Want a fun fox craft for the kids to do? This paper plate fox craft is easy, cheap, and fun to make!
We love making paper plate crafts with the kids and this one is perfect for fall or any time of the year.
It’s fun for children because it combines painting, cutting, and gluing!
We’ve made it even easier to recreate because we’ve included a free printable template. That means no guessing and no freehand drawing!
Read our quick tutorial or watch our craft video below to see how simple it is to make.
Easy Fox Craft For Kids
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Supplies
- Paper plates
- Orange paint
- Paintbrush
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Tape
- Colored cardstock (cream/white, pink, orange and black)
- Fox template (download form located at the end of this post)
Related: Fox Paper Bag Craft
Directions
Download the free fox template, print, and cut out the pieces.
Paint the paper plate orange and let it dry completely before moving on. Decide whether you want the fox’s ears to be made from a paper plate or cardstock.
If you’re going to make the ears from a paper plate, paint a second paper plate orange.
Place the fox’s head template on top of the dried paper plate, trace with a pencil and cut out.
Glue the fox face onto the bottom half of the paper plate, lining the edges up.
Place the fox’s nose at the bottom of the white face, in between the eyes and glue in place.
Glue the pink cheeks on either side of the face, just below the eyes. If you don’t want to use cardstock, you can always swap it out for a pink marker/crayon and draw in the cheeks.
Alight the straight edge of the inner ear to the straight edge of the outer ear and glue in place. Repeat for both sides.
Take a piece of double-sided tape or loop a piece of regular tape and place it at the bottom of the fox ears. Position the ears along the top, outside of the paper plate, and secure in place.
Isn’t this the cutest little fox project?! We had so much fun making these guys.
This fox craft is great for kids to make for an F is for fox theme or during the fall.
Forest Animal Unit Study
Want to create a whole unit study around this fox craft? If so, we have some great ideas to get you started!
Below are some of our favorite forest animal books for kids. Grab them from the library or add them to your home collection.
The Kissing Hand – This sweet book will not only have kids captivated, but it may also help with separation anxiety. We definitely recommend adding this one to your collection!
Peek-a-Flap Who – This board book is great for toddlers all the way up to kindergarten children. All kids love lifting the flaps, but there are also little facts about the animals in the forest.
Over in the Forest – We love this book for introducing kids to forest animals. Find the hidden animals, learn about forest animals, and discover baby animal names.
Increase your child’s creativity, fine motor skills, and more with crafts! Below are some of our favorite forest animal craft ideas:
If you want to extend this activity into a fall or forest animal topic, we’d suggest making these free forest animal emergent reader books or using these free forest animal coloring pages.
Whatever way you use this craft, we’re certain the kids will love it!
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More Animal Activities For Kids
Paper Plate Fox Craft
Learn how to make this easy paper plate fox craft for kids! It's a simple project for preschool, kindergarten and elementary children.
Materials
- Paper plates
- Orange paint
- Pencil
- Glue stick
- Tape
- Colored cardstock (cream/white, pink, orange and black)
- Fox template (download form located at the end of this post)
Tools
- Scissors
- Paintbrush
Instructions
- Download the free fox template, print, and cut out the pieces.
- Paint the paper plate orange and let it dry completely before moving on. Decide whether you want the fox's ears to be made from a paper plate or cardstock. If you're going to make the ears from a paper plate, paint a second paper plate orange.
- Place the fox's head template on top of the dried paper plate, trace with a pencil, and cut out.
- Glue the fox face onto the bottom half of the paper plate, lining the edges up.
- Place the fox's nose at the bottom of the white face, in between the eyes and glue in place.
- Glue the pink cheeks on either side of the face, just below the eyes. If you don't want to use cardstock, you can always swap it out for a pink marker/crayon and draw in the cheeks.
- Alight the straight edge of the inner ear to the straight edge of the outer ear and glue in place. Repeat for both sides.
- Take a piece of double-sided tape or loop a piece of regular tape and place at the bottom of the fox ears. Position the ears along the top, outside of the paper plate, and secure in place.
Free Fox Template
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