Skunks are some of the cutest little animals on the planet – especially baby skunks!

Package up all that cuteness into a fun activity with this paper plate skunk craft. It’s simple, fun and comes with a free printable template.

Kids will not only be able to paint, but also cut and glue so they’ll work on a variety of necessary skills that’ll help them in school and beyond!

This craft is perfect for making for forest or woodland animal themes or just for fall. Create with preschool, kindergarten and elementary children.

Be sure to watch our video or read the directions listed below. And, if you love animal crafts, be sure to check out all of our fun animal crafts for kids here!

Easy Skunk Craft For Kids

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Supplies

• Paper plates
• Black paint
• Paintbrush
• Scissors
• Glue
• Colored construction paper or cardstock
• Skunk template (download form located at the end of this post)

Directions

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

Paint a paper plate in 1-2 thin coats of black paint and let dry completely before moving on.

Place the skunk head template as far down on the paper plate as possible, trace and cut out. Place the ear template on the top, leftover part of the paper plate, trace and cut out.

Glue the skunk stripe to the top of the paper plate, then glue the nose at the base of the stripe.

Make the mouth by gluing the tongue to mouth, then trim any excess off with the scissors. Glue the completed mouth just below the nose.

Position the eyes on either side of the stripe and glue in place.

Glue the inner ear onto the paper plate outer ear, then take the completed ears and glue them to the back of the paper plate.

Now your kiddo has an adorable skunk craft to proudly display at home!

Forest Animal Preschool Theme

Looking to create a whole unit of forest animal themed crafts and activities?

Look no further; we’ve put together some of our favorite ideas below to make it stress free!

Of course you know we love crafts! And besides being fun, crafts are a great for helping preschoolers learn necessary skills like fine motor skills, focus, creativity, following directions and more.

Some other crafts that would fit perfectly in this theme include:

• Squirrel Craft For Kids
• Paper Plate Hedgehog Craft
• Easy Raccoon Craft
• Bear Craft For Kids

Another fun and simple way to help kids learn new activities are these great fall preschool printables.

It has a variety of worksheets and activities that will help with color matching, alphabet recognition, patterns, counting and more! Be sure to check these out; they’re so cute and engaging for the kids.

Do your kids love to color? Then they’ll love these forest animal coloring pages. Print them off and use it when you need a few extra minutes or when the kids are bored.

These fall pattern block mats can also be used in a forest animal unit. They’ll help kids with shape recognition, fine motor skills, and more.

Finish off all the fun with this forest animal sensory bin. It’s great for open-ended play!

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