If there’s one animal in the world that seems like something out of a little kid’s imagination, it’s the narwhal!

It seems to be part whale, part unicorn and so bizarre!

Kids who love silly animals will have tons of fun making this cute narwhal craft for kids.

It’s based upon the narwhal from the movie Elf so it’s really simple and cute.

We love creating winter animal crafts for kids and this paper narwhal craft fits in perfectly with winter and arctic animals!

With our free printable narwhal template, you’ll have your own narwhal creation in no time.

Read our step by step directions or watch our video tutorial to see how simple it is to make with your kids.

Narwhal Craft Idea

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Supplies

• Colored card stock (in 3 shades of blue and tan)
• White card stock
• Scissors
• Glue stick (this one works best)
• Narwhal template (download form located at the end of the page)

Directions

Download the narwhal template, print and cut out the pieces.

Glue the narwhal’s fin on the right side of the body, slightly below the mouth.

Put glue on the narwhal’s tusk and glue to the backside of the narwhal body.

Take the blue water oval and glue the completed narwhal in the middle of it.

Glue the iceberg to the bottom part of the blue background paper.

Place the completed narwhal just below the iceberg and glue down.

Isn’t this narwhal so cute?!

This paper craft is super simple so it’s perfect for doing with preschoolers, kindergarten and elementary-aged children.

Don’t forget to enter your email in the form at the end of the page to get your free printable narwhal template.

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Learn About Narwhals

Because the narwhal is such a strange and magical animal, this is the perfect time to teach children all about them.

You can introduce the narwhal and its environment by reading a simple children’s book about narwhals, like this one.

If the children are older and want to learn more about narwhals, this book may be better suited for them.

After you read about narwhals, ask the children if they have any questions about these mysterious animals.

You can even show them a short video on narwhals, like this one from Nat Geo WILD:

After they’ve learned all about narwhals, make this fun paper craft!

Related: Walrus Arctic Animal Craft For Kids

Make This Craft In Groups

If you’re planning on using this craft idea at a daycare, at the library, the classroom or any other group setting, we have a few ideas to make sure it all goes well!

First, you’ll want to use to be sure you have all the pieces printed off and ready to go.

If the children you’re doing this narwhal craft with aren’t able to cut out the pieces themselves, you’ll also want to have them cut ahead of time.

To make this craft last longer, you can also consider printing the narwhal and tusk on white card stock.

This way the children can use their artistic skills to color it any way they want! Not only will this add time to the craft, but it will also help kids work on proper pencil grasp and fine motor skills.

You can make this craft even more unique by adding foam snowflake stickers, white pom poms or other fun wintery decorations to the paper.

However your kids decide to make this narwhal craft, we’re sure they’re going to have a blast creating this easy papercraft!

These winter activity coins will kick boredom to the curb! They’re cute and a fun way to discover new ideas.

Pull out this winter play dough kit to give the kids some fun hands-on sensory play!

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