come to the right place! We have a collection of zoo animal crafts and activities that will ignite your child’s imagination while fostering a love for learning.

From paper crafts to interactive games, we have a variety of ideas that will keep your child’s interest. Begin the wild adventure by choosing some of our suggested projects below.

Zoo Animal Books

Reading books to kids during their formative years can have a tremendous impact on their development. By exposing children to a variety of books, they develop a love for reading and learning new things. This love for reading can extend into their later years and even lead to future success in school and careers!

Reading books to children also helps with their social and emotional development as they learn to interpret and understand different emotions and situations through the stories. Some of our favorite zoo animal books are found below.

Zoo Paper Crafts

Crafting is a fantastic activity that brings a lot of joy to children.

Through crafting, children develop confidence, boost their cognitive abilities, and create memories. Encourage them to craft one of these zoo animals today:

Paper Bag Puppet Lion – No more “lion” around. Let’s get to crafting! Kids can create their very own majestic lion with a simple paper bag! Soon the kids will have a roaring good time telling stories with their new lion puppet.

Paper Plate Koala – You don’t have to journey to the land Down Under to meet this adorable koala. With an everyday paper plate, a little paint, and our free template, your kids can bring these cuddly creatures to life in your own home.

Handprint Tiger Craft – This personalized craft will be a hit with the kids as they see their own handprints make a really cool tiger! Each tiger will be as unique and extraordinary as the kid behind the handprint it’s made with.

Cheetah Paper Bag Puppet – Get ready to sprint into the world of crafting and create a lightning-fast cheetah companion. With just a simple paper bag and a touch of creativity, your kids can transform it into a magnificent cheetah that will bring the savannah right into your own home.

Preschool Zoo Activities

If your child loves the zoo…and who doesn’t…you’ll want to grab these zoo animal worksheets for preschool.

These are a great way for your young learners to work on a variety of topics like counting, patterns, letter recognition, memory, handwriting, and so much more! Download this printable set of over 20 pages for some engaging fun!

Swing into a world of color and numbers with these delightful monkey color by numbers! Kids will follow the number and color key at the bottom of the page to bring each monkey illustration to life. These are a fun way for kids to work on color and number recognition and their fine motor skills.

Let’s dive in with these walrus worksheets! Kids will learn right along with these tusked sea mammals with 3 different printables. They’ll work on letter recognition, develop their handwriting skills, and color and label a walrus.

Pair these Dear Zoo printable activities with the popular preschool book for loads of zoo fun with your kiddos.

These free printables come with 10 pages where kids will work on their math skills, handwriting practice, matching, beginning reading, and fine motor skills all while learning about different zoo animals. 

Fun Zoo Ideas

• Jungle Animal Counters
• Zoo Playdough Kit
• Zoo Temporary Tattoos

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