Fall brings lots of beautiful colors and wildlife runs riot in the forest. Celebrate the season with this easy Quilled Squirrel craft for kids.
As soon as late September comes my kids spend more time indoors and as a result we do more crafting. I try to do crafts 3 times a week. I feel like it helps their fine motor skills as well as their imaginations.
Squirrel crafts seem to be the thing we are doing the most right now. We made a beautiful squirrel wreath using colored crafts papers and also a toilet paper roll squirrel. These are great because my little kids use them for pretend play and to decor their bedrooms.
We love quilled paper crafts in our house; some are more difficult than others. Previously we have made a heart hot air balloon craft and a quilled paper goldfish
Like all my other paper quilling crafts this squirrel comes with step by step instructions and craft process images to ensure this is simple enough for kids to complete with Mum’s help of course.
This easy Quilled Squirrel craft for kids helps them make a pretty Fall picture. Cut out the squirrel from the templates and glue it on a card. Take a long brown quilling strip (5 – 6 inches). Use the quilling tool to roll the quilling strip. Make the brown quilled coil into a teardrop shape. Glue the teardrop shape over the squirrel’s face. Then take a pink and a brown quilling strip (3 inches each). Glue the ends of the strips together. Roll the pink and brown quilling strip into a tight teardrop shape. Then, glue it over the squirrel’s ear. Take two shaded brown strips and join the ends together using glue. Roll it into a closed coil, and then glue it over the squirrel’s body. Glue a brown quilling strip around the edges of the squirrel’s tail. Glue a different shade strip inside the tail. Step 10: Fill in the tail using more quilling strips and coils. Then make a small and long teardrop shape using brown quilling papers (for claw and paw). Now, make a small triangular shape using a light yellow quilling strip, and 3 small brown teardrop shapes (for the acorn). Glue the claw and paw to the squirrel And then, glue the acorn together. Cut out the leaves from the template. Decorate the card using the leaves and your craft is ready.Easy Quilled Squirrel Craft
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You might also want to try some of my other great Fall crafts for kids including my paper plate Fall tree picture or my Woodland Fairy craft with paper
Please download my free template to help you make this easy quilled squirrel pattern:-
Quilled Squirrel Craft Template
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Hi there, I’m Laura an avid kids crafter with two little ones of my own to keep entertained! I have been doing kids crafts since 2018! Here at Easy Crafts for Kids you can find seasonal crafts for all age groups, as well as drawing tutorials, coloring pages and some other fun printables!