An easy paper groundhog craft to make with kids for Groundhog Day!
I admit I haven’t paid too much attention to Groundhog Day before kids started going to school. Now, they are all excited to find out if the groundhog saw its shadow or not so I thought it was time to come up with our first groundhog craft.
If you’re looking for Groundhog Day craft ideas that are simple that even kids as young as preschoolers can make, our groundhog may be for you. I have created a groundhog template for an easy craft experience in the classroom or at home.
If used in a preschool classroom or elementary school, our craft can be easily paired with a reading or writing activity.
Our cute little groundhog has just come out of the dirt and is ready to tell us if it saw its shadow or not. What do you think it will say?
For more February craft ideas, check out our Valentine’s Day crafts and winter crafts.
Groundhog craft
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Supplies:
- Groundhog craft template
- Paper: brown, light brown, dark brown, white and green
- Scissors
- Glue
How to make a groundhog craft
The groundhog template comes with two versions:
1. home template – print the template, cut out the patterns and trace them on appropriate paper.
2. classroom template – print the pattern directly on colored paper and cut them out.
This way you can easily craft with just one or two kids as well as with a classroom full of students.
Step by step directions for home crafting
Print the first template page with the head, body and arm patterns on brown paper. Print the second template page on white paper. Use the teeth pattern as is. Cut out the rest of the patterns and trace on corresponding colored paper.
To make the groundhog, you will need 1 brown head, 1 white teeth piece, 1 brown body, 1 light brown body detail, 2 brown arms, 1 dark brown dirt and 1 green grass.
Start by gluing the teeth underneath the smile.
Glue the body detail onto the body.
Glue the head on top of the body.
Glue the arms to the back of the body, one arm on each side of the body.
Glue the dirt at the bottom of the body.
Glue the grass at the bottom of the dirt.
Step by step directions for classroom crafting
Print the classroom template on corresponding colored paper. The body, head and arms are printed on brown paper, the body detail on light brown paper, the teeth on white paper, the dirt on dark brown paper and the grass on green paper.
To make the groundhog, each student will need 1 brown head, 1 white teeth piece, 1 brown body, 1 light brown body detail, 2 brown arms, 1 dark brown dirt and 1 green grass.
Start by gluing the teeth underneath the smile.
Glue the body detail onto the body.
Glue the head on top of the body.
Glue the arms to the back of the body, one arm on each side of the body.
Glue the dirt at the bottom of the body.
Glue the grass at the bottom of the dirt.