Squirrels, the furry friends with bushy tails scurrying around the trees in the garden, are creatures that my kids are fascinated by and generally love looking at.
In this blog post, I have described some of the activities that my son and I enjoyed doing on the squirrel theme.
Squirrel Activities And Crafts for Kids
This list of fun and engaging squirrel-themed activities and crafts are perfect for kids to expand their learning and create art that lets them foster their creativity.
I hope you employ these activities to keep your kids engaged and have a lot of fun.
Squirrel Egg Carton Miniature
A fun craft with egg cartons that you can repurpose into miniature squirrels that your kids will love.
Cut individual cups from an old egg carton. Kids can use acrylic paint to paint the cups brown. Glue a paper cut-out for the tail and add the features of the squirrel with a marker.
Squirrel Corner Bookmark
The perfect squirrel-themed bookmark for kids who love reading.
Follow a tutorial to make a corner bookmark using a colored sheet of paper.
Draw and cut out the tail from paper and glue it to the back of the bookmark. Add the features of the squirrel with a marker to make an adorable bookmark.
Squirrel Handprint Art
Draw an outline of a squirrel on a sheet of colored paper. and cut the squirrel shape, leaving the tail untouched.
Now trace the kid’s hands on coloured papers and cut and paste them onto the sheet of paper to fill the space of the squirrel’s tail.
Squirrel Sponge Art
Print or draw and cut a squirrel outline and place it on a white sheet of paper.
Kids can dip the sponge in paint and dab it all over the paper, going around the outline of the squirrel. Remove the template to show a blank squirrel outline amid the colors.
Squirrel Counting Game
This Squirrel Counting Game helps young learners practice number recognition and one-to-one correspondence by matching acorns to the correct squirrel cards.
It’s a fun and interactive way to build foundational math skills while enjoying an adorable woodland theme.
Squirrel Shape Matching
Engage your child in an educational adventure with the “Squirrel Shape Matching” activity.
This game helps children develop early geometry skills by matching various shapes to the corresponding outlines on the squirrel cards.
It’s a fun and interactive way to enhance shape recognition, problem-solving abilities, and fine motor skills as they manipulate the pieces.
Squirrel Coloring Page
My kids enjoy doing coloring sheets.
Print coloring sheets with squirrel outlines. Kids can color these squirrel-themed coloring sheets that will keep them engaged while improving their hand strength and concentration.
Squirrel Paper Crown
Cut a rectangle from thick brown paper and attach it to make a band that fits their heads.
Cut the outline of the face from brown paper, glue it to the front, and add details with a marker. Your kids will love wearing these squirrel-like crowns.
Squirrel Letter Matching Clip Card
Boost early literacy with these adorable “Squirrel Letter Matching Clip Cards!
This engaging activity helps children connect uppercase and lowercase letters by having them clip the correct corresponding letter.
It’s a fantastic hands-on way to develop letter recognition, fine motor skills, and phonological awareness in a fun, interactive format.
Squirrel Maze Game
My son loves solving maze puzzles to connect two objects.
Print a squirrel maze puzzle where kids help the squirrel find his food – the acorn. Kids connect the squirrel on one end to its acorn on the other end of the maze by tracing the correct path through twists and turns.
These puzzles keep kids occupied and focused on making it to the end of the maze.
Paper Plate Squirrel Craft
A simple craft activity with paper plates that my son loved making.
Kids can use a paper plate to make a squirrel face. Paint a paper plate brown and draw a nose and mouth, lastly stick googly eyes and ears with glue and complet the squirrel face.
Squirrel Fork Painting
This is an easy art activity with a simple tool – the fork.
Draw an outline of a squirrel, which kids can color with brown crayons or colored pencils, leaving the tail empty.
The back of a plastic fork becomes the paintbrush, which kids can dip in brown paint and cast impressions on the paper to create the fur on the squirrel’s tail.
Squirrel Tissue Paper Craft
My son enjoyed making squirrels with tissue paper.
Print a template of a squirrel outline. Kids can use two colors of tissue paper to fill the space within the squirrel outline.
Tear the tissue of one color into small pieces and glue them on the body portion of the squirrel. Scrunch up tissues of the other color and glue them on the squirrel’s tail.
Squirrel Sewing Card
Lacing cards are an activity my son loves and helps improve hand-eye coordination and the pincer grip of kids.
Print a template or draw an outline of a squirrel on thick paper. Kids can color the squirrel with crayons or colored pencils.
Punch holes along the edges of the outlined squirrel and get your kids to lace a ribbon or thread through the holes.
Squirrel Puppet
Stage a puppet show at home for your kid with squirrel puppets.
Trace an outline of a squirrel on a cardboard piece. Kids can paint the cardboard squirrel with brown paint. Glue on googly eyes and add other details with a marker.
Cut along the edge of the painted squirrel and glue it to a popsicle stick to make a puppet.
Squirrel Paper Cup
Turn a plain paper cup into a squirrel with an easy craft – a craft my son enjoyed making.
Kids can paint a white paper cup with brown acrylic paint. Cut out the details of the face, legs, and tail from thick brown craft paper. Glue them onto the paper cup to make a squirrel.
Squirrel Mask
Kids will love these squirrel-themed masks.
Print or draw a squirrel mask template on thick craft paper. Kids can color and decorate the masks.
Cut two peepholes for the kids to peek through and glue a straw or popsicle stick for the kids to hold.
Fingerprint Squirrel
Print or draw a squirrel template on white paper.
Give brown water colour to kids. Kids can stamp brown colour dots with their fingers on the squirrel drawing.
It’s a little bit messy, but an interesting activity for kids.
Autumn Squirrel Craft
This Squirrel Fall Leaves Craft activity encourages children to engage with the season by creating a delightful scene featuring a squirrel amidst falling leaves.
It’s a wonderful way to foster creativity, fine motor skills through cutting and gluing, and an appreciation for the natural changes of fall, a season particularly vibrant in places like the parks and gardens.
Squirrel Paper Roll Craft
Transform everyday cardboard tubes into adorable woodland creatures with the “Toilet Paper Roll Squirrel Craft!
This eco-friendly activity encourages children to engage in imaginative play while developing fine motor skills as they cut, glue, and assemble the paper components onto the rolls.
It’s a delightful way to foster creativity and bring a bit of nature-inspired fun indoors.
Squirrel Scissor Cutting
Enhance fine motor control and hand-eye coordination with “Squirrel Themed Scissor Skill” activities!
These engaging worksheets feature various dotted lines for children to follow, providing a fun and themed way to practice essential cutting skills.
It’s a fantastic tool for preparing young learners for handwriting and other intricate tasks.
Squirrel Observation
The best way to introduce your little ones, who are just beginning to notice these rodents, is by letting them observe the squirrels in the garden or the park – how they move, climb trees, and eat nuts and fruits.
My daughter and I love spending time in the garden observing squirrels and their day-to-day behaviors.
Squirrel Nursery Rhymes
Sing along to nursery rhymes about squirrels with your kids. This is a guaranteed way to keep kids engaged while they also have a good time.
Singing nursery rhymes can help kids develop their speech and language acquisition abilities.
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed reading about these squirrel activities I did with my son, which were a great source of learning and fun for him.
Please comment below if you liked any of these activities and which ones you would try at home with your kids.
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