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Frog Name Craft For Kids [Free Template]

After a nice spring rain, you might see a frog sitting on a lily pad! They’re the perfect resting place for frogs to hang out.

Our little frog is hanging out on some lily pads that will help your kids learn to spell their names! Have them jump into the fun with this frog name craft this spring.

Check out all our other cool spring crafts for some toad-ally awesome projects to do with the kids.

Frog Name Activity

frog name craft finished cover image

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This craft is a great way for kids to practice letter recognition and spelling their names while making a fun and cute paper craft. They’ll love putting some art together and honing their fine motor skills and scissor skills at the same time.

We’ve included an editable template so each kid’s unique name can be spelled out on the lily pads. If they’re feeling froggy, kids can practice handwriting by filling out blank lily pads with their names.

Supplies

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Frog template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you)

Directions

Download the frog template, edit it to add your child(rens) name(s), print, and cut out the pieces you need.

printed frog name craft template with "download the template on the blog"

Start by gluing the eyes to the top of the frog’s head in the middle of the eye bumps.

hands gluing eye onto frog name craft

Glue the belly to the middle and bottom of the frog’s body.

hands assembling parts of frog name craft

Next, take the inner legs and glue them, one on each side of the frog’s belly.

hands gluing arms onto frog name craft

Place the completed frog in the middle of the background piece of paper and glue it to the top of the paper.

hands gluing finished frog onto sheet of paper

Finish up the craft by having the child spell out their name with the lilypad letter beneath the frog.

hands gluing letters to name onto paper

We’re sure your kids loved displaying their name with this cute frog, check out more of our name crafts to make while you’re here.

single image of frog name craft

Spring Ideas For Kids

Looking for some fun and educational ways to limit the screen time for the kiddos? Keep them entertained and busy learning with some more spring themed crafts and activities!

We have a bunch of crafts that will appeal to kids’ various interests. For some fun project ideas to try with your kids this spring, keep reading below.

These Five Little Speckled Frogs book companion printables are another great activity to try with the kids!

Spring Books For Kids

Reading with your kids is not just a great way to bond, but also an entertaining and educational activity!

Kids can explore and learn about their world through books, discovering new facts and ideas. Reading together lets their imagination take flight, enter different worlds and explore fantastic places far, far away! Below are some of our favorite Spring books for kids.

Too Many Carrots: This adorable book about a rabbit with way too many carrots will have your kids giggling! When he loads on too many that he can’t even go in his house, he’s on the hunt for somewhere to live. Read what happens as his friends try to help. This book is cute and has a great message of sharing!

Pete The Cat and the Cool Caterpillar: Pete’s new friend is a caterpillar! But when his best buddy goes missing, Pete has to find out what happened to him. He soon realizes he’s going to need a lot of patience to discover what exactly happened to his caterpillar!

I Don’t Want To Be A Frog: Little frog wants to be anything but, you guessed it, a frog. He tries his hand at being a cat, rabbit, pig, and owl, but he just can’t manage to be like them. All along the way, his dad encourages him to just be a frog, but it’s not until he has a surprise run-in with a wolf that he rethinks what it means to be a frog.

two finished examples of frog name craft

Spring Crafts For Kids

Crafting is a fun learning tool that can help kids improve skills, ease stress and anxiety, and boost their self confidence. It’s a fun activity where kids use their creativity and artistic skills to create something new that they’re proud of.

Crafting is also a great way for kids to improve working with their hands and minds which helps with fine motor skills and problem solving. These skills will benefit them in all areas of life.

Choose some of our favorite spring craft ideas to get the kids inspired to craft!

Paper Plate Sun Craft – Your little rays of sunshine will adore this fun and simple craft. They will beam when they’re finished and show off their happy sun. The best part is this craft comes together easily with an everyday paper plate and our free template!

Handprint Ladybug Craft – This good luck charm is ready for spring! Your little one’s handprints will make this beneficial beetle come to life! You’ll just need a few basic crafting supplies like paper, scissors, glue, and of course, your kiddo’s handprint.

Spring craft ideas for kids image collage

Paper Plate Butterfly Craft – Another fun way to dress up a paper plate is for it to transform into a beautiful butterfly. Talk about an amazing metamorphosis! This is a fun craft for kids of all ages where their creativity can really shine. They’ll love making it their own and embellishing it with stickers and jewels.

Earth Paper Craft – Get the kids excited to celebrate Earth Day with this cute and simple paper craft. As kids create their animated Earth with bendy arms and legs, it’s a great time for kids to start talking about how they can take care of the planet.

Spring Activities For Kids

Looking for something quick and easy for the kids to do this spring? Then we have just the thing. Download and print out these spring color by number printables for kids to have a fun coloring session using their number and color recognition.

Coloring is a great activity to help kids practice fine motor skills as they try to stay within the lines.

Do your busy bees need some extra practice with their scissors? Get these bee cutting practice worksheets for a fun way for kids to master using scissors. These worksheets are a great addition to any insect themed study and will have them counting, matching, and more.

hand holding finished frog name craft with another one in background

Print these bug coloring pages for a great addition to any insect study! Kids will have a blast learning about all the different bugs and coloring in 8 different illustrations. Grab the crayons or markers for a fun coloring session with the kids!

When you can’t get to the farm, we bring the farm to you with these farm animal printables. This printable set is filled with over 40 pages including games, puzzles, and even a book that your kids will enjoy learning with.

They’ll learn about animals that live on a farm while practicing their handwriting, letter recognition, number recognition, colors, and more.

two examples of finished frog name craft

Share With Us

Did you make this activity with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

For a chance to have your child’s project featured, simply snap a picture of the completed project and post it to our Facebook page, email it to us directly by clicking here, or use #simpleeverydaymom on your social media!

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hand holding finished frog name craft with another one in background

Frog Name Craft For Kids

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Have kids jump into the fun by making this frog name craft for spring!

Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Frog template

Instructions

  1. Download the frog template, edit it to add your child(rens) name(s), print, and cut out the pieces you need.
  2. Start by gluing the eyes to the top of the frog's head in the middle of the eye bumps. hands gluing eye onto frog name craft
  3. Glue the belly to the middle and bottom of the frog's body.
  4. Next, take the inner legs and glue them, one on each side of the frog's belly. hands gluing arms onto frog name craft
  5. Place the completed frog in the middle of the background piece of paper and glue it to the top of the paper.
  6. Finish up the craft by having the child spell out their name with the lilypad letter beneath the frog. hands gluing letters to name onto paper

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Frog Name Craft Template

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Kelly

Thursday 11th of July 2024

I would like to try the free template

Sam

Thursday 11th of July 2024

Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈

tanaya

Sunday 28th of May 2023

I would love to make this with my daughter

Sam

Tuesday 30th of May 2023

Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page 🙂

Cheryl

Sunday 16th of April 2023

I always have difficulty finding your templates for the activities. It says to enter your email at the end of this post -- I can never find it. Please advise.

Jessica Savage

Monday 27th of March 2023

This is very frustrating. I can't locate the downloads for the frog or the chick name crafts. What am I doing wrong?

Sam

Wednesday 29th of March 2023

So sorry you're feeling frustrated! There are some things that are beyond my control, such as if you use an adblocker or firewall. Both may block the forms from appearing. The forms are always near the end of the post, above the comments sections, and under a bolded subheading. Also, some readers say they’re not able to see it on Chrome, but they can on other browsers. You may be able to try that as well ◡̈ Please let me know if you have any other questions!

Nicole

Sunday 19th of March 2023

I would love the template for this activity please.

Sam

Monday 20th of March 2023

Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page 🙂

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