Are you looking for kid-friendly and cute craft ideas that you can have fun doing with your kids? Then these craft ideas are for you. Today we have brought you a series of cute hedgehog crafts. This craft will be a favorite craft for kids. So kids can imagine, cut, color, and glue hedgehogs and have a fun experience. You can easily make this craft at school or at home. So, get ready to start making cute hedgehog crafts.
01. Seed Hedgehog Craft
What You Need:
- Printable hedgehog template
- Pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, or any matching seeds (clean and dry)
- Glue stick or liquid glue
- Brown, black, and pink crayons or markers
- Safety scissors (if cutting is needed)
- Optional: googly eyes or a small pom-pom for nose
Templates:
How to Make It:
- Step 01 – Download and print the hedgehog template
- Step 02 – Color the Hedgehog image on the template. Using crayons/markers/ colored pencils for color.
- Step 03 – Take Dry and clean any matching seeds. (e.g., sunflower or pumpkin). You can color them too.
- Step 04 – Apply glue only to the hedgehog’s spine area. Then paste the seeds on it
- Step 05 – Let it Dry. Then paste a googly eye and a pompom ball for the nose.
02. Toothbrush Painted Hedgehog Craft
What You Need
- Printable hedgehog template
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Brown paint
- Old toothbrush
- Paint tray or small dish
Templates:
How to Make It:
- Step 01 – Download and print the hedgehog template.
- Step 02 – Color the Hedgehog image on the template. But leave the spine area blank.
- Step 03 – Take a toothbrush and brown paint. Then dip the toothbrush into brown paint.
- Step 04 – Paint the spines by gently stroking the toothbrush up and down.
- Step 05 – Let it Dry. Then, add a second layer for extra texture if desired.
03. Shape-Spiked Hedgehog Craft
What You Need
- Colored cardstock or paper in red, yellow, green, and blue
- Printable hedgehog template
- Scissors
- Glue stick or liquid glue
- Googly eye
- Small pom-pom for the nose
- Optional: black marker for face details
Templates:
How to Make It:
- Step 01: Download and print the hedgehog template.
- Step 02: Cut out colorful shapes, such as squares and triangles using colored paper.
- Step 03: Glue the shapes onto the hedgehog’s back to form spiky patterns.
- Step 04: Decorate the face with a googly eye and a pom pom/button nose. Then draw a smiling mouth as well.
- Step 05: Finally, let it dry and display.
04. Rolled Paper Hedgehog with Apple Craft
What You Need:
- Printable hedgehog template
- Colored Papers (red, green, dark and light brown, black)
- Scissors
- Glue stick or liquid glue
- Googly eye
- Black pom-pom or paper circle for nose
- Optional: green paper for grass, blue paper for background
Templates:
How to Make It
- Step 01: Print the hedgehog template and apple templates. (Print them on colored papers.)
- Step 02: Cut them out separately. Then take the hedgehog image and paste it on another colored paper.
- Step 03: After that, take the brown paper and tear it into strips.
- Step 04: Then roll the paper strips and turn them into tubes for spines.
- Step 05: Glue these tubes to the hedgehog’s spine area and complete the hedgehog body.
- Step 06: Now take the printed apple image and attach the brown stem and green leaf to it.
- Step 07: Then paste this apple on top of the hedgehog’s spines (among the pasted roll tubes).
- Step 08: Finally, cut out the green paper grasses and paste them at the bottom of the paper.
- Step 09: Add mushrooms or apples to the background if you want. (You can find mushrooms and apples on the template.)
05. Autumn Burst Animal on Tree Stump Craft
What You Need
- Printable animal-on-stump template
- Leaf and acorn cutouts (or templates)
- Colored paper circles, dot stickers, or colorful paints
- Colored paper strips (use any colors you like)
- Scissors
- Glue stick or liquid glue
Templates:
How to Make It
- Step 01: Print the given templates.
- Step 02: Take the animal-on-stump template first.
- Step 03: Then cut out the colored paper strips.
- Step 04: Glue the cut-out colored paper strips behind the animal to create a sunburst effect.
- Step 05: Now take the fall leaves and acorn template and color them.
- Step 05: Next, cut them out separately.
- Step 06: Paste these cut-out images around the animal image.
- Step 07: Decorate with colorful dots in the bottom area of the page.
06. Yarn-Spiked Hedgehog Craft
What You Need
- Printable hedgehog template
- Brown cardstock or colored paper
- Colored yarn (yellow, orange, red, purple, brown)
- Googly eyes
- Small pom-poms (for noses)
- Scissors
- Glue stick or liquid glue
- Black marker
Templates:
How to Make It
- Step 01: Print the hedgehog template and cut it out.
- Step 02: Trace the template onto brown cardstock and cut it out again.
- Step 03: Punch a small hole in the marked spot on the hedgehog’s back.
- Step 04: Take thick and colorful yarn balls.
- Step 05: Insert the yarn through the hole and wrap it around the hedgehog’s back area as shown in the image.
- Step 06: Make small cuts around the top edge of the hedgehog to help keep the yarn tight and in place.
- Step 07: Finally, add a googly eye and a pom-pom ball for the nose. Draw a smiling mouth too.
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