Pete the Cat is a cool, groovy feline who stars in a beloved series of children’s books. Young readers love his laid back attitude and catchy stories.

Kids will love to bring this character off the page with our Pete the Cat paper cup craft! This hands-on activity will allow them to make their favorite character they can use in imaginative play or to display.

Bring even more of your little ones’ favorite stories to life through creative and engaging activities found in this collection of kids book crafts!

Pete the Cat Book Craft

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Creating Pete using an everyday item enhances fine motor skills as kids cut, glue, and assemble the pieces. Plus, it also boosts their hand-eye coordination and encourages them to follow instructions.

To get started on this fun project, be sure to download our free template. It will make the process easy and enjoyable for both kids and adults. Then all you’ll need are some basic supplies and a paper cup.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Paper Cup
• Glue
• Scissors
• Pete the cat template (click the “click here to get this freebie” image at the end to open the form)

Directions

Start by downloading the pete the cat template and printing it out. Once you have the template printed, gather the materials needed for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this template to life!

First, guide your child to glue both eyes to the center of the face.

Next, help your child to glue the triangle nose in between and just below the eyes.

Now, take the feet and glue them to the bottom portion of the cup.

Place the arms on the top portion of the cup and glue them in place.

Position the head to the top of the cup and glue it in place.

Finally, encourage your child to glue the tail to the back and bottom of the body.

Be sure to check out our paper cup crafts for kids while you’re here! Your kids will love creating more fun DIYs like this one!

Also try out this cute Pete the Cat name craft!

Children’s Book Ideas

Now that kids have made their own Pete the Cat, there’s no need to “book” it out of here. Let’s get going on a literary adventure that’s bound to be a page turner for your little ones.

We have several fun DIY projects and educational activities that are paired with beloved stories that will have your young readers excited to create and learn. Read on below for inspiration for what project or activity you should try next and recommendations for new books to read.

Fun Children’s Books

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie – This classic children’s book is still a favorite of kids today! It’s a silly story that kids will love and parents will remember!

Can I Be Your Dog? – This is the cutest storybook about a dog named Arfy who’s a homeless dog. Follow his journey to finding the right family to adopt him!

The Kissing Hand -This sweet book will not only have kids captivated but may also help with separation anxiety. We definitely recommend adding this one to your collection!

Fun Children’s Book Crafts

Grumpy Monkey Craft – Swing into some fun with the kids and make Grumpy Monkey! This fun activity is inspired by the book, Grumpy Monkey, and will have your little ones monkeying around while learning about emotions. 

This Pete The Cat scarecrow craft is great for fall!

I Am Money Book Craft – Turn lessons from I Am Money into a fun project! Kids can create their own Money character, inspired by the book’s cute illustrations. This is a great book when teaching kids about earning, saving, and giving.

Little Acorn Craft – This adorable project captures the acorn’s life stage underground. It’s the perfect companion to the book, Little Acorn, and gets kids engaged in a hands-on activity while learning about tree life cycles, animal food sources, and seasonal changes.

Snowmen At Night Craft – Kids can bring the magic of Snowmen at Night to life with this adorable craft! Let them create their own snowman straight from the book’s secret nighttime adventures with this hands-on activity. It extends the book’s fun and helps kids develop essential skills through creative play.

Fun Book Activities

Gobble up some fun with these How to Catch a Turkey activities! These educational activities are inspired by the beloved children’s book, and blend learning with fun.

Engage your kids in critical thinking with pattern completion exercises, boost letter recognition with dot marker activities, and challenge their vocabulary knowledge with labeling worksheets. Plus, hone their pre-writing skills with line tracing exercises.

The flashcards are great to play memory matching or learning new vocabulary words.

Join Chicken and her friends after reading their story by working on The Scarecrow’s Hat activities! These book activities are a great way to keep the lessons going after reading the book.

Kids will recognize familiar characters as they complete patterns, label a chicken’s parts, and trace lines between friendly faces. Grab the dot markers for a letter recognition activity or gather up the character flashcards to build vocabulary or memory skills.

Dive on in for some underwater fun with these Fish Eyes book companion printables! These activities are great to use at home or classroom after reading the story, Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert. These worksheets add a splash of fun and learning to your child’s reading time.

Related: Pete The Cat Goes Camping Worksheets

Included in this set is a color by numbers page, a complete the pattern page, and a counting page. Download and print instantly to make learning a fin-tastic experience for kids!

This Mouse and Cookie letter order activity is designed to make learning the ABCs a blast! This printable activity lets kids practice identifying missing letters to complete sequences.

After reading Laura Numeroff’s, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, this hands-on activity brings the story to life in a whole new way. It’s great to use with preschoolers and kindergarteners for a sweet way to enhance their pre-reading skills!

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Pete the Cat Cut Out Template