Kangaroo Crafts for Kids
Kangaroo Crafts for Preschool and Elementary Children. Great Teacher Resources for Australia Unit Studies or Australia Day
Kangaroo Planter Craft for Kids - Australia Day Craft
Great preschool and elementary craft for Australian Unit Studies
What you will need:
Low Temp Mini Glue Gun or Tacky Glue
9 oz. Paper Party Cups
Potting Soil
Flowers or Flower Seeds
How to Make the Kangaroo Paper Cup Planter Craft:
1. Print out the kangaroo pattern, and cut them patterns out. Use the patterns to cut the shapes from tan craft foam.
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2. Cut about 1" off the bottom of the craft stick and then paint the craft stick and cup to match the craft foam shapes.
3. Glue the ears, nose, and eyes to the head shape, and then glue the head onto the rounded end of the craft stick. Glue the arms onto the stick below the head. Glue the stick to the inside of the cup as shown in the picture.
4. Glue the legs to the cup as shown in the picture.
5. Place a small flower in the cup and fill it with potting soil.
Logan and his father made this craft for Australia Day. Logan loved using the Kangaroo's pouch to store his toy trucks. Logan rated it 4 out of 5 because it was fun, useful, and very cute!
Watch Logan and his Dad make this craft on Logan's Life.
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Kangaroo Planter Crafts Made by Followers
Tippytoe Crafts Made this craft into a Snack Holder
Made by the children of Park Prep Academy
K is for Kangaroo from Mamma Jenn Blog
Each month Mommy Maleta explores a different country with interviews, crafts, and facts about that country.
Made by Logan - Watch him make this craft with his dad.
Not only a great craft this little Kangaroo makes a great toy caddy or piggy bank for children.
Chris made her own pattern instead of using our pattern.
The mother kangaroo is holding a boomarang!
3D Messenger Kangaroo Craft for Kids
Great preschool craft! Use this craft for your Australia Day Celebration.
What you will need:
Card Stock (Heavy paper)
Crayons
Scissors
Glue
How to Make the 3D Kangaroo Craft:
1. Print out the patterns or draw the head, arms, legs and pocket on to card stock and cut them out. Have your children color the kangaroo and pocket.
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2. Fold the legs in so that the kangaroo stands up.
3. Glue the pocket onto the belly of the kangaroo.
4. Have your children write something about Jesus on the note paper and place it in the pocket. Tell them to have the kangaroo deliver the message to someone who doesn't know about Jesus.
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Make a Fun Math Review Game
Kendra, from Aussie Pumpkin Patch, used this craft to make a math review game for her kids. She glued the kangaroo pattern to the back of a can and the pocket to the front. She placed pieces of paper with math facts inside the can. Visit Aussie Pumpkin Patch to see how to play this fun game.
Kangaroo Stuffed Toy Craft for Kids
Made with shredded recycled packaging paper or grocery bags this fun craft will delight young children. It is simple to make and costs very little. Use this craft to go along with the suggested books about kangaroos below.
What you will need:
Card Stock (Heavy paper)
Crayons
Scissors
Tape
Ziplock Sandwich Bags (or Cheap Brand)
Brown Packaging Paper
Stapler
Paper Shredder
How to make:
1. Print out the patterns or draw the head, arms and legs on to card stock and cut them out. Have your children color the pieces.
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2. Stuff a Ziplock bag with shredded brown packaging paper and then fold the two zipper-edge corners in towards the middle of the zipper and staple them together. (You can recycle other brown or tan paper such as old envelopes, lunch bags, grocery bags, etc.)
3. To finish tape the head, arms and legs to the bag.
This is a Kid-tested Craft
Watch 6 1/2 year old Cole, and his brother's, Will, and Luke Make this Craft on Youtube to see how your child might do making this craft.
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Little Joey Paper Plate Craft
Use this craft and the suggested books below with your Australia Unit Study
What you will need:
Snack-sized Paper Plates
Card Stock (Heavy paper)
Crayons or Paint
Glue and/or Tape
How to make:
1. Print out the Patterns or draw the head, legs and tail onto card stock and cut them out.
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2. Color the patterns.
3. Color a paper plate brown and fold it in half. Cut a one-inch slit on one side of the folded edge and glue the tail inside the slit. Glue the edges of the paper plate together.
4. To finish glue on the head, legs and arms onto the folded paper plate.
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Good Books About Kangaroos
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?
What Do You Do With A Kangaroo?
K Is for Kissing a Cool Kangaroo
