Use construction paper to bring your oat can animal crafts to life.
Use oat cans to craft animals with paper, paint and a few embellishments. Ask parents to save oat cans for the project long before you decide to feature this craft. Teach the children lessons about animals before making the craft to give them inspiration. Simple projects like this work well for small children.
Lamb Oat Can Pencil Holder
Remove the lid of the oat can. Glue small cotton balls all over the can. Help the kids cut out a nose from red construction paper and then place the nose on the middle of the lamb's face. Let the children glue on plastic eyeballs and cut out a mouth and ears from black construction paper. Glue a pink or blue bow on the lambs head, about an inch above the eyes. Glue the ears on both sides of the head.
Turkey Oat Can Centerpiece
Remove the lid from the can, so parents can place fake flowers inside once the craft is finished. Wrap brown construction paper around the can. Help the kids cut out turkey feathers from red, orange and brown construction paper. Glue all the feathers in a row on the back of the can so they're pointing in all directions. Make a turkey face with brown construction paper and glue plastic eyeballs on the turkey. Cut out a gobbler and mouth with red construction paper and glue these on the face. Glue the entire face on the front of the can.
Animal Collage Piggy Bank
Help them make a slot at the top of the oat can that fits quarters, times and other pieces of money. Wrap construction paper around the can in any color. Help the kids adorn the outside of the can with small paper animals or animal safari stickers. These cans can have different themes based on that the children like. For instance, a girl who likes ponies can decorate her can with pony stickers and glitter. A boy who loves reptiles can feature frogs, snacks and lizards on his can. Cut out small yellow feet from construction paper and glue these on the bottom of the front of the can.
Oat Can Bee
Help children paint the can's lid in black. While the paint is drying, show how to tape yellow construction paper around the border of the can. Show the kids how to cut strips of black construction paper and glue these about 1 or 2 inches apart on the border of the can. Cut out a circular piece of construction paper to fit the bottom of the can and glue this on. Place the can on its side and put the lid on when the paint is done drying. Glue plastic eyeballs on the lid. Make a hole in the lid for the bee's mouth or cut out a mouth with red construction paper, if you don't want any holes. Glue two twisted pipe cleaners above on the bee's head, just above the eyes. Cut out wings from white construction paper and glue these on the bee's back.
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